Academics at Metropolitan State University of Denver - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at MSU Denver will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at MSU Denver this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 19,437 undergraduate students at Metropolitan State University of Denver is 1,492 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 17 to 1 which makes Metropolitan State University of Denver worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at Metropolitan State University of Denver , there are 17 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.

A slim percentage of the instructors (38.0% ) are full-time.

570 instructors are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	The vast majority of the faculty (100.0% ) are full-time.
	A slim percentage of the faculty (22.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at Metropolitan State University of Denver compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors Students Sign Up For

Metropolitan State University of Denver offers 86 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 65 majors within 25 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, Metropolitan State University of Denver awarded 3,134 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
Child Development & Psychology	207	207
General Biology	189	189
Business Administration & Management	172	172
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)	167	167
Accounting	146	146

Find out what Metropolitan State University of Denver's top fields of study and majors are

Additional Questions to Ask

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