CollegeNet’s 2025 Social Mobility Index rankings continue to affirm Metro State University’s effectiveness at improving the economic outcomes for our students. Metro State again topped the 2025 rankings for institutions in the Midwest region, and was ranked 12th among the 1,398 colleges and universities ranked, reaffirming our continuing commitment to living out our institutional mission, vision, and values.
The index is a measure of a college or university’s success in elevating students from low income strata into the middle class by five years after graduation. Given the growing acknowledgement of the urgency of reducing economic disparities, the continuing success of Metro State’s model reflected in independent rankings remains a heartening reminder of the value of a Metro State education.
Metro State recognizes the importance and significance that education plays in the lives of minority and first-generation college students. As our university vision clearly states, "Metro State University will deliver the transformative power of higher education to all. As a national leader, we will innovate to meet emerging challenges, remove barriers to access and success, and propel the social and economic mobility of diverse learners and their communities." Our continued place as a national leader allows us to make good on that promise, empowering our students to make a difference for themselves, their families and their communities.