Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO · public · 15,002 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Metropolitan State University of Denver field?
Metropolitan State University of Denver, in Denver, CO, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
Both rosters carried the same number of players, 9, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Metropolitan State University of Denver's men's tennis roster has stayed between 8 and 9 players since 2020, and stood at 9 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 10% below the NCAA Division II median of 10, and about the same distance from the national median. Metropolitan State University of Denver lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 74%.
Metropolitan State University of Denver's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. That 2025 roster is in line with the NCAA Division II median of 9, and about the same distance from the national median. Metropolitan State University of Denver lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 80%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Metropolitan State University of Denver fund its athletes?
Metropolitan State University of Denver reported 268 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 141 men and 127 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $2,548,135, about $7,719 per male athlete and $11,495 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $11,401 for men's sports and $24,985 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $81 and $197 per athlete.
What is Metropolitan State University of Denver like academically?
Metropolitan State University of Denver is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 99% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1019.
The full cost of attendance is around $24,622 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $15,327 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 38% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $11,124 for CO residents and $30,684 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
32% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 63% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $52,093, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Metropolitan State University of Denver?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 17% of degrees, with Liberal Arts & Sciences, Psychology and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Research and Experimental Psychology (282 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (182 degrees)
- Biology, General (180 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (157 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (117 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (104 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (100 degrees)
- Marketing (98 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (97 degrees)
- Social Work (95 degrees)
What is Sherrelwood, CO like to live in?
Metropolitan State University of Denver sits in Sherrelwood, a large city of about 19,000 people in Adams County, Colorado.
The median household in Sherrelwood earns about $73,849, which is below the Colorado median ($92,470) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $412,200, 18% below the Colorado median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,627 a month.
Commutes run long, about 30 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The population skews young, with a median age of 32 against 39 nationally and 28% under 18.
16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Colorado average of 45%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Metropolitan State University of Denver have a tennis program?
- Yes. Metropolitan State University of Denver fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Metropolitan State University of Denver?
- Metropolitan State University of Denver is in Denver, CO, in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States.
- How much does Metropolitan State University of Denver cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $24,622 a year, and an average net price of $15,327 after grants and scholarships.