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.
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
Please note: All costs listed were for the 2024 program. We will update the website with 2025 costs as soon as they are available.
Tuition (and additional fees) for the 2024 program were $5,028. The Publishing Institute may be taken for six quarter hours of graduate credit at no extra cost.
If students select 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 2024 was $495. 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 2024 was $1,808.
Scholarships
DPI offers four different scholarships to accepted applicants. Please submit a Denver Publishing Institute Scholarship application along with your general application through the online application system. Priority will be given to those applying for early acceptance.
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DPI Community Scholarship
Thanks to the generosity of countless alumni and friends, we will be able to offer multiple scholarships for students from historically underrepresented groups to the Denver Publishing Institute via the DPI Community Scholarship.
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Binc Bookseller Scholarship
Sponsored by the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, Sourcebooks and the Denver Publishing Institute, the Binc scholarship will cover the cost of tuition, housing, meal plan, and up to $2000 for travel expenses and lost wages for an applicant currently working in a bookstore.
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The Carolyn Kroll Reidy Memorial Scholarship
We are honored to be selected by Simon & Schuster as a program recipient for The Carolyn Kroll Reidy Memorial Scholarship. Beginning in 2021, one applicant to the Denver Publishing Institute will be awarded a full scholarship covering tuition, room and board. This scholarship is specifically intended for candidates from historically underrepresented groups in the publishing industry, and the recipient will be chosen based on financial need and academic merit.
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General DPI Scholarship
The Denver Publishing Institute also has a modest general scholarship fund. The awards are made on the basis of financial need to students accepted to the program and usually cover only a portion of tuition.
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.