About the Auraria Campus

The Auraria Campus is a dynamic and vibrant higher education community located in the heart of downtown Denver. The 150-acre campus is shared by three separate and distinct institutions of higher learning: Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and University of Colorado Denver. The Auraria Higher Education Center is a separate state entity whose role is to provide and manage shared services, facilities, and property to support these prominent institutions in achieving their goals. The collective student population is approximately 38,000, with an additional 5,000 faculty and staff.

Displaced Aurarians Scholarship

The Auraria Higher Education Center recognizes the community and families of Auraria who lived, worked, and worshipped at Auraria.  The decision to provide this sacred land in order to create a permanent home for Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and University of Colorado Denver was a difficult one.  Let us honor the families of Auraria and their generous contribution, which made this public campus of higher education possible to benefit so many.

*Below you will find the Tri-Institutional application. Please note each institution currently has a unique version on its site. 

Application links for reference: