Campus Life
A personal experience, for every student
The university experience is more than the classes you take or the degree you earn. It's also about making lifelong connections and being part of a community that helps you grow into the person you want to be.
- 11,600 students (close to half graduate, half undergraduate)
- Over 100 student-run clubs and organizations
- 125 acres of beautiful campus space
- 720 acres of pristine wilderness adjacent to the Roosevelt National Forest
Living at DU
Students live on campus for their first two years at DU, so our community is constantly infused with new faces, ideas and experiences. Whether you test your wings in a living and learning community, club sports, or any of the student organizations based on campus, you're sure to find a home at DU.
Walk around campus in the fall and you'll find students relaxing on the greens, enjoying the changing colors of our many trees. Winter brings the First Snow Celebration, where our community gathers for hot chocolate and snowball fights as students and faculty enjoy the pristine beauty of a snow-covered campus. Once the snow melts, with nature in full bloom, you'll find our lawns and green spaces populated by students soaking up the Colorado sun.
With five residence halls, a range of dining options and easy access to the Mile High City, this is where your path begins.
On Campus
Promoting Sustainability
Our formal policy on climate change and sustainable development utilizes our partnerships and academic efforts in research, teaching and service to increase our sustainability and improve awareness in the community.
Learn MoreMarcus Commons Reimagined
Ten students in the Daniels College of Business' Real Estate and Built Environment program divided into teams and presented ideas for transforming Marcus Commons into a flexible, functional and collaborative space.
Learn MoreCreating Memories
DU Maker's Market
From pickles to 3D printing, DU students, faculty, staff and community member showed off their homemade goods at the DU Maker's Market, presented by the Center for Sustainability.
DU Celebrates First Snow
Campus Life and Inclusive Excellence hosts the annual DU First Snow. Students, faculty and staff mark the occasion with hot chocolate and donuts, all while staying warm next to a fire pit on Driscoll Green.