How many students at Metropolitan State? For the academic year 2023-2024, total of 6,005 students have enrolled in Metropolitan State University with 5,271 undergraduate and 734 graduate students.

By gender, 2,539 male and 3,466 female students are attending the school.

It has more students compared to similar colleges (4,823 students in average - public Master's College and University (medium programs)).

2,849 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,969 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.


Student Population by Gender

Metropolitan State University has a total of 6,005 enrolled students for the academic year 2023-2024. 5,271 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 734 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 2,539 male and 3,466 female students (the male-female ratio is 42:58) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2023-2024 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total6,0055,271734
Men2,5392,241298
Women3,4663,030436
Metropolitan State University 2024 Student Population by Gender and Race chartMetropolitan State University 2024 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartMetropolitan State University 2024 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,294 White, 1,805 Black, and 948 Asian students out of a total of 6,005 are attending at Metropolitan State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2023-2024 data).

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American311714
Asian948415533
Black1,8057691,036
Hispanic441168273
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders523
White2,2949611,333
Two or more races24493151
Race Unknown652837
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American281711
Asian873386487
Black1,638697941
Hispanic403151252
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders422
White1,9338251,108
Two or more races21382131
Race Unknown522131
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American303
Asian752946
Black1677295
Hispanic381721
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White361136225
Two or more races311120
Race Unknown1376
Metropolitan State University 2024 Student Population by Gender and Race chartMetropolitan State University 2024 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartMetropolitan State University 2024 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Age Distribution

By age, Metropolitan State has 93 students under 18 years old and 38 students over 65 years old. There are 2,419 students under 25 years old, and 3,572 students over 25 years old out of 6,005 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 93 students are younger than 18 and 25 students are older than 65. Metropolitan State has 2,393 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,867 students aged 25 and over.

It has 26 graduate students aged under 25 and 705 students aged 25 and over.

Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18936429
18-19351205146
20-21730399331
22-241,245723522
25-291,217697520
30-34822498324
35-39582336246
40-49635359276
50-64278162116
Over 65381919
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18936429
18-19351205146
20-21730399331
22-241,219707512
25-291,061604457
30-34656392264
35-39446253193
40-49490278212
50-6418911277
Over 65251213
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
22-24261610
25-291569363
30-3416610660
35-391368353
40-491458164
50-64895039
Over 651376
Metropolitan State University 2024 Student Population by Age chartMetropolitan State University 2024 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartMetropolitan State University 2024 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartMetropolitan State University 2024 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartMetropolitan State University 2024 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartMetropolitan State University 2024 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Metropolitan State University, 2,849 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,969 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,758 students lived in Minnesota or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 91 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students6,0052,8491,969
Undergraduate5,2712,5771,740
Graduate734272229
Online Student Population by Locality
Minnesota ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students2,758910
Undergraduate2,507700
Graduate251210
Metropolitan State University 2024 Online Student Population chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,271 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,253 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 23.77%.689 students have transferred in as full-time status and 564 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time1,863
Transfer-in Full-time689
Regular Part-time2,155
Transfer-in Part-time564

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