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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

66.6%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$20

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Metro State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 650 272 378
Admitted students 433 181 252
Enrolled students 133 76 57
Acceptance rate 67% 66% 67%
Yield rate 31% 42% 23%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Metro State received a total of 650 applications. These applications included 272 male applicants and 378 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 650 applicants, Metro State admitted 433 students. Among the admitted students, there were 181 males and 252 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 133 students chose to enroll at Metro State. This means that 133 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 76 were male and 57 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Metro State had an overall acceptance rate of 67% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 66% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 67%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Metro State had an overall yield rate of 31% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 42%, and for female admitted students, it was 23%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Metro State over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 476 172 304 476 172 304 100% 100% 100% 122 46 76 26% 27% 25%
2016 544 192 350 544 192 350 100% 100% 100% 146 65 81 27% 34% 23%
2017 929 331 598 516 184 332 56% 56% 56% 122 57 65 24% 31% 20%
2018 1,173 462 711 631 223 408 54% 48% 57% 155 54 101 25% 24% 25%
2019 1,096 366 726 616 194 420 56% 53% 58% 170 63 107 28% 32% 26%
2020 887 312 575 549 172 377 62% 55% 66% 134 48 86 24% 28% 23%
2021 650 272 378 433 181 252 67% 66% 67% 133 76 57 31% 42% 23%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Metropolitan State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school rank
  • Secondary school record
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Metropolitan State University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted