The Denver Difference Campaign

We’re challenging convention and redefining the promise of higher education.

At the University of Denver, we’re doing higher education our way: authentic to the confident optimism and pragmatic independence of the Rocky Mountain West. It sets us apart. We’re preparing young people to be the solutions in their own stories, empowering them to face uncertainty with confidence and uncommon sense.

We’re fiercely ambitious and forward-thinking, surpassing all expectations to redefine what success looks like and how to achieve it.

And we’re true to our mission as a top-tier private institution dedicated to making the world a better place – contributing to our communities and making positive change in the world.

Our campaign is a turning point that sets a new bar for higher education.

The Denver Difference campaign is our most ambitious yet. It marks a dramatic shift in conventional thinking about what the university experience can and should be. DU is setting the bar with our approach to higher education, developing and preparing students to be successful in life in every way.

This campaign makes it possible.

Higher education our way means students grow intellectually, expanding their curiosity and creativity as well as experience and expertise. They discover meaningful career paths and lives of purpose. They explore who they are, building character and practicing the kind of reflective thinking that deepens learning. And they embrace all aspects of well-being to thrive physically, emotionally, and financially.

At DU, we’re changemakers generating new knowledge, research expertise, and societal problem solving. Our faculty are as passionate about teaching and mentoring as they are driving research, engaging with communities and launching new initiatives.

As a result, we are new kinds of leaders and world citizens, daring to challenge the status quo with millions of intelligent, thoughtful decisions to impact “what’s next” – and make the world better than the way we found it.