Public · Saint Paul, Minnesota
Metropolitan State University
Urban campus · 5,616 undergraduates · 15 students per faculty member · Official website
- Acceptance rate
- 99%
- ACT middle 50%
- 16–21
- Average net price
- $16,863
- per year, after grants
- 6-year graduation
- 44%

Is Metropolitan State University a reach, a target or a likely for your student?
Add a GPA and test scores and U Shortlist shows admission odds, the net price at your income, and how Metropolitan State University fits against what your family said matters, on a map of 1,546 colleges.
What Metropolitan State University costs
Net price is what a first-year student pays for a year after grants and scholarships, by family income. It is usually far below the sticker price.
Net price by family income
- Under $30,000
- $15,238
- $30,001 – $48,000
- $16,656
- $48,001 – $75,000
- $16,659
- $75,001 – $110,000
- $18,994
- Over $110,000
- $21,905
For students receiving federal aid, at in-state tuition.
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Price and aid
- Full cost of attendance (sticker)
- $25,172
- Tuition, in-state
- $9,840
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $9,840
- First-years given a grant by the school
- 4%
- Average grant from the school
- $1,165
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,100
- The school's own net price calculator
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 99%
- SAT middle 50%
- –
- ACT middle 50%
- 16–21
- Test scores
- Considered, not required
- First-year retention
- 70%
Your student’s ACT puts them ? here
Below, inside or above the range, with the acceptance rate, decides reach, target or likely. U Shortlist works it out from your student’s own scores and keeps it separate from fit.
Check your student’s odds →Metropolitan State University athletics
No varsity teams
Participants reported to the U.S. Department of Education. A dash means no team for that side.
Academics and outcomes
Most popular fields
- Business & marketing
- 25%
- Computer & information sciences
- 18%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 10%
- Health professions
- 10%
- Psychology
- 8%
- Public administration & social work
- 8%
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded.
- 6-year graduation rate
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $64,705
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,100
- Students with a Pell grant
- 48%
Similar colleges nearby
- University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, WI · 23 mi away4,205 undergrads · net $14,054
- University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, WI · 56 mi away5,842 undergrads · net $17,490
- Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, MN · 67 mi away5,088 undergrads · net $13,529
- Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, MN · 72 mi away11,703 undergrads · net $19,139
- University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, WI · 78 mi away8,895 undergrads · net $16,550
- Winona State UniversityWinona, MN · 95 mi away5,144 undergrads · net $17,503
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (admissions, prices, outcomes), IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2023–24 (school grants) and Equity in Athletics 2024–25 (teams). No college paid to appear here or can pay to be ranked.
