Montana State University Overview

Located in Bozeman, Montana, Montana State University is a public institution. Bozeman is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Montana State University Known For?

• The student loan default rate at MSU Bozeman is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The highest award offered at MSU Bozeman is the doctor's degree.
• For the <nil> academic year, 59% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from MSU Bozeman with a bachelor's degree make about $51,532 a year. That's 26% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Montana State University?

Contact details for MSU Bozeman are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717
Phone:	406-994-0211
Website:	www.montana.edu

How Do I Get Into MSU Bozeman?

You can apply to MSU Bozeman online at: https://www.msuadmissions.org/application/

Admission Requirements for MSU Bozeman

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Considered but not required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into MSU Bozeman?

MSU Bozeman has an acceptance rate of 73%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.

Average Test Scores

About 26% of students accepted to MSU Bozeman submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 650. Math scores were between 530 and 650.

MSU Bozeman received ACT scores from 42% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 19 and 27. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford Montana State University?

The overall average net price of MSU Bozeman is $36,717. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At MSU Bozeman, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $7,381 a year. That adds up to $29,524 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MSU Bozeman is 1.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Montana State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,648 undergraduate students at MSU Bozeman, with 12,317 being full-time and 2,331 being part-time.

There are also 2,140 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,317 full-time undergraduates at MSU Bozeman, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Montana State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	134
Black or African American	54
Hispanic or Latino	617
White	10,407
International Students	181
Other Races/Ethnicities	924

Geographic Diversity

Montana students aren't the only ones who study at Montana State University. At this time, 48 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 78 countries are represented at MSU Bozeman. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and China.

Online Learning at Montana State University

In 2020-2021, 3,554 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MSU Bozeman has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of MSU Bozeman

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Montana State University was 65.1%. This is the #563 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at MSU Bozeman regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Tim Evanson under License

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