Montana Technological University Overview

Located in Butte, Montana, Montana Technological University is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Butte draws many to the area.

What Is Montana Technological University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Montana Tech.
• During a recent academic cycle, 74% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Montana Tech with a bachelor's degree make about $54,329 a year. That's 33% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Montana Technological University?

Contact details for Montana Tech are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1300 W Park St, Butte, MT 59701-8997
Phone:	406-496-4256
Website:	www.mtech.edu

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How Do I Get Into Montana Tech?

You can apply to Montana Tech online at: https://www.mtech.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate-admission/first-year/index.html

Admission Requirements for Montana Tech

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Montana Tech?

Since Montana Tech has an acceptance rate of 89%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 56% of accepted students are men and 44% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Average Test Scores

About 14% of students accepted to Montana Tech submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 650. Math scores were between 540 and 670.

Montana Tech received ACT scores from 78% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford Montana Technological University?

The overall average net price of Montana Tech is $29,363. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Montana Tech, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $5,686 a year. That adds up to $22,744 over four years for those students.

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Montana Technological University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,431 undergraduate students at Montana Tech, with 1,323 being full-time and 108 being part-time.

There are also 219 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,323 full-time undergraduates at Montana Tech, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	1,079
International Students	55
Other Races/Ethnicities	134

Geographic Diversity

Montana students aren't the only ones who study at Montana Technological University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 22 countries are represented at Montana Tech. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Canada, and Kuwait.

Montana Technological University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Public Health	0	20	0	33	0	53
Nursing	0	51	0	0	0	51
Civil Engineering	0	37	0	0	0	37
Mechanical Engineering	0	34	0	0	0	34
Management Information Systems	8	23	0	0	0	31
Petroleum Engineering	0	15	0	1	0	16
Health Sciences & Services	0	14	0	0	0	14
Electrical Engineering	0	10	0	3	0	13
General Biology	0	12	0	0	0	12
Environmental Engineering	0	9	0	2	0	11
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	5	0	1	3	0	9
Mining Engineering	0	6	0	2	0	8
General Business/Commerce	0	7	0	0	0	7
Information Technology	0	7	0	0	0	7
Geoscience Engineering	0	6	0	1	0	7
Mathematics	0	7	0	0	0	7
Metallurgical Engineering	0	5	0	1	0	6
Other Statistics	0	6	0	0	0	6
Computer Engineering	0	5	0	0	0	5
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	5	0	5
Business Administration & Management	4	0	0	0	0	4
Computer Science	0	4	0	0	0	4
General Engineering	0	0	0	4	0	4
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	3	0	0	0	3
Materials Engineering	0	0	0	2	0	2
Statistics	0	2	0	0	0	2
Air Transportation	2	0	0	0	0	2
Other Engineering	0	0	0	1	0	1
Chemistry	0	1	0	0	0	1
Materials Sciences	0	0	0	0	1	1
Computer Systems Networking	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	19	284	1	58	1	363

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.