
Denver College of Nursing does not present itself as a conventional varsity-athletics college. Prospective students should not expect a broad intercollegiate sports schedule, conference competition or athletics-based recruiting as part of its nursing-focused campus experience.
Students interested in exercise or recreational sports should distinguish independently available Denver-area facilities from activities officially operated by the college. An outside gym or league is not a college athletic program.
Professional connection at Denver College of Nursing is most directly tied to its nursing programs and student cohorts. Applicants should ask student services which student-led organizations are currently active and how students join them.
A nursing association, volunteer opportunity or class-based activity can serve a different purpose from a formally recognized student organization. Students seeking leadership experience should ask whether a group has student officers, regular meetings and opportunities to participate alongside clinical coursework.
Denver College of Nursing enrolled 811 students in the reported institutional count. The student body includes transfer entrants; 134 transfer-in degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates were reported for the period, compared with no first-time students in that enrollment category.
Reported student counts include 347 White students, 173 Hispanic or Latino students, 134 Black or African American students and 44 Asian students, alongside students in other reported racial categories. These figures describe enrollment, not any individual student's experience or the composition of a particular nursing cohort.
The reported student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1. That institution-wide ratio does not indicate the size of every lecture, laboratory or clinical group, which may follow different staffing rules.
Student life at Denver College of Nursing is shaped largely by nursing coursework, cohort schedules and clinical education rather than a residential university calendar. Students may see the same classmates repeatedly in labs and required courses while spending other days at clinical sites.
That structure can make timetable details particularly important. Before enrolling, students should clarify how often they must be on campus, when schedules are issued and how a change in clinical assignment could affect work or caregiving responsibilities. Academic advising and support are most useful when students know how to access them before a course or clinical difficulty interrupts progression.
Denver College of Nursing is not organized around a large, multi-library campus. The reported campus library count is zero, so applicants should ask about the learning resources available through the college rather than assume that a traditional library building is part of the facilities.
For nursing study, access to current scholarly articles, clinical references and research help matters more than a library name alone. Students should confirm which databases and electronic resources their program provides, how to use them away from campus and where they can study between classes.
Total enrollment
811Total staff
20 full time, 127 part timeVeterans affair office
NoData last updated on November 2, 2026
Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026
Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.