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Undergraduate spring application deadline is December 1 for spring term.

Fall 2024, Spring 2025 and Summer 2025 tuition

All tuition is subject to change by the Minnesota State Board.

Review the financial aid cost of attendance for an estimate of all costs for a full academic year

General rates

Per credit Undergraduate Graduate
Tuition $285.70 $523.85
Fees $42.30 $42.30

Specialty rates

Tuition per credit Undergraduate Graduate
Student-designed independent studies $179.24 $340.35
Prior learning assessment $162.73 $291.73
Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Human Biology, Geology, Natural Sciences, Physics $293.98 N/A
Nursing courses (BS and MSN) $358.08 $632.85
Dental Hygiene (BSDH) $358.08 N/A
Dental Hygiene (MS in Advanced Dental Therapy/Oral Health Care Practitioner) N/A $1,746.35

Specialty program rates

Program Tuition per Credit
Doctoral Nursing courses $1,153.88
Doctoral DBA courses $1,174.15
Police Sciences Skills courses $541.22

Fall 2023, Spring 2024 and Summer 2024 tuition

All tuition is subject to change by the Minnesota State Board.

Review the financial aid cost of attendance for an estimate of all costs for a full academic year

General rates

Per credit Undergraduate Graduate
Tuition $285.70 $508.59
Fees $40.30 $40.30

Specialty rates

Tuition per credit Undergraduate Graduate
Student-designed independent studies (Faculty-designed independent studies use general rates above) $179.24 $340.35
Prior learning assessment $162.73 $291.73
Natural sciences $293.98 N/A
Nursing courses (BS and MSN) $358.08 $632.85
Dental Hygiene (BSDH) $358.08 N/A
Dental Hygiene (MS in Advanced Dental Therapy/Oral Health Care Practitioner) N/A $1,746.35

Specialty program rates

Program Tuition per Credit
Doctoral Nursing courses $1,153.88
Doctoral DBA courses $1,179.00
Police Sciences Skills courses $541.22

Fall 2022, Spring 2023 and Summer 2023 tuition

All tuition is subject to change by the Minnesota State Board.

General rates

Per credit Undergraduate Graduate
Tuition $285.70 $491.39
Fees $37.30 $37.30

Specialty rates

Tuition per credit Undergraduate Graduate
Student-designed independent studies $179.24 $328.84
Prior learning assessment $162.73 $281.86
Natural sciences $293.98 N/A
Nursing courses (BS and MSN) $358.08 $615.65
Dental Hygiene (BSDH) $358.08 N/A
Dental Hygiene (MS in Advanced Dental Therapy/Oral Health Care Practitioner) N/A $1,729.15

Specialty program rates

Program Tuition per Credit
Doctoral Nursing courses (includes fees) $1,173.22
Doctoral DBA courses (includes fees) $1,216.30
Law Enforcement Skills courses (including fees) $578.71

Fall 2021, Spring 2022 and Summer 2022 tuition

All tuition is subject to change by the Minnesota State Board.

General rates

Per credit Undergraduate Graduate
Tuition $276.04 $474.77
Fees $37.11 $37.11

Specialty rates

Tuition per credit Undergraduate Graduate
Student-designed independent studies $173.18 $317.72
Prior learning assessment $157.23 $272.33
Natural sciences $284.04 N/A
Nursing courses (BS and MSN) $345.97 $594.83
Dental Hygiene (BSDH) $345.97 N/A
Dental Hygiene (MS in Advanced Dental Therapy/Oral Health Care Practitioner) N/A $1,670.68

Specialty program rates

Program Combined tuition and fees
Doctoral Nursing courses (includes fees) $1,133.36
Doctoral DBA courses (includes fees) $1,174.99
Law Enforcement Skills courses (including fees of $37.11/credit) $558.96

Loans, grants, scholarships and student jobs

In addition to being an affordable education, Metro State gives students the flexibility they need to pay their tuition.

We’ll guide you through the process of applying for financial aid – and steer you in the direction of any grants, scholarships, or student jobs that may be available.

