Metropolitan State is fully accredited, comprehensive university and a member of the Minnesota State higher education system. CollegeNet’s Social Mobility Index, measuring colleges’ and universities’ success in elevating students from low income strata into the middle class by five years after graduation, ranks us thirty-ninth in the nation (in the top 3 percent), and first in Minnesota. With more than 50 undergraduate programs and more than 25 graduate programs, including our unique individualized studies programs where students design their own bachelor's or master's programs, Metropolitan State offers in-demand degrees to help you get where you want to go!