Metropolitan State University of Denver
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This article is about the university in Colorado. For the university in Minnesota, see Metropolitan State University.
Metropolitan State University of Denver (also known as MSU Denver) is a public university in Denver, Colorado. It is located on the Auraria Campus, along with the University of Colorado Denver and the Community College of Denver, in downtown Denver, adjacent to Speer Boulevard and Colfax Avenue. MSU Denver had an enrollment of 16,345 undergraduate students in the fall of 2023.[4]
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Former names | Metropolitan State College (1965–1990) Metropolitan State College of Denver (1990–2012) |
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Motto | Excellence in Teaching and Learning |
Type | Public university |
Established | 1965 |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | US$19.5 million (FY2022)[2] |
President | Janine A. Davidson[3] |
Provost | Laura Niesen de Abruña |
Total staff | 2,848 (faculty, student, and non-academic staff as of Jan. 2022) |
Undergraduates | 16,345 [4] |
Other students | Graduate students: 1,160 [4] |
Location | , U.S. 39.7440°N 105.0115°W / 39.7440; -105.0115 (Metropolitan State University of Denver) |
Campus | Urban,126 acres (51 ha)[5] |
Newspaper | The Metropolitan |
Colors | Blue & red |
Nickname | Roadrunners |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – Rocky Mountain |
Mascot | Rowdy the Roadrunner |
Website | www |
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