About Iliff

• Iliff was founded in 1892 to ensure the academic integrity of clergy in the Western United States.
• Iliff is one of thirteen United Methodist seminaries in the United States.
• The Iliff students, faculty, and staff come from a diversity of faith traditions.
• Average enrollment is between 300 and 350 students; approximately 60% are women, and 40% are men. Class sizes range from 5 to 50 students.
• Iliff offers four Masters degree programs, a Doctor of Ministry program, and a joint Ph.D. program with the University of Denver.
• Iliff faculty members are on the vanguard of many professional organizations, including the American Academy of Religion, the Society of Biblical Literature, the American Academy of Pastoral Counseling and the American Academy of Homiletics.
• The Bacon Education Center houses the Ira J. Taylor Library which contains more than 205,800 volumes.
• The Iliff campus adjoins that of the University of Denver in lovely University Park, just minutes from downtown Denver.
• The Veterans of Hope Project, a multifaceted educational initiative on religion, culture and participatory democracy, produces educational materials, workshops and programming designed to support reconciliation, nonviolence and an appreciation of indigenous folk wisdom for contemporary times.