Metropolitan State University of Denver
Common Data Set 2022-23
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Acceptance Rate
97.9%
Applications
10,099
Admitted
9,887
Enrolled
1,324
SAT Composite
920-1130
SAT Math
460-560
ACT Composite
16-23
Federal outcomes
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.
$52,093
10 yrs after enrollment
32%
6-year completion
$15,327
sticker minus grants
$21,500
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
506fields parsed from this CDS.
General Information
8 TABLESFirst Name:Jeffrey
Last Name:Barr
Title:Institutional Research Analyst
Office:Institutional Research
Address Line 1:P.O. Box 173362, Campus Box 51
Zipcode80,217
Phone:303-615-2075
Email Address:jbarr14@msudenver.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.msudenver.edu/institutional-research/
City:Denver
StateCO
Name of College/University:Metropolitan State University of Denver
Street Address Line 1:P.O Box 173362, Campus Box 16
CityDenver
StateCO
Zip80,217
Main Phone Number (Area Code)303
Main Phone Number:556-3058
WWW Home Page Address:http://www.msudenver.edu
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):303
Admissions Phone Number:556-3058
Admissions Email Address:http://www.msudenver.edu/apply/
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Public
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college
Academic year calendar:Semester
If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.msudenver.edu/multicultural-center/
CertificateX
Bachelor'sX
Postbachelor's certificateX
Master'sX
Enrollment And Persistence
4 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
8 TABLESIn addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?Yes
SATX
ACTX
APX
CLEPX
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?No
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?Yes
Total academic units17
English4
Mathematics4
Science3
Foreign language1
Social studies3
History2
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-8002
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69916.8
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59941.6
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-49934.3
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3995.3
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Math: 700-8000.5
SAT Math: 600-69913
SAT Math: 500-59944.6
SAT Math: 400-49931.7
SAT Math: 300-3999.9
SAT Math: 200-2990.3
SAT Math: Total100
SAT Composite: 1400-16000.0
SAT Composite: 1200-13990.1
SAT Composite: 1000-11990.4
SAT Composite: 800-9990.4
SAT Composite: 600-7990.1
SAT Composite: 400-5990
ACT Composite: 30-363.1
ACT Composite: 24-2919.5
ACT Composite: 18-2342.2
ACT Composite: 12-1735.2
ACT Composite: 6-110
ACT Composite: Below 60
ACT Composite: Total100
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class6
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class5
Percent in top half of high school graduating class40
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class60
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class21
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:100
Percent who had GPA of 4.01.9
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.995.5
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.749
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4911.9
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2413.5
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9927
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.4914.4
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.992.7
Percent who had GPA below 1.014.1
Total100
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:100
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Application closing date (fall): Month7
Application closing date (fall): Day1
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Yes, on a rolling basis:X
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:2
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)Yes
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?Yes
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:X
Transfer Admission
3 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
FallX
SpringX
SummerX
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
College transcript(s)Required of All
Standardized test scoresNot Required
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
Fall Rolling AdmissionX
Spring Rolling AdmissionX
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:- D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: c- Number Unit Type - D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: Number Unit Type - D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: - D15 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: - D16 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 30.00 Semester - D17 Describe other transfer credit policies: ## D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies - D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits: Yes No Number Unit Type - D19 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE): Number Unit Type - D20 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on Department of Defense supported prior learning assessments (College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)): Yes No - D21 Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website? - D22 Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution: ##
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:30
American Council on Education (ACE)Yes
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Yes
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)Yes
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://catalog.msudenver.edu/content.php?catoid=40&navoid=2863#credit-military
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 2 Common Data Set 2021-2022
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESComprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilitiesX
Cross-registrationX
Distance learningX
Double majorX
Dual enrollmentX
Exchange student program (domestic)X
Honors ProgramX
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Liberal arts/career combinationX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Teacher certification programX
Undergraduate ResearchX
Weekend collegeX
Other (specify):X
English (including composition)X
HistoryX
HumanitiesX
MathematicsX
Sciences (biological or physical)X
Social scienceX
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)5%
Percent of students age 25 and older6%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)4%
Percent of students age 25 and older34%
Average age of full-time students19
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)19
Average age of full-time students23
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)25
Concert bandX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Television stationX
Cooperative housingX
Other housing options (specify):X
Annual Expenses
6 TABLESMinimum15
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
In-district:$282
In-state (out-of-district):$282
Out-of-state:$876
NONRESIDENTS:$876
Financial Aid
9 TABLESProvide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.1,267
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:336
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$4,935
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$1,658,160
Other (specify):X
Specify:##
FAFSAX
b) Students notified on a rolling basis:X
Federal Pell GrantsX
State scholarships/grantsX
Private scholarshipsX
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:In Fall 2022 MSU Denver launched the Undergraduate "Tuition Lock Guarantee". The Tuition Lock guarantees undergraduate students the same cost for tuition for a predetermined time, depending on whether they are a continuing, new, re-admit, or transfer student. Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes xNo
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio16
based on ____ students12,331