Denison University is a private, residential liberal arts and sciences college in Granville, Ohio, approximately 30 miles (50 km) east of Columbus. Denison was founded in 1831. As of June 2009 its enrollment is 2,242 students. Denison is a member of the Five Colleges of Ohio, the Great Lakes Colleges Association, and the North Coast Athletic Conference.
Denison is listed in Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives.
Originally called "Granville Lit...
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Denison University is a private, residential liberal arts and sciences college in Granville, Ohio, approximately 30 miles (50 km) east of Columbus. Denison was founded in 1831. As of June 2009 its enrollment is 2,242 students. Denison is a member of the Five Colleges of Ohio, the Great Lakes Colleges Association, and the North Coast Athletic Conference.
Denison is listed in Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives.
Originally called "Granville Literary and Theological Institution" Denison University was founded by Ohio Baptist Education Society in 1831. When it finally moved to a hill overlooking the city it changed its name to Denison University, renamed as a means of securing a larger endowment, offering the privilege of naming the institution with a donation of $10,000. A Muskingum County farmer named William S. Denison offered to donate this considerable sum. Although he ultimately donated only a portion of the total promised (using the excuse that with his recent marriage, he...
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