<p>I recently got accepted into the University of Denver and am wondering if it is prestigious in areas outside of Colorado. Basically is the university nationally acclaimed? Is it worth all of the money?</p>
<p>I care primarily about academics/reputation but also want to go somewhere with a nice campus and many options in undergraduate courses. How does Denver perform in these three factors?</p>
<p>Originally thought you were talking about the University of Colorado, Denver. My mistake.</p>
<p>Ironically enough, my roommate went to that university. </p>
<p>Aside from him, though, i can’t say i know anyone who went there, and i wouldn’t call it nationally reputable. Reading about it on Wikipedia, it seems like a top-100 university. I wouldn’t spend ‘all of the money’ on it unless you’re particularly drawn to the region. (campus looks nice.)</p>
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Denver’s IR school is (inter)nationally reputable, as alum Condoleezza Rice would attest. It’s less known for its other programs.</p>
<p>Denver is a reputable school, yes. It won’t wow everyone everywhere, but aside from three or four colleges, that’s true of pretty much any college. Colorado is simply amazing if you’re into the outdoors.</p>
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<p>I imagine her reenrolling at the school that had more to do with Josef Korbel than the repute of the program (can’t find whether he was her doctoral adviser/on her committee or not.)</p>
<p>Repute is generally found in research, professional schools, and alumni. The reputation of UD can’t be carried by one reputable professional school, and a handful of reputable alums.</p>
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<p>Certainly, few schools will wow everyone everywhere. But i don’t think its exactly fair to classify universities as falling into one of two categories: Wowing everyone everywhere, or not. UCLA and Brown fall into the latter category, but will still impress many people in many locations. (nationally and internationally) Can’t say that the same can be said about UD (and i think you’d agree.)</p>
<p>Either way OP, if UD gives you poor financial aid, and you get a better or equal program at a more reputable public university (i.e. IU, Purdue, etc.) i’d recommend going for one of those. But again, don’t discount location.</p>
<p>If you’re comparing a small private university like Denver (~5500 students) to a public research university like Purdue (~31K undergrads) , several factors might be more important to you than public name recognition. First, there’s cost. For the typical student, Denver is not unlikely to cost about the same as an OOS university like Purdue, or even less.<br>
Second, there’s location. I think it’s fair to say that Denver is a more interesting college setting than West Lafayette, IN. Denver also offers smaller classes (59.9% < 20, 5.9% >=50 … compared to 36.9%, 17.5% at Purdue).</p>
<p>If neither cost nor setting is a deciding factor, then for an OOS student in a random major (not IR or engineering) you’re down to any number of personal “fit” and quality issues that are hard to assess in the abstract. Try to go visit the schools on your short list.</p>
<p>It is a good school. Nothing to brag home about but not a school to be ashamed of attending.</p>