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Information for Parents: Why MSU Denver?

We educate for the real world.

Here’s what you and your student can expect from MSU Denver:

Small Classes
MSU Denver’s average class size is 22. We may educate more undergraduate Coloradans than any other four-year Colorado college or university, but we know their names.

Outstanding professors
Seventy-three percent of our full-time faculty hold doctorates or terminal degrees and many also have professional experience in their fields.

Incredible choices
Students choose from 55 majors, 90 minors and 40 certificate programs, custom-degree options and the opportunity to pursue master’s degrees.

Relevant experiences
Students acquire real-world skills and build their résumés through internships, service learning, volunteering, study-abroad trips, on-campus work-study jobs and working while in school.

A dynamic urban campus
Your student will have the chance to gain leadership skills, new interests and friends by taking advantage of MSU Denver’s clubs and organizations, volunteer opportunities and cultural events.

Diversity
MSU Denver’s students are among the state’s most diverse, representing people from different ethnic, economic and personal backgrounds. And we have more students of color than any other four-year college or university in the state. Your student will acquire a depth of perspective from MSU Denver’s students, who range in age from 17 to 70-plus!

Value
Consider the above. Then look at our tuition and fees. It doesn’t get any better than this!

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Next Steps

You want the best for your student. Here’s our best advice:

  1. Visit. Encourage your student to visit his or her top college choices. Setting foot on campus and talking to admissions counselors, faculty and other students is the best way to know whether or not a school is a good fit.

  2. Ask the tough questions. To narrow down your student’s list take a hard look at these issues: Rural, urban or suburban? Public or private? Small, medium or large? Do these schools have the right major? Will the institution provide interesting opportunities?

  3. Have the “money talk.” Let your student know how much—if any—the family can contribute to his or her education.

  4. Help your student complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on time.