+12%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Metropolitan State University of Denver rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($27.5k → $30.7k).
Colorado · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, Colorado. 14,932 undergraduate students. 101 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Metropolitan State University of Denver
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Metropolitan State University of Denver fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.8% → 0.0%).
+11%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Metropolitan State University of Denver rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($10.0k → $11.1k).
+13%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Metropolitan State University of Denver rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 (10.8% → 12.3%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Colorado
Each tile compares this institution to the Colorado median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$52,093+15% · 6→10y
Colorado median $43,242$45,391
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry29.9%+67% · '97→'24
Colorado median 55.5%$12,500+291% · '97→'20
At program completion14,932-5% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS70.4%+5% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time99.1%+17% · '01→'24
latest cohort$10,780+271% · '00→'24
out-of-state $29,503SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.2%Median federal debt $12,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $52,093 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+67%
Metropolitan State University of Denver · completion · 150% rose
18.9% → 31.5%
+376%
Metropolitan State University of Denver · completion · 100% rose
2.6% → 12.3%
+271%
Metropolitan State University of Denver · in-state tuition rose
$3,002 → $11,124
+259%
Metropolitan State University of Denver · out-of-state tuition rose
$8,554 → $30,684
+291%
Metropolitan State University of Denver · median debt rose
$5,500 → $21,500
-100%
Metropolitan State University of Denver · cohort default rate fell
15.5% → 0.0%
+49%
Metropolitan State University of Denver · pell share rose
23.9% → 35.5%
+28%
Metropolitan State University of Denver · earnings_median_10yr rose
$40,600 → $52,093
+28%
Metropolitan State University of Denver · earnings_median_8yr rose
$38,100 → $48,919
+29%
Metropolitan State University of Denver · earnings_median_6yr rose
$35,300 → $45,391
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Computer Science.$111,694Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$94,588Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.$89,786Management Information Systems and Services.$89,021Accounting and Related Services.$88,446Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$83,865Finance and Financial Management Services.$83,846Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$74,438Accounting and Related Services.$72,474Mathematics.$71,486Business Administration, Management and Operations.$69,862Air Transportation.$68,250Marketing.$65,726Natural Resources Management and Policy.$64,712Design and Applied Arts.$64,448Health and Medical Administrative Services.$63,893Social Work.$63,234Chemistry.$62,636Biology, General.$56,962Political Science and Government.$56,951Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.$56,872Economics.$56,582Journalism.$56,304Natural Resources Conservation and Research.$55,583
Showing top 24 of 47 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
47 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
TRANSPORTATION & MATERIALS MOVING · CIP 49
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Metropolitan State University of Denver
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$14,420
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 34
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $13,276
- HS-only baseline · CO
- $40,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 42
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Colorado
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Metropolitan State University of Denver graduates earn $X” — not “Metropolitan State University of Denver makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Metropolitan State University of Denver caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.