by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will not be asked to pay the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The price tag of going to Metropolitan State University can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
Just what financial aid solutions can Metro State deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep scrolling to find out just how much financial aid will be open to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Metropolitan State University.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Looking at the entering class at Metropolitan State University, 86% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance around 98 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 82% | $8,538 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 4% | $1,165 |
| Federal Pell grants | 75% | $5,872 |
| State/local grants | 78% | $3,248 |
| Federal student loans | 15% | $4,629 |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. At this school, roughly 64% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $6,190 (covering around 3355 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 64% | $6,190 |
| Federal Pell grants | 48% | $4,475 |
| Federal student loans | 31% | $7,532 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $8,309.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $17,979 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $18,358 |
| Over $75,000 | $24,660 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
The net price represents the average annual cost a title-IV-receiving student pays after grant aid is subtracted from the full cost of attendance.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $16,863 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $19,181 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Metro State’s net price calculator: www.minnstate.edu/admissions/calculator/metrostate.html.
The median student at Metro State graduates with $12,900 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $12,900 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $17,100 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $181.29/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Metro State.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,250 |
| 25th percentile | $6,500 |
| 75th percentile | $24,146 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $33,417 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $13,490 |
| Middle income | $12,500 |
| High income | $13,500 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $13,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $12,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $10,127 |
| Independent students | $14,930 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Metro State.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Metro State:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 27491 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $614,510,047 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 126 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $724,421 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $5,749 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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