College · Public · Saint Paul, MN · City
Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, MN
Admit rate99%
6-yr median pay$55k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size5,616
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $17k/yr for a shot at a $55k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 99% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1020.
If you get in
5,616 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$101k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$67k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$33k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $9.8k
- Books & supplies
- $1,500
How students pay for it.
Pell grants48%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans31%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$17k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention70%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr44%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$55k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$65k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out36%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Public
- Undergrad size
- 5,616
- Location
- Saint Paul, MN
- Region
- Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Black35%
- White33%
- Asian16%
- Hispanic8%
- Two or more races5%
- International2%
- Unknown1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students37%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time48%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$28k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 47
What you can study.