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Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Metropolitan State University is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

562 Undergraduate Degrees
85 Graduate Degrees
62% Acceptance Rate

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Metropolitan State University Rankings

We have ranked Metro State as #247 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Metro State.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Value International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#21 Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#126 Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Metro State has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#18 Best Value Colleges for International Business College Factual
#37 Best Value Colleges for Human Resource Management College Factual
#63 Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management College Factual
#96 Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing College Factual
#228 Best General Business Administration and Management Schools College Factual
#238 Best Business Administration & Management Schools College Factual

Where Is Metropolitan State University?

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Contact details for Metro State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 700 East Seventh Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106-5000
Phone: 651-793-1300
Website: www.metrostate.edu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Choose_Metro

How Do I Get Into Metro State?

You can apply to Metro State online at: https://www.metrostate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Metro State

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank required
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program neither required nor recommended
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores recommended
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Metro State?

62% Acceptance Rate
69% Of Accepted Are Women
Metro State has an acceptance rate of 62%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 55%, and the acceptance rate for women is 66%.

Can I Afford Metropolitan State University?

25% Take Out Loans
4.2% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Metro State, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $4,819 a year. That adds up to $19,276 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Metro State is 4.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Metropolitan State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,882 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,649 undergraduate students at Metro State, with 2,882 being full-time and 3,767 being part-time.

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There are also 903 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,882 full-time undergraduates at Metro State, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Metropolitan State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 610
Black or African American 684
Hispanic or Latino 209
White 1,125
International Students 102
Other Races/Ethnicities 152

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Metropolitan State University. At this time, 4 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 61 countries are represented at Metro State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Taiwan, China, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Metropolitan State University

6,078 Took All Classes Online
7,061 Took At Least One Class Online
74.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 7,061 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Metro State has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 3rd most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Metro State

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Metropolitan State University was $8,249 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $15,673. The following table shows how Metro State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management #10 #1
Operations Management #13 #47
Management Information Systems #16 #17
General Management Information Systems #16 #17
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration #16 #58
Finance & Financial Management #22 #53
Finance #22 #50
Human Resource Management #25 #55
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #43 #83
Marketing #46 #83

Online Affordability Rankings of Metro State Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Metropolitan State University was $8,249 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $15,673. The following table shows how Metro State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Operations Management #7 #34
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management #10 #22
Finance #10 #74
Finance & Financial Management #16 #83
Marketing #19 #93
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #22 #99
Human Resource Management #25 #106
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration #25 #107

Online Growth Rankings of Metro State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Metropolitan State University was 74.8%. This is the #445 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Metro State regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Metro State ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Metro State.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Technical & Scientific Communication #1
Operations Management #7
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management #15
Public Relations & Advertising #18
Finance #27
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #38
Marketing #41
Finance & Financial Management #41
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration #46
Human Resource Management #74
General Business Administration and Management #271
Business Administration & Management #349

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Metropolitan State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 242 0 40 2 284
Accounting 95 0 0 0 95
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 65 0 0 0 65
Finance 60 0 0 0 60
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 44 0 0 0 44
Supply Chain Management 32 0 0 0 32
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 6 0 23 0 29
International Business/Trade/Commerce 10 0 0 0 10
Project Management 0 8 0 0 8
General Management Information Systems 0 7 0 0 7
Technical & Scientific Communication 0 5 0 0 5
Entrepreneurship 4 0 0 0 4
General Economics 4 0 0 0 4
Operations Management 0 0 0 0 0
General Hospitality Administration/Management 0 0 0 0 0
Advertising 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 562 20 63 2 647

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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