Metropolitan State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 2,800,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,710 (68%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (62%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,520
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 99%
From Region 0%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 38%
White 29%
Asian 17%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Metropolitan State University 1,378 42% 40% 16% 28% 7% 2% $71,192 48 -0.11 83 95% 4.8%
Computer Programming — — — — — — — — $91,016 12 -0.99 95 — — — — —
Computer Science 94 — 78% 35% 20% 28% 4% 4% $98,752 22 -0.77 97 92% — — — —
Cybersecurity 60 — 90% 35% 18% 43% 2% 0% $87,982 39 -0.30 94 96% — — — —
Data Science 13 +1 46% 46% 23% 31% 0% 0% $87,709 15 -1.06 94 — — — — —
Information Technology 69 +2 65% 6% 17% 74% 0% 1% $82,356 19 -0.77 91 100% — — — —
Management Information Systems 33 — 79% 27% 33% 33% 0% 6% $83,876 21 -0.70 92 97% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 10 — 70% 60% 10% 10% 0% 0% $86,376 22 -0.71 93 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $73,701 68 +0.20 85 100% — — — —
Biochemistry 9 — 33% 89% 11% 0% 0% 0% $73,935 62 +0.22 86 — — — — —
Biology 31 +1 29% 42% 6% 35% 3% 3% $73,530 85 +0.82 85 91% — — — —
Environmental Science 8 — 62% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $65,207 82 +0.82 77 — — — — —
Dental Hygiene 10 — 10% 30% 30% 20% 10% 0% $68,455 38 -0.28 81 96% — — — —
Nursing 71 — 4% 37% 25% 27% 1% 6% $86,157 26 -0.61 93 98% — — — —
Accounting 65 — 43% 49% 26% 18% 3% 3% $73,619 21 -0.87 85 96% — — — —
Business Administration and Management 141 +4 46% 41% 16% 20% 11% 9% $72,823 51 -0.25 85 94% — — — —
Business Analytics 22 — 59% 41% 9% 18% 18% 9% $79,102 21 -0.76 89 — — — — —
Economics 7 +1 57% 29% 0% 57% 14% 0% $106,337 69 +0.31 98 100% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 6 — 33% 33% 33% 17% 0% 17% $71,017 52 -0.21 83 — — — — —
Finance 32 — 66% 41% 34% 12% 9% 0% $77,105 14 -0.76 88 91% 4.6% — — —
Health Administration 14 — 14% 57% 14% 21% 7% 0% $69,167 71 +0.15 82 — — — — —
Human Resources Management 50 +6 18% 42% 20% 18% 12% 2% $71,781 38 -0.30 84 96% 5.9% — — —
International Business 4 +1 100% 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% $75,696 43 -0.35 87 — — — — —
Logistics — — — — — — — — $72,823 9 -1.12 85 94% — — — —
Marketing 34 +3 41% 35% 35% 9% 9% 3% $70,963 30 -0.51 83 99% 4.3% — — —
Nonprofit Management 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $72,823 56 -0.13 85 94% — — — —
Creative Writing 11 — 36% 55% 18% 0% 9% 0% $57,378 77 +0.61 65 86% — — — —
English 9 — 0% 44% 0% 0% 33% 0% $42,271 6 -1.24 28 89% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 5 — 60% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,159 15 -0.88 44 — — — — —
History 7 — 86% 57% 14% 14% 14% 0% $56,159 54 -0.07 63 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 26 — 35% 54% 15% 19% 0% 0% $62,321 81 +0.48 74 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 99 — 41% 58% 6% 22% 7% 0% $68,233 92 +1.05 81 94% 4.5% — — —
Philosophy 1 +1 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $56,990 42 -0.33 65 — — — — —
Professional Writing 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,378 77 +0.61 65 86% — — — —
Women's Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $44,884 6 -1.39 35 94% — — — —
Addiction Counseling 39 — 46% 72% 0% 21% 3% 0% $61,137 93 +0.93 72 93% — — — —
Child Psychology 8 — 12% 38% 25% 38% 0% 0% $48,153 7 -1.45 44 100% — — — —
Communication 28 — 36% 39% 7% 36% 7% 0% $61,533 53 -0.03 72 95% — — — —
Human Services 45 — 18% 20% 13% 58% 9% 0% $50,822 32 -0.29 51 96% — — — —
Political Science 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $65,208 32 -0.52 77 — — — — —
Psychology 111 — 22% 47% 5% 30% 10% 0% $55,512 56 +0.07 62 93% — — — —
Social Sciences 12 — 42% 50% 8% 25% 8% 0% $50,834 27 -0.55 51 93% — — — —
Social Work 65 — 11% 28% 15% 42% 8% 0% $62,965 97 +1.15 75 100% — — — —
Biology Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $55,036 43 -0.26 61 93% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 10 — 0% 20% 20% 20% 20% 0% $50,805 41 -0.22 51 95% — — — —
Elementary Education 19 — 5% 37% 26% 26% 5% 0% $50,805 41 -0.22 51 95% — — — —
English Education 6 — 33% 17% 0% 50% 33% 0% $55,036 53 -0.06 61 93% — — — —
General Education 4 — 25% 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% $62,716 86 +0.90 74 97% — — — —
Mathematics Education — — — — — — — — $55,036 43 -0.26 61 93% — — — —
Social Studies Education 7 — 57% 29% 29% 29% 14% 0% $55,036 53 -0.08 61 93% — — — —
Special Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $55,186 48 -0.11 61 — — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,685 35 -0.32 24 — — — — —
Playwriting and Screenwriting 7 +1 100% 57% 14% 0% 0% 0% $42,303 44 -0.10 28 100% — — — —
Studio Art 8 — 25% 38% 38% 12% 12% 0% $41,729 27 -0.55 26 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 44 +1 34% 39% 18% 18% 14% 2% $64,300 77 +0.61 76 96% — — — —
Law Enforcement 13 — 77% 46% 23% 15% 15% 0% $64,300 77 +0.61 76 96% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $10,930
Est. Cost of Attendance $14,139
ROI Percentile 83th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 68%
4-Year Graduation Rate 27%
6-Year Graduation Rate 44%
Transfer-Out Rate 36%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 27.4% 377 43% 42% 21% 18% 10% 5% $73,872 37 -0.43 86 95% 5.1%
Social Sciences 22.4% 309 24% 41% 8% 36% 8% 0% $57,312 46 +0.28 65 95% —
Computer Science 19.5% 269 76% 27% 21% 44% 2% 3% $89,785 17 -0.67 95 96% —
Humanities 11.8% 162 40% 54% 9% 20% 8% 0% $63,472 86 +0.65 75 93% 4.5%
Health Sciences 5.9% 81 5% 36% 26% 26% 2% 5% $83,972 75 -0.57 92 98% —
Professional 4.1% 57 44% 40% 19% 18% 14% 2% $64,300 43 +0.61 76 96% —
Education 3.4% 47 17% 28% 21% 28% 15% 2% $53,082 47 -0.08 56 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.9% 40 30% 52% 8% 28% 2% 2% $73,621 82 +0.69 85 91% —
Arts 1.2% 16 56% 50% 25% 6% 6% 0% $41,915 12 -0.34 27 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 12 58% 58% 17% 8% 0% 0% $84,264 63 -0.56 92 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 8 62% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $65,207 73 +0.82 77 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #603 65% — — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #503 62% — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — 6 #168 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.0M #647 64% — 6 #511 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional