- The Inkwell
- Minnesota
- Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, MNCity: largeZIP 55106Founded 1971
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1971
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1972
- Website
- www.metrostate.edu
MinnesotaPublic
Metropolitan State University
Metropolitan State University is a public university in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with 5,616 undergraduates. It admits 99% of applicants, graduates 46% within six years and costs $26,556 a year after aid.
46%graduate
Admission rate99%
Retention68%
4-year graduation25%
Pell Grant share57%
Federal loans27%
$26,556net price / year
99%admission rate
1020average SAT
46%graduate in 6 years
$66,336median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,172median debt
#509 of 1,704 for earnings#1,320 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,179 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,466 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $36,268tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,382
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $10,382
- Average net price
- $26,556national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$24,594
$30,001–48,000$23,943
$48,001–75,000$25,516
$75,001–110,000$30,400
$110,001+$35,846
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 99%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1020
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 16–21
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college99%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college68%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college46%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college57%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 46%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 25%
- First-year retention
- 68%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 58%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $60,172
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,336middle 50%: $45,505–$92,068
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,172
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$92,068
Median, Metropolitan State University$66,336
Lower quarter$45,505
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 5,616
- Part-time
- 48%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 29.6
- First-generation students
- 37%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 57%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 35%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,336 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,600
- Endowment, end of year
- $9,735,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White33%
Hispanic8.2%
Black35%
Asian16%
Two or more races4.8%
U.S. nonresident1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Unknown0.6%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management25%
Computer & information sciences18%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies9.8%
Health professions9.8%
Psychology8.5%
Public administration & social service7.8%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.6%
Education3.1%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 174020. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6825262.