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Located in Denver, Colorado, Metropolitan State University of Denver is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

787 Undergraduate Degrees
67 Graduate Degrees
83% Acceptance Rate

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Metropolitan State University of Denver Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at MSU Denver.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#31 Most Popular Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#36 Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#38 Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#85 Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#204 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards MSU Denver has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations Graduates College Factual
#2 Best Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#124 Highest Paid Master’s Degree General Business Administration and Management Graduates College Factual
#137 Highest Paid Master’s Degree Business Administration & Management Graduates College Factual
#146 Highest Paid Master’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing Graduates College Factual

Where Is Metropolitan State University of Denver?

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Contact details for MSU Denver are given below.

Contact Details
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?
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?

83% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
84% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 83%, MSU Denver may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Metropolitan State University of Denver  ( 440 to 550 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Metropolitan State University of Denver  ( 430 to 540 )
200
800
MSU Denver received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 23. Composite scores were between 14 and 20.

ACT English Scores for Metropolitan State University of Denver  ( 16 to 24 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Metropolitan State University of Denver  ( 16 to 23 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Metropolitan State University of Denver  ( 14 to 20 )
1
36

Can I Afford Metropolitan State University of Denver?

31% Take Out Loans
6.8% Loan Default Rate

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

11,134 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 17,988 undergraduate students at MSU Denver, with 11,134 being full-time and 6,854 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
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

1,741 Took All Classes Online
10,124 Took At Least One Class Online
6.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 10,124 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MSU Denver has changed over the last few years.

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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
Accounting #13 #148
Management Information Systems #13 #40
General Management Information Systems #13 #37
Accounting #16 #149

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 #1,329 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
General Management Information Systems #73
Management Information Systems #100
Accounting #337

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 Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 0 188 28 216
Accounting 0 136 39 175
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 20 110 0 130
General Management Information Systems 0 83 0 83
Finance 0 78 0 78
Meeting and Event Planning 0 33 0 33
Entrepreneurship 0 27 0 27
General Economics 0 21 0 21
Construction Management 0 19 0 19
General Hospitality Administration/Management 4 15 0 19
Technical & Scientific Communication 0 15 0 15
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 0 13 0 13
Interior Design Management 3 5 0 8
Restaurant/Food Services Management 0 7 0 7
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 0 6 0 6
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations 0 4 0 4
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 0 0 0 0
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 27 760 67 854

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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