COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 127565PUBLIC

DENVER, CO

Metropolitan State University of Denver

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$15,327Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate30.7%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$60,186working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$21,500completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$60,186
Median earnings 5 years after completion$56,358

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$12,481
$30,001–48,000$12,436
$48,001–75,000$14,927
$75,001–110,000$19,539
$110,001+$23,822

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion30.7%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention66.4%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients35.5%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share27.7%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid24.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,684federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates15,002IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate98.8%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$21,500

3,304 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

18 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 78 working graduates$111,187 earnings · $22,736 debt →Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 115 working graduates$91,399 earnings · $26,482 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 168 working graduates$86,259 earnings · $30,119 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$77,596 earnings · $29,799 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 150 working graduates$73,698 earnings · $26,320 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 206 working graduates$65,387 earnings · $25,800 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 91 working graduates$64,069 earnings · $24,000 debt →Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$62,250 earnings · $28,000 debt →Nutrition SciencesBachelor's Degree · 98 working graduates$60,395 earnings · $26,750 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · 150 working graduates$59,502 earnings · $30,700 debt →Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$58,918 earnings · $19,998 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 175 working graduates$57,920 earnings · $29,587 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 127 working graduates$57,312 earnings · $20,500 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 114 working graduates$57,096 earnings · $22,292 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 184 working graduates$56,564 earnings · $26,130 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 78 working graduates$55,915 earnings · $29,578 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 96 working graduates$51,955 earnings · $30,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 204 working graduates$50,326 earnings · $24,591 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.