Admission
We welcome anyone passionate about books and publishing to apply for our four-week, intensive program. To be considered, you'll need to submit official transcripts from any college or university you have attended, a current resume, a personal statement, letters of recommendation (one required, two preferred) and an application fee of $65.
Early acceptance can be submitted up until February 7, 2025. The general application deadline for 2025 is March 24, 2025. The final submission deadline is May 1, 2025. If accepted, you'll need to make a $1,000 deposit to hold your place in the program.
The online application for the Summer 2025 Denver Publishing Institute is available here. To access the application, select:
College or School — College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Select a Program — Denver Publishing Institute, Graduate Certificate
4,000+ graduates from our program
250+ executives from every area of the business have presented
1976 first cohort of students completed the program
Costs
Tuition (and additional fees) for the 2025 program will be $5,178. The Publishing Institute may be taken for six quarter hours of graduate credit at no extra cost.
If students elect to attend the Denver Publishing Institute in person, they are required to eat lunch in the dining hall on weekdays and to attend some special events. The cost for the required meal plan for 2025 is $505. Students attending in person who elect to stay on campus stay in a residence hall. Single rooms are clustered in suites with a central kitchen, living room and bathroom. Housing is optional, and the cost for 2025 is $1,853.
Scholarships
DPI is pleased to offer limited financial assistance to qualified applicants. We’ve enjoyed generous past support for scholarships from Hachette Book Group, Simon & Schuster, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Chronicle Books, Sourcebooks, and the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc). In addition, DPI graduates and speakers contribute funds to make our program accessible to the next generation of publishing professionals.
Details about scholarships for the Summer 2026 Publishing Institute will be posted here in the Fall of 2025.
Contact
Denver Publishing Institute
For questions on general information and inquiries about the Publishing Institute including the admissions process and scholarships, please contact us here:
DU Office of Graduate Education
For questions about application materials and application status, contact the Office of Graduate Education.