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Metropolitan State University of Denver

Denver, CO · Public · Large city · MSU Denver · MSUD

Public institution in Denver, CO · 14,932 undergraduates · 99% acceptance rate · $52,093 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$14,294618th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,780662nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$29,5031,228th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$22,825551st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$52,093953rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,391852nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
29.9%1,767th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
70.4%1,218th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
99.1%1,523rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1014921st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
21701st highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
14,932168th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
35.1%933rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 19 mi (DEN)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
Yes

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 63 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$72,593$72,790
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$62,866$62,922
Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$62,508$54,254
Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$58,673$57,770
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$56,931$61,516
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$56,776$56,415
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$54,574$51,551
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$49,899$48,376
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$47,818$44,691
Natural Resources Management and PolicyNatural Resourcesbachelors$47,729$42,402
Air TransportationTransportationbachelors$46,193$42,682
MarketingBusinessbachelors$44,418$41,667

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,548,135 (M $1,088,310 · W $1,459,825)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Metropolitan State University of Denver’s 14,932 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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