Metropolitan State University
Metropolitan State University admitted 99% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 16–21 on the ACT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $26,556 a year. Within six years, 46% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 99%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- ACT middle 50%
- 16–21
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $36,268 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $26,556 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $24,594 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $10,382 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 46%
- Students who return for a second year
- 68%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $66,336 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,172
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,616
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 57%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 25%
- Computer and information sciences
- 18%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 10%
- Health professions
- 10%
- Psychology
- 9%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University LA · 99% admitted
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks PA · 99% admitted
- Sul Ross State University TX · 99% admitted
- West Texas A & M University TX · 99% admitted
- Central State University OH · 99% admitted
- Fairmont State University WV · 99% admitted
More colleges in Minnesota
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN · 80% admitted
- Minnesota State University-Mankato MN · 88% admitted
- University of Minnesota-Duluth MN · 89% admitted
- University of St Thomas MN · 85% admitted
- Winona State University MN · 76% admitted
- Saint Cloud State University MN · 95% admitted
- Bemidji State University MN · 56% admitted
- St Olaf College MN · 48% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.