Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at MSU Denver is largely skewed towards women students, with 55.9% of undergraduate students being women and 44.1% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 16,515, with 9,229 women and 7,286 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at MSU Denver is greatly skewed towards women students, with 78.4% of undergraduate students being women and 21.6% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,163, with 912 women and 251 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 44.1% 7,286 students
- women 55.9% 9,229 students
Graduate Students
- men 21.6% 251 students
- women 78.4% 912 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 47.7% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 7,844 students.
Following closely behind are Hispanic students, constituting 33.6% of the student body, with 5,528 students. African American students represent 6.6% of the population, with 1,091 students, while Mixed race students account for 5.1%, with 839 students. Asian students account for 4.7% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 778 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.2% , with 25 students.
International students make up 0.6% of the undergraduate population, totaling 105 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.4% of the population, totaling 235 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within MSU Denver.
Undergraduate Students
- White 47.7% 7,844 students
- Hispanic 33.6% 5,528 students
- African American 6.6% 1,091 students
- Mixed race 5.1% 839 students
- Asian 4.7% 778 students
- Unknown race 1.4% 235 students
- International students 0.6% 105 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 25 students
Graduate Students
- White 63.8% 739 students
- Hispanic 20.4% 237 students
- African American 5.8% 67 students
- Asian 4.1% 47 students
- Mixed race 3.7% 43 students
- International students 1.2% 14 students
- Unknown race 0.9% 10 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 2 students
Transfer Students
- White 52.0% 948 students
- Hispanic 28.6% 521 students
- African American 8.1% 147 students
- Asian 4.7% 85 students
- Mixed race 4.6% 83 students
- Unknown race 1.1% 20 students
- International students 0.8% 14 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 4 students
Students Age Diversity
- 22-24 22% 3,662 students
- 20-21 20% 3,361 students
- 18-19 18% 2,963 students
- 25-29 18% 2,905 students
- 30-34 9% 1,493 students
- 35-39 4% 702 students
- 40-49 4% 605 students
- 50-64 2% 272 students
- 25-29 33% 390 students
- 30-34 21% 239 students
- 22-24 14% 161 students
- 40-49 14% 158 students
- 35-39 12% 135 students
- 50-64 6% 68 students
- 20-21 1% 10 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Metropolitan State University of Denver in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 1,962 | 97.56% | |
| California | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | less than 1% |
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