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The '''University of Denver''' is a private college located in [[Denver]], Colorado.  Methodists founded it in 1864, making it the oldest independent private university in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States.  In 1880, it was renamed the University of Denver although its legal name continues to be "Colorado Seminary."

The '''University of Denver''' is a private college located in [[Denver]], Colorado.  Methodists founded it in 1864, making it the oldest independent private university in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States, though it is now officially non-sectarian.  In 1880, it was renamed the University of Denver although its legal name continues to be "Colorado Seminary."

It is best known for its collegiate winter sports programs, having won eight national titles in men's ice hockey (the school's top spectator sport) and 24 national team skiing titles (the most of any school).  

It is best known for its collegiate winter sports programs, having won 11 national titles in men's ice hockey (the school's top spectator sport) and 24 national team skiing titles (the most of any school).  

The Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management had its first graduating class in 1946, making it one of the oldest college hotel school programs in the United States.

The Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management had its first graduating class in 1946, making it one of the oldest college hotel school programs in the United States.