Metropolitan State University of Denver

Metropolitan State
University of Denver
Former names
Metropolitan State College (1965–1990)
Metropolitan State College of Denver
(1990–2012)
MottoOn Seal: "Excellence in Teaching and Learning"
"Changemakers Wanted"
TypePublic university
Established1965
Academic affiliations
EndowmentUS$19.5 million (FY2022)[2]
PresidentJanine A. Davidson[3]
ProvostLaura Niesen de Abruña
Total staff
2,848 (faculty, student, and non-academic staff as of Jan. 2022)
Students17,782 (fall 2024)[4]
Undergraduates16,600 (fall 2024)[4]
Postgraduates1,182 (fall 2024)[4]
Location,
U.S.

39°44′38″N 105°00′41″W / 39.7440°N 105.0115°W / 39.7440; -105.0115 (Metropolitan State University of Denver)
CampusUrban,126 acres (51 ha)[5]
NewspaperThe Metropolitan
Colors   Blue & red
NicknameRoadrunners
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IIRocky Mountain
MascotRowdy the Roadrunner
Websitemsudenver.edu

Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver or Metro State) is a public university in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is located on the Auraria Campus, along with the University of Colorado Denver and the Community College of Denver, in downtown Denver, adjacent to Speer Boulevard and Colfax Avenue. MSU Denver had an enrollment of 16,345 undergraduate students in the fall of 2023.[4]

  1. ^ "Member Schools". Colorado Space Grant Consortium. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "Metropolitan State University of Denver Foundation Annual Report 2021-22" (PDF). Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Janine Davidson named next president of MSU Denver". MSU Denver. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "MSU Denver Institutional Research Student Profiles". Metropolitan State University of Denver.
  5. ^ "Auraria Higher Education Center" (PDF). December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2011.

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