Metropolitan State University Computer Science Programs

Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Metropolitan State University is a public institution. Saint Paul is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Metropolitan State University?

Contact details for Metro State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	700 East Seventh Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106-5000
Phone:	651-793-1300
Website:	www.metrostate.edu

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How Do I Get Into Metro State?

You can apply to Metro State online at: https://www.metrostate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Metro State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Metro State?

The acceptance rate at Metropolitan State University is 82%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

Metro State received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 26. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 26.

Can I Afford Metropolitan State University?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Metro State, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $4,675 a year. That adds up to $18,700 over four years for those students.

Metropolitan State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,000 undergraduate students at Metro State, with 2,663 being full-time and 3,337 being part-time.

There are also 914 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,663 full-time undergraduates at Metro State, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Metropolitan State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	546
Black or African American	709
Hispanic or Latino	172
White	980
International Students	116
Other Races/Ethnicities	140

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Metropolitan State University. At this time, 4 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 61 countries are represented at Metro State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Taiwan, China, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Metropolitan State University

There are 21 bachelor’s degree and 15 master’s degree programs available online at Metro State. In 2022-2023, 5,422 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Metro State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Metropolitan State University Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	112	0	8	120
Information Technology	47	0	19	66
General Information Science	51	0	0	51
Computer & IS Security	21	4	0	25
General Computer Programming	3	0	0	3
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	0	1	0	1
TOTAL	234	5	27	266

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Tony Webster under License

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