Metropolitan State University of Denver Overview
Located in Denver, Colorado, Metropolitan State University of Denver is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.
What Is Metropolitan State University of Denver Known For?
- Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at MSU Denver.
- For the 2019-2020 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
- After graduation, MSU Denver bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $47,439 a year. That's about 16% more than their peers at other schools.
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Metropolitan State University of Denver Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at MSU Denver.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards MSU Denver has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#1 | Best Other Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools | College Factual |
#1 | Best Other Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#1 | Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems | College Factual |
#2 | Best Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#3 | Best Other Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#42 | Highest Paid Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Graduates | College Factual |
Where Is Metropolitan State University of Denver?

Contact details for MSU Denver are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | Speer Blvd And Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80217-3362 |
Phone: | 303-556-3058 |
Website: | www.msudenver.edu/ |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/msudenver |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/msudenver |
How Do I Get Into MSU Denver?
You can apply to MSU Denver online at: www.msudenver.edu/apply/
Admission Requirements for MSU Denver
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | required |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into MSU Denver?
Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.
Average Test Scores
About 84% of students accepted to MSU Denver submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 550. Math scores were between 430 and 540.
Can I Afford Metropolitan State University of Denver?
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At MSU Denver, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $5,621 a year. That adds up to $22,484 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at MSU Denver is 6.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
Metropolitan State University of Denver Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 1,098 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 11,134 full-time undergraduates at MSU Denver, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Metropolitan State University of Denver students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 490 |
Black or African American | 693 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3,609 |
White | 5,406 |
International Students | 101 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 835 |
Geographic Diversity
Colorado students aren't the only ones who study at Metropolitan State University of Denver. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 66 countries are represented at MSU Denver. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, China, and India.
Online Learning at Metropolitan State University of Denver
The following chart shows how the online learning population at MSU Denver has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of MSU Denver
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Metropolitan State University of Denver was $8,693 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $23,967. The following table shows how MSU Denver is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Social Work | #10 | #22 |
Management Information Systems | #13 | #40 |
Accounting | #16 | #149 |
Public Administration & Social Service | #22 | #112 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | #31 | #147 |
Online Growth Rankings of MSU Denver
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Metropolitan State University of Denver was 6.9%. This is the #1,496 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at MSU Denver regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at MSU Denver ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at MSU Denver.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Management Information Systems | #100 | |
Social Work | #107 | |
Public Administration & Social Service | #368 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Metropolitan State University of Denver Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Jeffrey Beall under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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