[Last update: December 11, 2025]

8,769 students (53% of total 16,430 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Metropolitan State University of Denver. The average amount of the aid awarded is $8,917.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 74% of total 1,625 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $9,813.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Metropolitan State University of Denver, 8,769 undergraduate students (53% of total 16,430 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $8,917.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Metropolitan State University of Denver
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship8,76953% $78,189,439$8,917
Pell Grants5,83536% $28,280,094$4,847
Federal Student Loan4,55128% $32,752,574$7,197

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,210 beginning undergraduate students (74% of total 1,625 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Metropolitan State University of Denver. The average amount of aid received is $9,813.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Metropolitan State University of Denver
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,21074% --
Grants or Scholarships1,05065%$10,303,711$9,813
Federal Grants78748%$4,369,853$5,553
Pell Grants78048%$4,239,520$5,435
Other Federal Grants936%$130,333$1,401
State/Local Grants78848%$3,971,549$5,040
Institutional Grants61338%$1,962,309$3,201
Student Loan Aid37223%$2,561,716$6,886
Federal Student Loans35222%$1,796,459$5,104
Other Student Loans503%$765,257$15,305

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level904775$7,712,331$8,531
0-30,000307307$3,211,647$10,461
30,001-48,000211210$2,282,970$10,820
48,001-75,000191186$1,823,952$9,549
75,001-110,0007752$274,266$3,562
110,001 or more11820$119,496$1,013

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