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Metropolitan State University of Denver

Metropolitan State University of Denver
P.O. Box 173362, Campus Box 16
Denver, CO 80217-3362

Official telephone: (303) 556-3058
Fax number: (303) 556-6345
Website: www.msudenver.edu
Screen last updated on: March 2018

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Cindy Hejl,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 303 556-4741
303 556-4927 (fax)
FAFSA number: 001360

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $5,692; $18,853 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,236
Book fees: $1,200
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,404
Other expenses: Transportation and miscellaneous.

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 15noJuly 21

Date award notification begins: February 20
Applied for financial aid:
85% of first-year students
78% of full-time undergraduates
65% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
77% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
88% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
89% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
85% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
73% of first-year students
74% of full-time undergraduates
65% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
60% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
79% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
1% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
5% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
5% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
53% for first-year students
58% for full-time undergraduates
46% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$7,240 for first-year students
$8,602 for full-time undergraduates
$5,895 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$5,997 for first-year students
$6,287 for full-time undergraduates
$3,857 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,328 for first-year students
$4,275 for full-time undergraduates
$3,750 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,146 for first-year students
$4,002 for full-time undergraduates
$3,613 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
20% of first-year students
22% of full-time undergraduates
11% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$2,036 for first-year students
$2,348 for full-time undergraduates
$1,629 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
1% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$11,533 for first-year students
$9,650 for full-time undergraduates
$2,711 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 10%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 71%
Average student debt upon graduation: $26,866
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships

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