University of Denver
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (DU) IS A HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, PROVIDING BOTH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREES - THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER IS TO PROMOTE LEARNING BY ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN ADVANCING SCHOLARLY INQUIRY, CULTIVATING CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THOUGHT AND GENERATING KNOWLEDGE. OUR ACTIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES CONTRIBUTE TO A SUSTAINABLE COMMON GOOD.
- Income
- $875.4 million
- Spending
- $867.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 88%
- Employees
- 9,008
- Volunteers
- 3,000
- Highest pay
- $1.2 million, chancellor
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (education, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 15% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 48 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (education, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2525 of 27 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Reports results. Its tax return states measurable results. These are its own figures and nobody has checked them.
Results it reports
- Total fall enrollment was 12,894 students.Work delivered
- 2,178 baccalaureate degrees were conferred.Change achieved
- 2,322 master's degrees were conferred.Change achieved
- 326 first professional degrees were conferred.Change achieved
- 118 doctoral degrees were conferred.Change achieved
- A total of 4,944 degrees were conferred.Change achieved
Read from the return by an AI model and shown only where the wording was found in the return. These are the charity's own figures.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $261.2 million spent. STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR: THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER STUDENT CAN APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID TO ASSIST THEM AND THEIR FAMILY IN COVERING THE COST OF THEIR EDUCATION. SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS FROM FEDERAL, STATE AND INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMS. INSTITUTIONAL SCHOLARSHIP, WAIVERS AND CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR EQUALED $226,576,991, ENDOWED AND GIFT SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS FUNDED $30,497,258 AND THE FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS FUNDED $4,113,405. UP TO 80% OF THE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY RECEIVE SOME FINANCIAL AID.
- $231.9 million spent. INSTRUCTION 2024-2025: UNDERGRADUATE 6,619, GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL 6,275, TOTAL FALL ENROLLMENT 12,894. DEGREES CONFERRED (2024-2025): BACCALAUREATE 2,178, MASTER'S 2,322, FIRST PROFESSIONAL 326, DOCTORAL 118. TOTAL DEGREES CONFERRED 4,944. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS CAN SELECT FROM MORE THAN 100 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING TRADITIONAL MAJORS AND DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS THAT SPAN A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING BUSINESS, EDUCATION, SOCIAL WORK, ART HISTORY, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE, INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, PUBLIC POLICY AND ENGINEERING. GRADUATE STUDENTS CAN SELECT FROM MORE THAN 120 GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS THAT WILL CHALLENGE, INSPIRE, AND PREPARE THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS. EACH DU GRADUATE PROGRAM COMBINES (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)RIGOROUS STUDY WITH CRITICAL THINKING COLLABORATION AND APPLIED LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT WILL ENABLE STUDENTS TO EXPAND THEIR SKILLS, DEEPEN THEIR EXPERTISE AND APPLY THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO BENEFIT THEMSELVES AND THE WORLD.
- $181.3 million spent. 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR: ACADEMIC SUPPORT INCLUDES THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR 12 GRADUATE SCHOOLS AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS AND 7 UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. ACADEMIC SUPPORT ALSO INCLUDES THE UNIVERSITY'S LIBRARIES, MEDIA AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT AND OTHER SUPPORT FUNCTIONS FOR THE UNIVERSITY'S PRIMARY MISSIONS. STUDENT SERVICES - CONSISTS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ADMISSIONS, REGISTRAR AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES OFFICES AS WELL AS ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE STUDENTS DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE THE FORMAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM THAT INCLUDE INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS AND SPORTS AND WELLNESS RECREATION PROGRAMS. INCLUDED IN THESE ACTIVITIES ARE CAMPUS LIFE, CAREER AND COUNSELING CENTERS, LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS AND OTHER CAMPUS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUE TO THE STUDENTS' EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING AND INTELLECTUAL, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
- $58.3 million spent. 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR: THE AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER EXIST TO FURNISH GOODS OR SERVICES TO STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, INSTITUTIONAL DEPARTMENTS AND THE PUBLIC. THE MOST PROMINENT OF THESE ENTERPRISES PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OUR STUDENTS WHICH INCLUDES; A UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER AND RESIDENCE AND FOOD FACILITIES. THE UNIVERSITY ALSO HAS A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER THAT HOSTS PERFORMANCES BY THE FACULTY AND STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY AND THE FINEST NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. A SMALL CONFERENCE AND EVENTS SERVICES DEPARTMENT ROUNDS OUT THE UNIVERSITY'S AUXILIARY ENTERPRISE ACTIVITIES.
- $47.9 million spent. RESEARCH AND PUBLIC SERVICE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR: THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER FACULTY MEMBERS RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL FUNDING FROM GOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE SOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR SCHOLARSHIP. THE UNIVERSITY HAS LONG PROMOTED A TEACHER/SCHOLAR MODEL FOR ITS FACULTY, ENCOURAGING PROFESSIONS TO EXCEL IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN RESEARCH. MUCH OF THE FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP CONTRIBUTES TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SERVING THE PUBLIC GOOD.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1934.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.