Metropolitan State University of Denver
School info
3.4
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.4
Food
3.2
Clubs
3.1
Facilities
3.5
Internet
3
Location
4.1
Opportunities
3.6
Safety
3.4
Social
2.8
Happiness
3.8
Basic Information
Location
- Denver, CO
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Public university
- Established: 1965
- Founder: Harlan Bryant, Ph.D., Roy Romer
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Over 200
Key Area
- Environmental Science
- Computer Science
- Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
- Business
- Engineering
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 17,505 (fall 2023)
- Undergraduates: 16,345 (fall 2023)
- Postgraduates: 1,160 (fall 2023)
Notable Alumni
- Kat Cammack
- Brittany Pettersen
- Laura J. Richardson
- David W. Ball
- Pam Grier
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Students talk about this school
Good reviews
Overall 5
I really like MSU Denver, no complaints.
Overall 5
It’s an amazing college friendly and kind very helpful
Overall 5
School is school. If you want to come to college to party and drink like in the movies, go dropout and work at McDonald's you bum. This university is clean, safe, and beautiful. All faculty and advisers are very kind and caring for their students.
Overall 4.8
Love it here
Overall 4.8
Great location and programs. Most of my teachers have been great and the counselors are too. Counselors are super helpful and set you up for success, they have a ton of study abroad options, there is a good vibe on campus and generally all the students are happy. Since it's a commuting school its harder to form long-lasting friendships though.
Overall 4.7
I love this school! Great location, it's very easy to make friends, and they have an amazing study abroad program.
Overall 4.6
I have a lot of respect for MSU Denver. As someone who doesn't value college, every class I had was comically easy especially if it was online.
If you're not from Colorado I probably wouldn't attend in person though. This is a campus for students who want to go to class then go straight home. It's a massive commuter school with no social vibe
Overall 4.6
So many opportunities to be involved with the community!
Overall 4.6
Love the school but make sure to check each instructor specifically, because many are amazing, best professors ever, and some should not be teaching at all.
Overall 4.6
As a mother who has had to "go back to school" several times, I've been able to check out a few different colleges in CO. MSU is ABSOLUTELY MY FAVORITE COLLEGE that I've ever attended. I am unbelievably pleased with my English & Film professors & the high quality lessons that they teach! So grateful that my degree will say MSU! Do this for you!!!
Bad reviews
Overall 1.2
They say they serve diverse students, but I tried to get on the track team and I was discriminated by my AGE, when NCAA Division II rules do not have an age cap. Wrote a letter to the president of the school and the athletic director addressing this issue and no one reached out. This school is quite unorganized and seems unprofessional at times.
Overall 1.3
This school is garbage. Coming from Technical schools and Community colleges this school is not worth it. I'd recommend as I am doing now, transfer to CU Denver or CU Boulder.
Overall 1.5
The Human Services department lacks assistance in finding internships and help guide students with requirements set by the program you're in within the department. I should've went elsewhere. If a program is going to require certain things, then it should assist with that 100%. The campus is less than ideal with parking and safety at night.
Overall 1.5
Getting out of here as fast as I can. Awful college, awful campus, awful professors . Everything is just awful. Even for the low price its not worth it. Do yourself a favor and stay far away.
Overall 1.6
The student is not allowed to give opinion to professor, and if they do will be expelled from college for two semester. MSU doesn't do anything with student complaints and the president is illegally stealing money from students, professors yell racist remarks all the time. Police say they arrests professors for a lot of criminal activity downtown.
Overall 1.7
This university has undertaken an aggressive PR campaign requesting millions of dollars to close the "equity gap". Yet, when I recently contacted an attorney, he noted the firm currently has several other suits pending against MSU. Administration of both course material and policy is so poor- I'm surprised they meet accreditation standards.
Overall 1.7
The campus was alright. There is a lot of people around campus and homeless people hangout on campus as well.
Overall 1.8
The nursing school administration and a couple of the professors are horribly corrupt. There are many incidents from two separate classes while I was there in which professors would collude to fail any student that stood up to assault, indecency or unethical behavior committed by professors. The culture is : “do as I say, not as I do”
Overall 1.8
Dirty campus! Watch were you step and keep your head up or carry a weapon so you wont get mugged.
Overall 1.9
Not enough space to explain how much I regret going to MSU. I've had to fight multiple departments who couldn't file paperwork properly, the school will not advocate for you in any way. Driving barriers meant to keep students safe turned "police" response time from 30secs to over 5 minutes. Incompetent staff, HUGE waste of time and money.