Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Metropolitan State University of Denver

At Metropolitan State University of Denver, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 74.51%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 99.00%. Metropolitan State University of Denver's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 5 years.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 32.07%, and the 2024 yield is 17.00%. The number of Metropolitan State University of Denver applicants increased by 22.04% (2,240 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 74.51%, and this year's acceptance rate is 99.00% at Metropolitan State University of Denver. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 74.37% and women students' rate is 74.61%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Metropolitan State University of Denver over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	71.16%	71.27%	71.06%
2014-15	65.11% -6.05%	64.95% -5.81%	65.25% -5.81%
2015-16	65.22% 0.11%	64.14% 0.90%	66.15% 0.90%
2016-17	63.87% -1.35%	63.60% -2.07%	64.08% -2.07%
2017-18	64.27% 0.40%	63.55% 0.68%	64.77% 0.68%
2018-19	59.45% -4.82%	62.23% -7.11%	57.65% -7.11%
2019-20	61.30% 1.85%	62.90% 2.63%	60.28% 2.63%
2020-21	83.33% 22.03%	82.00% 23.96%	84.24% 23.96%
2021-22	89.00% 5.67%	86.99% 5.76%	90.00% 5.76%
2022-23	97.91% 8.92%	97.44% 8.23%	98.24% 8.23%
2023-24	99.00% 1.09%	99.01% 0.76%	99.00% 0.76%
Average	74.51%	74.37%	74.61%

Metropolitan State University of Denver Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 32.07% where the current academic year yield is 17.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Metropolitan State University of Denver from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	47.69%	51.34%	44.38%
2014-15	47.54% -0.15%	51.15% -0.05%	44.33% -0.05%
2015-16	46.52% -1.02%	49.08% 0.04%	44.37% 0.04%
2016-17	46.14% -0.38%	51.61% -2.67%	41.69% -2.67%
2017-18	32.78% -13.36%	37.93% -12.41%	29.28% -12.41%
2018-19	30.10% -2.69%	35.65% -3.05%	26.23% -3.05%
2019-20	27.46% -2.64%	31.39% -1.37%	24.86% -1.37%
2020-21	20.37% -7.08%	23.45% -6.53%	18.32% -6.53%
2021-22	18.00% -2.38%	22.00% -2.33%	15.99% -2.33%
2022-23	19.22% 1.23%	22.70% 0.90%	16.90% 0.90%
2023-24	17.00% -2.23%	19.01% -0.90%	16.00% -0.90%
Average	32.07%	35.94%	29.30%

Metropolitan State University of Denver Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 9,984, the average number of admitted is 7,530, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,078. The number of Metropolitan State University of Denver applicants increased by 22.04% (2,240 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Metropolitan State University of Denver from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	5,867	4,175	1,991
2014-15	6,242 375	4,064 -59	1,932 -59
2015-16	6,052 -190	3,947 -96	1,836 -96
2016-17	7,276 1,224	4,647 308	2,144 308
2017-18	11,435 4,159	7,349 265	2,409 265
2018-19	13,454 2,019	7,998 -2	2,407 -2
2019-20	13,583 129	8,326 -121	2,286 -121
2020-21	12,045 -1,538	10,037 -241	2,045 -241
2021-22	11,306 -739	10,062 -234	1,811 -234
2022-23	10,163 -1,143	9,951 102	1,913 102
2023-24	12,403 2,240	12,279 174	2,087 174
Average	9,984	7,530	2,078

Metropolitan State University of Denver Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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