Denison University

Denison University is a private liberal arts and sciences college in Granville, Ohio, approximately 30 miles (50 km) east of Columbus. Denison was founded in 1831. It has a current enrollment of about 2,100 students. Denison is a member of the Five Colleges of Ohio, the Great Lakes Colleges Association, and the North Coast Athletic Conference.

History

Denison was an exclusively male college at the time of its inception, but has since become coeducational. This began with the Granville Female Seminary, which was founded in 1831 by Charles Sawyer. It was sold to Dr. Daniel Shepardson in 1861. It was renamed to Shepardson College for Women and became a part of Denison University in 1900.

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Coeducational - Granville Female Seminary - Charles Sawyer - Dr. Daniel Shepardson - 1861 - Shepardson College for Women - 1900

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Denison previously offered some graduate programs leading to a master's degree; however, Denison was made into an exclusively undergraduate institution in the late 1920s. The university offers 35 majors, each leading to a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. In addition to such traditional majors as history, mathematics, and psychology, students can focus on less common subjects like cinema and black studies.

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1920s - Majors - Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Fine Arts - History - Mathematics - Psychology

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