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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?

2,511 Undergraduate Awards
$36,717 Avg Cost After Aid
81% Acceptance Rate
  • The 4% student loan default rate at MSU Bozeman is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The highest award offered at MSU Bozeman is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2019-2020, 60% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from MSU Bozeman with a bachelor's degree make about $49,066 a year. That's 20% more than those who graduate from other schools.

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Montana State University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at MSU Bozeman.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Gerontology Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#17 Most Popular Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#22 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#29 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#67 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#132 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards MSU Bozeman has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Laser & Optical Technology Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities College Factual
#8 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#8 Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#121 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#187 Best Health Professions Colleges for Veterans College Factual

Where Is Montana State University?

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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/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/montanastate
Twitter: https://twitter.com/montanastate

How Do I Get Into MSU Bozeman?

You can apply to MSU Bozeman online at: www.montana.edu/wwwcat/appopts.html

Admission Requirements for MSU Bozeman

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank required
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program neither required nor recommended
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into MSU Bozeman?

81% Acceptance Rate
45% Of Accepted Are Women
42% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 81%, MSU Bozeman may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 55% of accepted students are men and 45% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 42% 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 550 and 660. Math scores were between 540 and 660.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Montana State University  ( 550 to 660 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Montana State University  ( 540 to 660 )
200
800
MSU Bozeman received ACT scores from 66% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 27. Math scores were between 20 and 27. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

ACT English Scores for Montana State University  ( 20 to 27 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Montana State University  ( 20 to 27 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Montana State University  ( 21 to 28 )
1
36

Can I Afford Montana State University?

$36,717 Net Price
38% Take Out Loans
3.5% Loan Default Rate
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 38% of students took out student loans averaging $6,758 a year. That adds up to $27,032 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MSU Bozeman is 3.5%. 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

12,026 Full-Time Undergraduates
47% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 14,230 undergraduate students at MSU Bozeman, with 12,026 being full-time and 2,204 being part-time.

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There are also 1,988 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,026 full-time undergraduates at MSU Bozeman, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 120
Black or African American 54
Hispanic or Latino 571
White 10,243
International Students 168
Other Races/Ethnicities 870

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

1,848 Took All Classes Online
15,186 Took At Least One Class Online
65.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 15,186 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.

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Online Affordability Rankings of MSU Bozeman

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Montana State University was $7,371 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $27,101. The following table shows how MSU Bozeman is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Agricultural Economics & Business #4 #21
Architecture & Related Services #4 #1
Natural Resource Management #4 #13
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations #7 #34
Natural Resources & Conservation #7 #28
Finance & Financial Management #10 #65
Mental & Social Health Services #10 #46
Mathematics & Statistics #10 #22
Mathematics #10 #25
Engineering #28 #78
Curriculum & Instruction #43 #179
Education #56 #305

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%.

Montana State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 0 0 243 2 10 26 281
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 0 164 0 12 0 176
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 158 0 7 0 165
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 54 36 45 0 135
Liberal Arts General Studies 62 0 57 0 3 4 126
General Psychology 0 0 116 0 1 2 119
General Biology 0 0 113 3 0 1 117
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 96 0 20 0 116
Civil Engineering 0 0 89 0 8 0 97
Chemical Engineering 0 0 86 0 3 3 92
Computer Science 0 0 79 0 9 1 89
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 0 49 0 27 0 76
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 74 0 0 0 74
General English Literature 0 0 60 0 9 0 69
Sociology 0 0 62 0 0 0 62
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 52 0 8 0 60
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 52 0 1 3 56
Mathematics 0 0 25 0 25 6 56
Electrical Engineering 0 0 46 0 5 1 52
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 47 0 3 0 50
Animal Science 0 0 49 0 0 0 49
Chemistry 0 0 40 1 3 4 48
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 37 1 7 2 47
Political Science & Government 0 0 45 0 0 0 45
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 36 0 3 5 44
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 43 0 0 0 43
Construction Engineering Technology 0 0 41 0 0 0 41
Plant Sciences 0 0 25 0 8 7 40
History 0 0 26 0 8 2 36
Economics 0 0 29 0 6 0 35
Educational Administration 0 0 0 6 22 6 34
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 33 0 33
Accounting 0 7 0 0 25 0 32
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 28 0 0 28
Industrial Engineering 0 0 23 0 5 0 28
Precision Metal Working 0 28 0 0 0 0 28
Physics 0 0 16 0 9 2 27
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 26 0 0 0 26
Sustainability Science 0 0 26 0 0 0 26
Wildlife Management 0 0 15 0 8 1 24
Computer Engineering 0 0 21 0 0 0 21
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 21 0 0 0 21
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 0 19 0 19
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 0 17 0 0 0 17
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 14 0 3 0 17
Air Transportation 17 0 0 0 0 0 17
Design & Applied Arts 16 0 0 0 0 0 16
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 0 15 0 15
Environmental Engineering 0 0 5 0 8 0 13
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 12 0 0 0 0 12
Biotechnology 0 0 11 0 0 0 11
Business Administration & Management 0 10 0 0 0 0 10
Hospitality Management 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 10 0 0 10
Anthropology 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
Music 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 0 4 4 8
Electronics Engineering Technology 8 0 0 0 0 0 8
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 5 3 0 8
Culinary Arts 8 0 0 0 0 0 8
General Engineering 0 0 0 0 2 5 7
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 6 0 0 0 0 0 6
Statistics 0 0 4 1 1 0 6
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
Public Administration 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
Health & Physical Education 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Philosophy 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Area Studies 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
General Education 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Marketing 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Botany/Plant Biology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zoology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Data Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Materials Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Security Science and Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 117 62 2,332 93 408 90 3,102

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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