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  1. Website. www .du .edu. The University of Denver ( DU) is a private research university in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1864, it is the oldest independent private university in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. [8] It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – very high research activity". [9]

  2. Driven by excellence in research and scholarship, DU has had a longstanding role in shaping our city and the region as a whole. Our History. Located where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains, and now with the James C. Kennedy Mountain Campus adjacent to the Roosevelt National Forest, we embody the spirit of exploration and discovery that ...

  3. A Pioneer legacy. Both DU and Denver rose out of the Colorado frontier and have developed in tandem ever since. We were founded in 1864 as the Colorado Seminary, only six years after the founding of Denver City in what was then the Colorado Territory. As Denver grew from a gold rush boom town with a population of around 3,000 into one of the ...

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  5. Apr 29, 2024 · John Evans, a founder of Northwestern University and a territorial governor of Colorado, founded the Colorado Seminary in 1864. The seminary became the University of Denver, a four-year, degree-granting institution, in 1880. The university first offered graduate instruction in 1891. It is the oldest university in the state of Colorado.

  6. University of Denver is a private university in Denver, Colorado. The university has about 11,644 students. It was founded in 1864. The current chancellor of the university is Jeremy Haefner. Sports. The athletics teams of the university are called the Pioneers. They have 17 varsity teams, most of which compete in The Summit League.

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