Completion Rates – Metro State measures completion six years after initial enrollment. We provide numbers for students who graduate from Metro State and for those who graduate from any institution including but not limited to metro state. These are 2024 measurements and refer to degree-seeking students who started at Metro State in fall of 2018.
Graduated from Metro State
- Undergraduates – 58.0%
- Graduate Students – 68.7%
Graduated from any college or university
- Undergraduates – 67.3%
- Graduate Students – 73.1%
Retention Rates – Metro State measures retention as the proportion of student who enrolled at Metro State for the first time in fall who were enrolled in the subsequent fall or who had graduated from Metro State before the subsequent fall. These data are for degree-seeking students who were enrolled in fall of 2023 and returned in or graduated by fall of 2024.
- Undergraduates – 67.5%
- Graduate Students – 81.6%
Licensure Rates – Metro State collects licensure data for two programs. The following shows the pass rate for each of these programs. These data are for 2024 test takers.
- Nursing – 85.7%
- Peace Officer – 84.6%
Graduates in Related Employment – Metro State uses a survey to determine the percentage of its graduates who are in employment related to their field of study within a year of graduating. This measure excludes students who have enrolled in further education or who are not looking for work. These data are for 2024 graduates.
- Graduates in Related employment – 60.4%
Additional retention and graduation information for the College of Business and Management is available on the College of Business and Management retention and graduation data page.