• Nineteen new academic, residential and administrative buildings have opened since 1997.
• The newest residence building, Nagel Hall, opened in August 2008.
• The SIÉ CHÉOU-KANG Center for International Security and Diplomacy at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies opened in August 2009.
• A new soccer stadium opened in September 2009.
• Rufatto Hall--which will house the Morgridge College of Education, the Learning Effectiveness Program and the Disability Services Program--will open in 2010.

DU is committed to environmental conservation and sustainability efforts and has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050.

• Thirty-one percent of campus energy use is offset through renewable energy credits, making DU the largest wind-energy buyer among Colorado colleges and universities. The renewable energy credit program was initiated by students and is partly supported through student fees.
• In 2008, DU established a Sustainability Council composed of faculty, staff and students.
• DU operates a fleet of vehicles converted to run on clean-burning compressed natural gas (CNG) and operates the only CNG fueling station on a Colorado college or university campus.
• Beginning in fall 2009, students, faculty and staff can check out a bike from the free bike library. The pilot program will fold into a 600-bike citywide bike sharing initiative in the spring of 2010, and two sharing kiosks will be located on campus. When completed, the network will provide students an environmentally friendly, free way to reach all of Denver's attractions.
• Starting in fall 2009, students in any major can integrate a minor in sustainability tailored to fit their needs.

• U.S. News & World Report's annual college rankings for undergraduate education, released in August 2009, placed the University of Denver among the nation's top 100 universities. DU ranked 84th, tied with American University, Marquette University and the Stevens Institute of Technology.
• In the 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement, 88 percent of seniors discuss their career plans with faculty, 56 percent of students spend time with faculty on activities other than coursework, and 77 percent of students have participated in community service. Read more results from the NSSE study.
• The University of Denver ranks second in the nation among doctoral and research institutions in the percentage of undergraduate students participating in study-abroad programs, according to the 2008 Open Doors report released by the Institute of International Education. The report shows that 74.4 percent of DU undergraduates studied abroad, compared to just over 1 percent of enrolled undergraduates nationwide.
• DU scored well in a national report on safety preparedness released in Feb. 2008 by Reader's Digest. The magazine surveyed 135 universities nationwide for its article and assigned letter grades based on their readiness to handle on-campus threats to safety and security. Only 45 schools, including DU, received an "A" from the magazine. The survey considered many variables, including campus size and location.

Daniels College of Business

U.S. News & World Report ranks Daniels:

• 83rd in the nation for best Undergraduate Business Programs

Business Week ranks Daniels:

• 1st among regional part-time MBA programs
• 6th in the nation for its part-time MBA program
• 67th in the nation for its undergraduate business program, topping all schools in Colorado

Financial Times ranks Daniels:

• 90th in the world for its Executive MBA Program 

Josef Korbel School of International Studies

Foreign Policy Magazine ranks Korbel as one of the top 12 master's degree programs in the world in the international studies field.

Graduate School of Social Work

Ranked 36th in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.

Sturm College of Law

U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Graduate Schools 2009" report ranks the Sturm College of Law:

• 77th in the nation
• Ninth for part-time legal education
• 15th for environmental law
• 19th for tax law
• 33rd for the clinical training program

Athletics

In 2008:

• Sports Illustrated ranked DU 23rd out of 330 Division I programs in the country.
• DU athletic teams have won 27 NCAA Division I national championships.