Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, Colorado · Public · 15,002 undergraduates · msudenver.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test blind
Scores aren't considered
Admit rate
99%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
880 to 1130
of enrolled freshmen
Your chances and merit aid at Metropolitan State University of Denver
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
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Your admission chances
99% of applicants admitted
…
Metropolitan State University of Denver doesn't consider test scores and doesn't publish its freshmen's GPAs, so your chances rest on your courses, grades and the rest of your application.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
Not available
What to do with your 1010
Scores aren't considered here
This college doesn't consider SAT or ACT scores, even if you send them.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test blind
SAT and ACT scores aren't considered for admission, even if you send them.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: First-Time College Student | MSU Denver · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
99%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 880 to 1130
Reading and Writing 450 to 570
Math 430 to 560
ACT composite 17 to 26
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
Metropolitan State University of Denver hasn't published a total yearly cost for in-state students. The parts it has published are below.
- Tuition (in state)$9,670
- Fees$2,110
- Books and supplies$1,550
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$10,475
- $30,001 to $48,000$10,862
- $48,001 to $75,000$12,961
- $75,001 to $110,000$17,896
- Over $110,000$22,551
Financial aid
55%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$10,927
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
3.1%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $3,283 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
38 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $970Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1101 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1501 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AAS 1010 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTH 1600 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ARTH 1600, 1700 |
| Biology | 3 | 8 | BIO 1080,1081, 1090 & 1091 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MTH 1410 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MTH 1410 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MTH 1410 & 2410 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 5 | CHE 1800 & 1801 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 10 | CHE 1800,1801,1810 & 1811 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 5 | CHI 1020 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | CHI 1020 CHI 8000 (3) |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 11 | CHI 1020 CHI 8000 (6) |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 1010 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CS 1050 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 4 | CS 1030 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 1141 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 1010 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 1100 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENG 1010, 1100 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ENV 1200 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIS 8000 (3) |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIS 1045 HIS 8000 (3) |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FRE 1020, 2110 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | FRE 1020, 2010, 2110 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | FRE 1020, 2010, 2110 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 11 | GER 1020, 2010, 2020 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 14 | GER 1020, 2010, 2020, 2110 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 17 | GER 1020, 2010, 2020, 2110, 2120 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEG 1300 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 5 | ITA 1020 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | ITA 1020, 2010 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 11 | ITA 1020, 2010, 2020 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 5 | JPS 1020 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | JPS 1020, 2010 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 11 | JPS 1020, 2010, 2020 |
| Latin | 3 | 5 | LAS 8000 (5) |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 2010 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECI 2020 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 1010 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 5 | PHY 2010, 2030 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 5 | PHY 2020, 2040 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 5 | PHY 2331, 2341 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 5 | PHY 2311, 2321 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MTH 1400 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 1001 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 11 | SPA 1020, 2010 & 2020 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 14 | SPA 1020, 2010, 2020 & 2110 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 17 | SPA 1020, 2010, 2020, 2110 & 2120 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 11 | SPA 1020, 2010 & 2020 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 17 | SPA 1020, 2010, 2020, 2110 & 2120 |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | MTH 1210 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 1010 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIS 1210 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIS 1210 & 1220 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIS 1030 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIS 1030 & 1040 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
31%
Come back for a second year
63%
Typical earnings
$57,612
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Metropolitan State University of Denver$51,948
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 47 majors here have earnings data.
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