by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Metropolitan State University was awarded 40 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
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Metro State landed the #1,085 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Metro State is also ranked #44 out of 52 schools in Minnesota.
Metropolitan State University has an acceptance rate of 82%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
Metro State received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 21 and 26.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Metropolitan State University, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Metropolitan State University is 32%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Metropolitan State University is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 13% for first-time, full-time students at Metro State, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Metropolitan State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,649 undergraduates at Metro State with 2,882 being full-time and 3,767 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,117 | $18,090 | $18,760 | $23,126 | $25,608 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Metro State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Metro State, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $4,941 a year. That adds up to $19,764 over four years for those students.
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See which majors at Metropolitan State University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Metropolitan State University.
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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 337 | $56,314 |
| Nursing | 200 | $77,421 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 200 | $49,751 |
| General Psychology | 127 | $40,958 |
| Computer Science | 120 | $72,865 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 95 | $52,125 |
| Accounting | 86 | $54,137 |
| Computer Information Systems | 66 | $59,158 |
| Social Work | 61 | $47,637 |
| Human Services | 54 | $45,751 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 5,422 students took at least one online class at Metropolitan State University. This is an increase from the 4,849 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 5,422 | 3,637 |
| 2021-2022 | 4,849 | 1,908 |
| 2020-2021 | 7,061 | 6,078 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,815 | 1,580 |
Learn more about online learning at Metropolitan State University.
Footnotes
*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.
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