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Since 1971, Metropolitan State University has been committed to meeting the higher education needs of the people from the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. We are a fully accredited, comprehensive university, a member of the Minnesota State higher education system, and offer bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in more than 60 programs.
Metropolitan State’s flagship location is conveniently located along Mounds Boulevard between East Sixth and East Seventh Streets and overlooks downtown Saint Paul.
Ample parking is available in our secure parking ramp, accessible from Maria and Bates Avenues.
Metropolitan State’s Library and Learning Center shares its space with the Saint Paul Public Library’s Dayton’s Bluff Branch, making it one of the few joint-use libraries in the country. The Library houses The Gordon Parks Gallery, which exhibits a variety of artwork multiple times per year and maintains the beautiful David Barton Community Labyrinth and Reflective Garden for use by students and community members.
One of the newest buildings on our main campus, the Jason R. Carter Science Education Center, is dedicated to providing a state-of-the-art environment for learning in STEM programs and community educational programming. The building is dedicated to the memory of Jason R. Carter, a biochemistry student at Metropolitan State, who died of leukemia in May 2016. His parents, Diana and Robert Carter, and the Carter Family Foundation of Wayzata, Minn., worked with the University Foundation to provide a generous $2 million endowment through contributions in memory of Jason.
Another of our newer buildings is our Student Center, which is home to the Student Life and Leadership Development department, our campus canteen, study rooms and spaces, as well as a fitness center for students, staff and faculty to focus on physical well-being.
Metropolitan State teaches in four major locations: Saint Paul, Minneapolis, Saint Paul’s Midway, and Brooklyn Park. Day, evening, weekend, online, and hybrid classes are available and are also taught at many partnership institutions, including Minneapolis College, Normandale, and Saint Paul College.
Our Minneapolis Campus location, the Management Education Center, is home to our College of Management, which focuses on business, MBA, and DBA degrees. The Minneapolis Campus also houses the School of Urban Education, our innovative teacher education program dedicated to providing culturally competent and representative educators for our urban schools.
Metropolitan State’s Midway Center offers a multitude of classes in most topics and is conveniently located between Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The Psychology Department is also located at the Midway location.
Metropolitan State and Hennepin Technical College partner in the Law Enforcement Criminal Justice Education Center to instruct all aspects of both fields of study. The facility has a full range of learning environments and is located in Brooklyn Park on the Hennepin Technical College campus grounds.
Study areas are located on all campuses.
Our long dedication to post-traditional students means many of our most popular offerings are available in the evening, on weekends, fully online, or in a hybrid of classroom and online instruction.
Metropolitan State’s nursing program includes a state-of-the-art simulation center and practical experience opportunities through our many metro area medical facilities.
In addition, Metropolitan State is a core member of the MANE program, providing the opportunity for nursing education and advancement of credentials to practicing nurses throughout the state.
Metropolitan State’s College of Sciences is the place to explore your understanding of the physical world through the study of biology, chemistry, physics, and ecology.
Students working in one of the science labs in the Jason R. Carter Science Education Center.
If your interest is in technology, the COS offers courses in computer programming, writing web and phone apps, networking, cyber security, and much more. Or, if you love mathematics, our math and statistics programs will provide you with the tools you need to solve problems in any job situation.
Metropolitan State’s smaller, more engaged class sizes mean that our students have access to real contact with instructors, allowing for relationship building toward academic growth.
Smaller cohort groups often meet in the evening in non-traditional classrooms at any one of Metropolitan State’s locations or partner institutions.
Each year, more than 1,500 students graduate with a Metropolitan State undergraduate or graduate degree. To date, Metropolitan State has more than 50,000 alumni making their educational journey work for them. CollegeNet’s 2019 Social Mobility Index ranks Metropolitan State in the top 3% nationally, and first in Minnesota, in enabling students to move from lower income strata into the middle class.
