Metropolitan State University is one of the twelve public 4-year colleges in Minnesota. The campus is located in an urban area, in Saint Paul.
According to the NCES 2017 report, a total of 8,148 students attend the school. In the 2017 fall enrollment, 122 freshman students enrolled, and approximately 89 students returned for their sophomore year (which makes its freshman retention rate 73%). Every year 27% of the graduating class students graduate in 150% of the time it takes to complete their studies.
Metropolitan State University’s in-state tuition for the 2017-2018 academic year was $6,826, and fees were $1,033. Out-of-state tuition and fees for the same period were $13,927 and $1,033 respectively.