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.
- Top 12%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 18%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 20%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 22%Median graduate debt
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
- $19,1811,008th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,780571st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $9,780248th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $26,057754th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $17,100414th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,705388th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,828352nd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 38.4%1,558th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 73.3%1,070th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 96.5%1,461st most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1020897th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,998496th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 44.3%549th highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $72,548 | $68,821 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $68,405 | $76,998 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $63,005 | — |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | $55,964 | $42,728 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $55,151 | $53,775 |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $52,107 | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | $52,107 | $57,318 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $49,292 | $51,077 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $49,019 | $48,097 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $48,945 | $49,784 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,846 | $62,012 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $47,729 | $46,087 |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websitemetrostate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 174020)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in MinnesotaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
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