Metropolitan State University of Denver
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Metropolitan State University of Denver is a public master's university in Denver, CO (city setting), with 16,430 undergraduates (57% women). It admitted 99% of 12,403 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 880–1110 on the SAT and 17–23 on the ACT (test-optional). 30% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, psychology, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 0.76 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Metropolitan State University of Denver ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 59 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 30%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,780 in-state · $29,503 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Metropolitan State University of Denver
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Metropolitan State University of Denver teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 27 | — | 4 | $554k | $20,531 | — | |
| Baseball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 45 | — | 1 | $607k | $13,495 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $1.1M | $73,395 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $921k | $65,762 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Golf | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 7 | — | 2 | $225k | $32,188 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 35 | — | 1 | $485k | $13,858 | — | |
| Softball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $544k | $25,903 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 92 | — | 1 | $260k | $2,821 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 78 | — | 1 | $254k | $3,262 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $830k | $51,860 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.