Metropolitan State University of Denver

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Metropolitan State University of Denver

Metropolitan State University of Denver operates as a public institution located in Denver, Colorado (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 15,002 students of which 20,421 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Metropolitan State University of Denver is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 98.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,019 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,327, with published in-state tuition of $11,124 and a Pell grant recipient share of 35.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 30.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 62.9%. Graduates earn a median of $52,093 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,391 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1194100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 64.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.