Enrollment Trends at Metropolitan State University of Denver

The average student population over the last 11 years is 19,153 where 18,453 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 20,676 students in 2016 and was lowest at 16,995 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 20,676 to 18,453 students, a net loss of 2,223 (10.8%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Metropolitan State University of Denver since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 18,248 where 17,274 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Metropolitan State University of Denver since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 905 where 1,179 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Metropolitan State University of Denver since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 43.26% and the percentage of black students is 7.87% at Metropolitan State University of Denver. 4.27% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 35.97% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.04% to 43.26%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.76% to 4.27%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.05% to 7.87%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 21.90% to 35.97%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6725 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5965 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Metropolitan State University of Denver over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

4,515 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 25% of total students. The number of online students has increased 237.70% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Metropolitan State University of Denver from 2015 to 2025.