Metropolitan Metropolitan State College State College

of Denverof Denver

Baccalaureate Baccalaureate Colleges—GeneralColleges—General

An urban college An urban college offering:offering: arts and sciences, arts and sciences, professional, and professional, and business courses and business courses and

programsprogramsKaren K. Cooper September 21, 2007

Higher Education in the U.S. HI ED 545

MissionMission

……to provide a high-quality, to provide a high-quality, accessible, enriching education accessible, enriching education that prepares students for that prepares students for successful careers, post-graduate successful careers, post-graduate education, and lifelong learning in education, and lifelong learning in a multicultural, global, and a multicultural, global, and technological society. technological society. 

HistoryHistory

1961 – need for trained technicians – education not 1961 – need for trained technicians – education not meeting need – Denver’s rapid, huge growth meeting need – Denver’s rapid, huge growth

1962 – recommendation for “Denver State College”1962 – recommendation for “Denver State College”

1965 – after battling, MSCD founded May 21965 – after battling, MSCD founded May 2ndnd, 1965, 1965

Organizational SizeOrganizational Size

21,154 undergraduate students21,154 undergraduate students– 60% full-time; 40% part-time60% full-time; 40% part-time

faculty total = 1,194faculty total = 1,194- full-time 458; part-time 736full-time 458; part-time 736

budget $80,554,115; budget $80,554,115; – library $3,224,692library $3,224,692

degrees awarded = 2,464degrees awarded = 2,464

Enrollment by AgeEnrollment by Age

16.2

41.8

19.722.4

0

10

20

30

40

50

19 or < 20-24 25-29 30 +

Organizational Wealth- Organizational Wealth-

Revenues and sources of supportRevenues and sources of support

State State contracts contracts

StateState

appropriationsappropriations

tuitiontuition

““stipend” stipend”

ResidentResident

tuitiontuition

““studentstudent

share” share”

Non-resident Non-resident tuition tuition

Non state Non state appropriated appropriated educational educational & general & general revenues revenues

5,895,368 5,895,368 33,883,200 33,883,200 38,385,745 38,385,745 3,876,780 3,876,780 6,059,041 6,059,041

Core revenue = $106,867,744Core revenue = $106,867,744

Organizational Wealth- Organizational Wealth- Student/Faculty ratio and salaryStudent/Faculty ratio and salary

FTE studentsFTE students FTE facultyFTE faculty Student / Student / faculty ratiofaculty ratio

Lower Lower levellevel 9,448.49,448.4 394.1394.1 24.024.0

Upper Upper levellevel 5604.15604.1 345.0345.0 16.216.2

TotalTotal 15,052.515,052.5 739.1739.1 20.420.4

Average salary full-time instructorAverage salary full-time instructor $54,685$54,685

Organizational Wealth- Organizational Wealth- ExpendituresExpenditures

InstructionInstruction Academic Academic SupportSupport

Student Student ServicesServices

Institutional Institutional SupportSupport

45,209,37345,209,373 7,861,2547,861,254 9,019,2849,019,284 9,863,5709,863,570

Operation & Operation & maintenancemaintenance

Scholarships & Scholarships & FellowshipsFellowships TransfersTransfers

5,715,9605,715,960 2,596,8182,596,818 287,856287,856

Core expenses = $91,356,147Core expenses = $91,356,147

Organizational Wealth- Organizational Wealth- CostCost

Tuition and fees Tuition and fees In state: $ 2,815 In state: $ 2,815

Out of state: $ 10,230Out of state: $ 10,230

Books and supplies: $1,608Books and supplies: $1,608

Room and board: $7,641Room and board: $7,641

Other expenses: $1,836Other expenses: $1,836

TOTALTOTAL

In-state: $13,900In-state: $13,900

Out of state: $21,315Out of state: $21,315

Organizational Wealth- Organizational Wealth- Financial AidFinancial Aid

Full-time undergraduates Full-time undergraduates receiving aidreceiving aid– 50%50%

Full-time undergraduates Full-time undergraduates receiving need-based aidreceiving need-based aid– 31%31%

Full-time undergraduates Full-time undergraduates receiving non-need based receiving non-need based aidaid– 5%5%

