If you fall into one of the following categories, you would be considered a domestic student and should work with Domestic Undergraduate Admissions:
| Term | Priority Scholarship Consideration | Deadline if outside the US | Deadline if Inside the US |
| Fall (August) | March 1 | July 15 | August 8 |
| Spring (January) | October 1 | December 1 | January 4 |
| Summer (June) | N/A | May 1 | May 23 |
CU Denver uses rolling admission processing for undergraduate applications. You will receive your admission decision within ~10 business days of submitting a complete application.
Be sure to write down the email that you use for your application as well as your password. You can submit the application before you have provided your test scores and documents.
After you submit your application, you will pay a non-refundable $75 application fee by credit card. You can provide a fee waiver code, or request a fee waiver, before submitting your application.
SAT or ACT scores are NOT required; however, submitting them can improve you chances of admission. They will not be used to deny your application. Send your score to us using the codes below (scores reported on official high school transcripts are considered official test scores).
| ACT code | SAT code |
0533 | 4875 |
You must provide proof of English language proficiency (ELP) in order to be considered for full admission. Undergraduate applicants (except Nursing) will be considered for conditional admission if they apply without adequate proof of ELP. Questions? Contact International Admissions at intladmissions@ucdenver.edu.
International applicants may meet the English language proficiency requirement for any program of study at CU Denver by successfully completing every class in level 5 at CU Denver’s ESL Academy.
Additional tests to meet ELP requirements will be accepted for Spring 2021 moving forward. International Admissions must receive the official score report.
| Test | Required Minimum Subscore |
|
ACT |
18 |
| SAT - Evidence-Based Reading and Writing |
480 |
| Advanced Placement (AP) - English Literature and Composition |
3 |
| International Baccalaureate (IB) - English A Literature (HL or SL) - English A Language and Literature (HL or SL) |
4 |
| General Certificate of Education (GCE) A-Level - English Literature - English Language |
E |
| General Certificate of Education (GCE) AS-Level - English Language |
E |
If you do not meet any of the English Language Proficiency requirements above, you may be considered for admission to the LynxDirect Pathway program through the CU Denver ESL Academy. To be considered for admission to this program you must meet the score requirements below on your ELP tests(s) or successfully completed Level 4 at the ESL Academy.
| TOEFL iBT | IELTS | Duolingo | |
| Comprehensive/Overall Band Score | 70 | 6.0 | 95 |
Some majors have a two-step admission process: after being admitted to CU Denver, you must also complete additional requirements for the major of our choice. If you are applying for one of the following programs, please review their additional requirements:
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