How many students at Metropolitan State? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 6,294 students have enrolled in Metropolitan State University with 5,488 undergraduate and 806 graduate students.
By gender, 2,617 male and 3,677 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (4,749 students in average - public Master's College and University (medium programs)).
3,637 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,785 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 6,294 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 5,488 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 806 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,617 male and 3,677 female students (the male-female ratio is 42:58) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 6,294 | 5,488 | 806 |
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| Men | 2,617 | 2,282 | 335 |
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| Women | 3,677 | 3,206 | 471 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 2,584 White, 1,751 Black, and 994 Asian students out of a total of 6,294 are attending at Metropolitan State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 34 | 14 | 20 |
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| Asian | 994 | 411 | 583 |
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| Black | 1,751 | 741 | 1,010 |
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| Hispanic | 439 | 165 | 274 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| White | 2,584 | 1,079 | 1,505 |
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| Two or more races | 236 | 87 | 149 |
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| Race Unknown | 67 | 29 | 38 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 29 | 13 | 16 |
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| Asian | 905 | 374 | 531 |
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| Black | 1,597 | 661 | 936 |
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| Hispanic | 404 | 150 | 254 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| White | 2,150 | 919 | 1,231 |
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| Two or more races | 211 | 77 | 134 |
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| Race Unknown | 55 | 26 | 29 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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| Asian | 89 | 37 | 52 |
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| Black | 154 | 80 | 74 |
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| Hispanic | 35 | 15 | 20 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 434 | 160 | 274 |
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| Two or more races | 25 | 10 | 15 |
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| Race Unknown | 12 | 3 | 9 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Metropolitan State has 72 students under 18 years old and 36 students over 65 years old. There are 2,537 students under 25 years old, and 4,369 students over 25 years old out of 6,914 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 72 students are younger than 18 and 24 students are older than 65. Metropolitan State has 2,487 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 3,509 students aged 25 and over.
It has 50 graduate students aged under 25 and 860 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 72 | 44 | 28 |
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| 18-19 | 311 | 184 | 127 |
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| 20-21 | 763 | 467 | 296 |
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| 22-24 | 1,391 | 806 | 585 |
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| 25-29 | 1,594 | 924 | 670 |
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| 30-34 | 993 | 547 | 446 |
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| 35-39 | 694 | 398 | 296 |
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| 40-49 | 706 | 415 | 291 |
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| 50-64 | 346 | 212 | 134 |
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| Over 65 | 36 | 20 | 16 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 72 | 44 | 28 |
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| 18-19 | 309 | 183 | 126 |
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| 20-21 | 760 | 466 | 294 |
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| 22-24 | 1,346 | 781 | 565 |
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| 25-29 | 1,341 | 757 | 584 |
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| 30-34 | 798 | 428 | 370 |
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| 35-39 | 543 | 309 | 234 |
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| 40-49 | 540 | 328 | 212 |
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| 50-64 | 263 | 168 | 95 |
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| Over 65 | 24 | 12 | 12 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| 22-24 | 45 | 25 | 20 |
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| 25-29 | 253 | 167 | 86 |
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| 30-34 | 195 | 119 | 76 |
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| 35-39 | 151 | 89 | 62 |
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| 40-49 | 166 | 87 | 79 |
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| 50-64 | 83 | 44 | 39 |
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| Over 65 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
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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, 3,637 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,785 students are enrolled in some online courses.
3,507 students lived in Minnesota or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 130 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 6,294 | 3,637 | 1,785 |
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| Undergraduate | 5,488 | 3,240 | 1,560 |
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| Graduate | 806 | 397 | 225 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Minnesota Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 3,507 | 129 | 1 |
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| Undergraduate | 3,138 | 101 | 1 |
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| Graduate | 369 | 28 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 5,488 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,182 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 21.54%.630 students have transferred in as full-time status and 552 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 1,853 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 630 |
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| Regular Part-time | 2,453 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 552 |
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