Metropolitan State University academics
Saint Paul, Minnesota · Public · 5,616 undergrads
Metropolitan State University has 5,616 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 49 fields of study. The most degrees go to Business Administration and Management, General.
The short answers
5,616
undergraduates.
734
graduate students.
49
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
1,531
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
37%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
5,616
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
734
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
6,005
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
61%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
37%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
29.6 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$39,334
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
36%
BlackCollege Scorecard
32%
AsianCollege Scorecard
17%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
7.7%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
4.1%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
2.4%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
0.7%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
1,531
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
206
Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023
15
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
11
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Business Administration and Management, General
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
70
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Master's
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers