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Denison University
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Former names
Granville Theological and Literary Seminary
Granville College
Denison College
Shepardson College for Women
Type Private liberal arts
Established 1831
Affiliation Non-sectarian
(formerly Baptist)
Endowment $716.2 million (2016)
President Adam S. Weinberg
Provost Kimberly Coplin
Academic staff
235
Undergraduates 2,150
Location Granville, Ohio, USA
40°04′20″N 82°31′21″W / 40.0722°N 82.5225°W / 40.0722; -82.5225Coordinates: 40°04′20″N 82°31′21″W / 40.0722°N 82.5225°W / 40.0722; -82.5225
Campus 930 acres (3.8 km2) including a 360-acre (1.5 km2) biological reserve
Colors Red and White
        
Athletics NCAA Division IIINCAC
Nickname Big Red
Affiliations
Sports 23 varsity teams
Website denison.edu
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University rankings
National
Forbes 98
Liberal arts colleges
U.S. News & World Report 51
Washington Monthly 35

Denison University is a private, coeducational, and residential four-year liberal arts college in Granville, Ohio, about 30 mi (48 km) east of Columbus. Founded in 1831, it is Ohio's second-oldest liberal arts college. Denison is a member of the Five Colleges of Ohio and the Great Lakes Colleges Association, and competes in the North Coast Athletic Conference.

On December 13, 1831, John Pratt, the college's first president and a graduate of Brown University, inaugurated classes at the Granville Literary and Theological Institution. Situated on a 200-acre farm south of the village of Granville; it was the second Baptist college west of the Allegheny mountains after Georgetown College, which was founded in 1829. While rooted in theological education, the institution offered students the same literary and scientific instruction common to other colleges of the day. The first term included 37 students, 27 of whom hailed from Granville; nearly half of these students were under fifteen years of age. The school was more of an academy than a college. The school's first Commencement, which graduated three classical scholars, was held in 1840.

In 1845, the institution, which at this point was male-only, officially changed its name to Granville College. In 1853, William S. Denison, a Muskingum County farmer, pledged $10,000 toward the college's endowment. Honoring an earlier commitment, the trustees accordingly changed the name of the institution to Denison University. They also voted to move the college to land then available for purchase in the village of Granville.

In the years leading up to the Civil War, many students and faculty members at Denison University became deeply involved in the anti-slavery movement. Professor Asa Drury, the chair of Greek and Latin studies, became the leader of a local anti-slavery society. Bancroft House, now a residential hall, served as a stop on the Underground Railroad for refugee slaves.


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