Fees

All fees are subject to change. Fees apply to all courses taken for credit, including online courses.

  • Activity fee: $4 per credit
  • Student Center fee: $8.50 per credit. Student center fees are assessed to all students. The fee supports the construction, maintenance and operation of the student center. The amount of this fee is determined by the Student Senate.
  • Technology fee: $14 per credit. The technology fee, assessed to all students, is used to support student computer labs and other technology that directly relates to instruction. There is a fee per credit hours.
  • MSUSA fee: $0.80 per credit. The Minnesota State University Student Association (MSUSA) fee, assessed to all students, is determined by the MSUSA Minnesota State College and University System Board of Trustees. Funds are used by the MSUSA statewide, for activities representing students. There is a MSUSA fee per credit hour.
  • Healthcare/health services fee: $2 per credit. Healthcare services fees are assessed to all students. The healthcare fee was approved by the Student Senate. The fee is designed to cover the cost of providing healthcare services to students. There will be a list of contracted health care services and a staff member hired as a navigator to help students who need to access health care services.
  • Parking fee: $13 per credit. Parking fees are assessed to students and faculty/staff and visitors to use the Metro State University Parking Ramp in St. Paul and to park at contracted lots in various campus locations. The fee is used to pay for construction, maintenance and operation of the parking ramp and other parking costs incurred by the University. The rate is set after consultation with and input from the Student Senate. Background on parking fee: The City of Saint Paul required the university to build the parking ramp before allowing construction of the Jason R. Carter Science Education Center. Without construction of the ramp, the University would not have been able to expand and offer the exceptional natural science degrees, which are among our most sought-after academic programs. The ramp could only be financed with state revenue bonds, which require us to assess parking fees to cover the debt service, maintenance and operations of our parking facilities across all locations. We cannot use either tuition revenue or state appropriation to pay these parking ramp expenses. At the time the ramp was built, the student body leadership voted to assess the parking fee for all students, including those taking only online courses. This allows students access to campus to visit the library, Gateway Student Services, advisors, and take advantage of a number of other student services. It also represents a necessary expense of operating our physical campus and providing educational resources.

Other fees

  • Graduate application fee: $20
  • Doctoral application fee: $40
  • Graduation fee: $20
  • NSF check fee: $20
  • Tuition late fee: $30
  • Transcript fee: $8
  • Rush (next day) transcript fee: $13
  • Online transcript fee: $5
  • Senior citizens (62 years and older): $20/credit
  • Additional course and lab fees vary
  • Noncredit workshop fees vary
  • Payment plan fees vary
  • Replacement ID fees vary
  • Health insurance fees vary

For senior citizens

Minnesota Residents, age 62 or older, are entitled without payment of tuition to enroll for courses on a space availability basis.

A senior citizen is a legal resident of Minnesota who has reached 62 years of age before the beginning of any term in which a course of study is pursued, or a person receiving a railroad retirement annuity who has reached 60 years of age before the beginning of the term, as defined in Minn. Stat. § 135A.51.

If you are a senior citizen and want to audit courses at Metro State, you will need to complete a visiting student application.

If you are a senior citizen and want to pursue a degree, you will need to complete a degree-seeking application for the program in which you want to enroll.

Students paying the senior citizen rate register on the first day of the term.

To verify eligibility for the senior citizen rate, students must show their driver’s license to Gateway Student Services either in person or by sending a copy via email to gateway@metrostate.edu.

  • For credit courses, they will be charged:

    • $20/ credit administrative fee
    • Parking Fee: $13 per credit
    • MSUSA Fee: $.80 per credit
    • Health Services Fee: $2 per credit
    • Technology Fee: $14 per credit
    • Student Center Fee: $8.50 per credit
    • Personal Property and Service Charge (if applicable, varies by course)

    Total: $58.30/credit

  • For audited course, they will be charged:

    • Parking Fee: $13 per credit
    • Health Services Fee: $2 per credit
    • Personal Property and Service Charge (if applicable, varies by course)

    Total: $15.00/credit

See Minnesota State Procedure 5.11.1.3 for complete program and qualifications.