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Are you looking to bring a group of prospective students to campus? We look forward to hosting your group of high school juniors and seniors, community college student groups, or adult community organizations.
Complete our request form. We’ll be in touch to schedule a date and time.
Group visits take place on Wednesdays during the academic year. We unfortunately are not able to accommodate all requests and for the fall semester we are only hosting community college student groups. Groups of high school juniors and seniors, adult community organizations, along with community college student groups may request a visit for the spring semester.
Interested in finding out how Metro State can support the professional development of members of your organization? Learn more about our Corporate Connect program!
Preview your future at Metro State. Take our virtual tour to learn more about our four campus locations.
Since 1971, Metro 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.
Metro 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.
Metro 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 Metro State, who died of leukemia in May 2016. His parents, Diana and Robert Carter, and the Carter Family Foundation of Wayzata, Minnesota, 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.
Metro 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 Business and 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.
Metro 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 Public Safety and Police Science 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.
Metro 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, Metro 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.
Metro 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.
Metro 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 Metro State’s locations or partner institutions.
Each year, more than 1,500 students graduate with a Metro State undergraduate or graduate degree. To date, Metro State has more than 50,000 alumni making their educational journey work for them. CollegeNet’s 2022 Social Mobility Index ranks Metro State in the top 1.6% nationally, and first in Minnesota, in enabling students to move from lower income strata into the middle class.
