Montana State University

  • Details

    • Name: Montana State University
    • Location: Bozeman, MT 59717
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 86.83%
    • Average SAT Scores 1154
    • Four Year Completion Rate 36.05% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 57.35% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 56.3% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    Average
    4 Year
    36.0%
    6 Year
    57.4%
    8 Year
    56.3%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $23,779 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $31,337 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $8,083 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $13,748 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $22,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $8,250 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $16,713 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $17,165 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $20,572 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $23,456 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $23,771 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $44,757 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $40,452 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $48,622 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $46,087 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $53,263 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Marketing Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,048
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Agricultural Production Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data No data $33,071
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree $41,282 No data $56,660
Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $64,779
Construction Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree $40,926 No data $63,082
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $38,492 $31,208 $22,546
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree $51,199 No data $35,805
Agricultural Business and Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data $45,845
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $31,103 $20,000 $27,245
History Bachelor's Degree $44,837 No data $29,103
Animal Sciences Bachelor's Degree $33,540 No data $30,328
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Environmental Design Bachelor's Degree No data No data $20,010
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $70,974
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $32,161 $21,605 $56,740
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree $32,615 No data $25,455
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's Degree $41,275 No data $28,481
Sustainability Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $25,358
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $35,575
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $44,307 $38,165 $29,344
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Architectural Sciences and Technology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data $32,044 $69,934
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree $50,317 No data $58,139
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $34,368 $24,086 $28,081
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $35,211
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,736
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree No data $22,877 $24,319
Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree $41,804 $32,540 $31,434
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $25,000 $53,200
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $52,780
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree $28,688 $20,600 $28,054
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $21,505
Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Gerontology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $31,731 $19,090 $28,468
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $26,705 No data $31,168
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree $31,011 $18,919 $62,767
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree $37,665 $29,540 $41,486
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data