How has Metropolitan State University changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate fell from 100% (2010) to 99% (2024).
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants rose from 204 (2010) to 698 (2024).
Enrollment
Total enrollment fell from 7,787 (2010) to 6,660 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
Not enough history yet
Metropolitan State University doesn't have enough years of comparable SAT data to chart. Many schools stopped reporting scores after going test-optional.
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range moved from 21–26 (2022) to 16–21 (2024).
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
Source: College Scorecard · 2022–2024
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $6,341 (2011) to $10,382 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.