Saint Paul, Minnesota · Public · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Metropolitan State University is a public four-year institution in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 6,660, made up of 5,904 undergraduates and 756 graduate students. It is part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
Metropolitan State University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 86 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. It awarded 1,648 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 20 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
68% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
Key figures
6,660
Students enrolled
68%
First-year retention
1,648
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
86
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 86
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
68%
First-year retention, part-time students
65%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,378
Master's degrees
189
Doctoral degrees (research)
2
Professional doctorates
24
Certificates under 1 year
9
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
19
Postbaccalaureate certificates
27
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
6,660
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,904
Graduate students, fall 2024
756
Full-time, fall 2024
47%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
8,875
Undergraduates, 2024-25
7,950
Graduate students, 2024-25
925
Full-time, 2024-25
42%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
56%
Men
44%
White
35%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
33%
Asian
15%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
20
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
42%
Students taking some online courses
46%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
President
Virginia Arthur
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience