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Common Data Set

Metropolitan State University of Denver

The Metropolitan State University of Denver Common Data Set is the yearly report the college publishes about itself. 5 reports on file, 2020–2024; the latest is 2024-25. Downloads include PDF, XLSX, and CSV.

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DENVER, COIPEDS 127565CARNEGIE CLASS 18
§5 reports2020–2024
§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown
2024-25
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2023-24
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2022-23
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§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants11,749reported count
Admits11,61099%
Class seats1,96217% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants11,74911,61099%1,962School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 17%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checked
No-need grant recipients513% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$3,283H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$15,327Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: n/a.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio14EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
11483ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate99%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
11622ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1414ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2196ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate19%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile17ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile22ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile26ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate2%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile450ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile510ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile570ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile430ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile500ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile560ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate20%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded2559DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded0DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded465DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$1,989COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$9,135COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$1,989COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$28,695COST1_2024.TUITION3

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment8854DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment1179DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment8420DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment18453DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment17274DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate74%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$5,553SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$6,886SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,435SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate48%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate23%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate48%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityDenverHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringMaster's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameMetropolitan State University of DenverHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category10,000 - 19,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: LargeHD2024.LOCALE
StateColoradoHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years12%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years25%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years31%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate63%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time32%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate35%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate29%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$52,093
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
32%
6-year completion
Average net price
$15,327
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$21,500
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$30,445$30k
MEDIAN
$52,093$52k
P75
$75,678$76k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

Scorecard · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$12,481
$30,001 – $48,000
← MODAL BRACKET$12,436
$48,001 – $75,000
$14,927
$75,001 – $110,000
$19,539
$110,001 and up
$23,822
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
12%
6-yr grad
32%
8-yr grad
34%
Retention
63%
Pell grad
29%
Transfer
29%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.