Organizational Organizational Complexity/Diversity/TechnologyComplexity/Diversity/Technology

Three schools: Three schools: • • BusinessBusiness• • Letters, Arts and SciencesLetters, Arts and Sciences• • Professional StudiesProfessional Studies

Two suburban satellite campuses: Two suburban satellite campuses: – Metro South and Metro NorthMetro South and Metro North

51 majors; 79 minors 51 majors; 79 minors

Diversity/range of curricula/degrees offeredDiversity/range of curricula/degrees offered

one of the top teacher-preparation programs one of the top teacher-preparation programs

five-year Teacher Quality Enhancement five-year Teacher Quality Enhancement grantgrant

Adventure of the American Mind grantAdventure of the American Mind grant

collaborate with local organizations to solve collaborate with local organizations to solve community problemscommunity problems

student-athletes achieve great athletic and student-athletes achieve great athletic and academic successacademic success

Diversity of StudentsDiversity of Students

American Indian or Alaskan NativeAmerican Indian or Alaskan Native 263263 1.2%1.2%

Asian or Pacific IslanderAsian or Pacific Islander 833833 3.9%3.9%

Black or African Amer., Non-Hisp.Black or African Amer., Non-Hisp. 1,1861,186 5.6%5.6%

HispanicHispanic 2,7342,734 12.9%12.9%

White, Non-HispanicWhite, Non-Hispanic 14,16414,164 67.0%67.0%

International StudentsInternational Students 121121 0.6%0.6%

All OtherAll Other 1,8501,850 8.7%8.7%

BuildingsBuildings

Kenneth King Concert Hall

Tivoli Student UnionCenter for Visual Arts

Quality/SelectivityQuality/Selectivity

Percent admitted 83%Percent admitted 83%Retention rate 62% full-time freshmenRetention rate 62% full-time freshmenGraduation rate 24% total cohortGraduation rate 24% total cohort59,000 alumni; 90 % stay in Colorado 59,000 alumni; 90 % stay in Colorado teachers, business owners, pilots, teachers, business owners, pilots, scientists, nurses and morescientists, nurses and moreenter graduate schools to study medicine, enter graduate schools to study medicine, law and other disciplines requiring law and other disciplines requiring advanced degreesadvanced degrees

Raymond Dean Jones, J.D.,Raymond Dean Jones, J.D.,ManagementManagement

Expert analysis on insider trading trial of Expert analysis on insider trading trial of former Qwest Chief Executive Joe former Qwest Chief Executive Joe NacchioNacchio

29 years on judicial bench, including 15 29 years on judicial bench, including 15 years on Colorado Court of Appeals years on Colorado Court of Appeals

prosecuted consumer fraud for Denver prosecuted consumer fraud for Denver District Attorney’s Office and District Attorney’s Office and specialized in corporate and specialized in corporate and commercial transaction and litigation for commercial transaction and litigation for Denver law firm Denver law firm

provides expertise on corporate ethics, provides expertise on corporate ethics, business law, employment law, business law, employment law, contracts and courtroom proceedings.contracts and courtroom proceedings.

Allison Cotton, Ph.D.,Criminal Justice and Criminology

Invited actor Matthew Gray Gubler Invited actor Matthew Gray Gubler from the popular TV show “Criminal from the popular TV show “Criminal Minds” to a class to emphasize the Minds” to a class to emphasize the difference between TV crime solving difference between TV crime solving and the real dealand the real deal

““It takes only an hour to solve a It takes only an hour to solve a crime on TV,” Cotton says. “You crime on TV,” Cotton says. “You think every city has a crime lab, a think every city has a crime lab, a plane, a chemist who carries a gun plane, a chemist who carries a gun and tire-track experts. That’s not and tire-track experts. That’s not reality.”reality.”

offers expertise in media and crime, offers expertise in media and crime, gender and crime, the death penalty gender and crime, the death penalty and eyewitness identificationand eyewitness identification

Judi Diaz Bonacquisti, M.B.A.,Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management

Expert on college enrollment and retention trends, including all underrepresented student populations

leading Metro State’s initiative to become a Hispanic Serving Institution

former member of the Hispanic Education Advisory Council to Denver Public Schools and the DPS Commission on Secondary Reform