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Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, MN · Public · Large city · MSU

Public institution in Saint Paul, MN · 4,998 undergraduates · 96% acceptance rate · $64,705 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$19,1811,006th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,780570th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$9,780247th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$26,057754th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$17,100413th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$64,705387th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$54,828351st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
38.4%1,543rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
73.3%1,063rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
96.5%1,449th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1020895th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
4,998496th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
44.3%541st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 9 mi (MSP)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 42 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$72,548$68,821
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$68,405$76,998
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$63,005—
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$55,964$42,728
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$55,151$53,775
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$52,107—
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Sciencebachelors$52,107$57,318
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$49,292$51,077
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$49,019$48,097
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$48,945$49,784
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$47,846$62,012
MarketingBusinessbachelors$47,729$46,087

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Metropolitan State University’s 4,998 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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