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Montana State University

Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach National

Location Bozeman, MT

Population 120,000

Website https://www.montana.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 14,472

Men / Women 54% / 46%

White 79%

Hispanic 7%

Mixed 5%

Native American 2%

Asian 1%

Black 1%

International 1%

From State 38%

From Region 6%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 18%

Business & Economics 16%

Engineering 14%

Health Sciences 14%

Life & Natural Sciences 14%

Arts 8%

Education 5%

Physical Sciences & Math 5%

Computer Science 4%

Professional 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,460

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $33,287

Est. In-State Cost $10,944

Est. Out-of-State Cost $43,060

10-Year ROI $142,000

ROI Percentile 48th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%

4-Year Graduation Rate 37%

6-Year Graduation Rate 57%

Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry

Sunshine Hours 2,698 (64%)

Days Without Precipitation 265 (79%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 99%

Yield (Unbound) 19%

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	22	#162
Life & Natural Sciences	87	#212
Humanities & Social Sciences	16	#408

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 59%

SAT Range 1100 – 1250

SAT Math Range 525 – 640

SAT RW Range 540 – 645

ACT Range 21 – 27

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Montana State University	2,667	49% / 51%	1%	$65,086		94%
Biomedical Engineering	26 +2	46% / 54%	4%	$83,770	89	—
Chemical Engineering	58 —	76% / 24%	3%	$82,446	88	90%
Civil Engineering	58 —	72% / 28%	10%	$76,388	83	91%
Computer Engineering	16 +1	75% / 25%	0%	$97,423	96	100%
Electrical Engineering	31 +1	84% / 16%	0%	$92,667	94	97%
Environmental Engineering	29 —	48% / 52%	0%	$76,835	84	—
Industrial Engineering	18 +1	83% / 17%	11%	$86,325	91	100%
Mechanical Engineering	143 —	84% / 16%	1%	$92,132	94	97%
Computer Science	99 +4	80% / 20%	3%	$126,082	99	92%
Astronomy	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$65,081	68	—
Chemistry	39 —	28% / 72%	0%	$60,556	59	—
Geosciences	49 —	76% / 24%	0%	$50,960	32	92%
Mathematics	21 —	62% / 38%	0%	$70,536	77	100%
Physics	5 —	60% / 40%	0%	$65,774	69	—
Statistics	6 —	67% / 33%	0%	$79,211	86	—
Animal Sciences	51 —	10% / 90%	2%	$42,414	11	96%
Biology	109 +1	54% / 46%	0%	$44,208	14	93%
Biotechnology	8 +2	38% / 62%	12%	$60,647	59	—
Cell Biology and Histology	59 +1	37% / 63%	0%	$69,621	76	84%
Environmental Science	36 —	53% / 47%	0%	$60,659	59	100%
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	10 —	10% / 90%	0%	$49,543	28	—
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology	65 +2	29% / 71%	0%	$63,350	65	93%
Plant Science	34 —	68% / 32%	0%	$46,106	19	93%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	7 —	57% / 43%	0%	$52,604	37	—
Nursing	374 —	19% / 81%	0%	$72,739	80	96%
Agricultural Business and Management	13 +1	62% / 38%	0%	$53,351	39	91%
Economics	16 +2	62% / 38%	0%	$58,698	54	90%
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$53,351	39	91%
Finance and Financial Management Services	15 —	87% / 13%	0%	$71,674	78	—
General Business	364 +2	66% / 34%	1%	$68,260	73	97%
Hospitality Management	10 —	20% / 80%	0%	$50,642	31	—
Anthropology	10 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$46,122	19	89%
East Asian Languages	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$48,870	26	—
English	35 —	31% / 69%	0%	$43,101	12	87%
Family and Consumer Sciences	129 —	26% / 74%	1%	$46,144	19	90%
French	5 +2	20% / 80%	0%	$48,731	26	—
German	3 +2	67% / 33%	0%	$48,850	26	—
History	25 +2	64% / 36%	0%	$45,865	18	92%
Interdisciplinary Studies	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$46,965	21	—
Latin American Languages	4 +1	25% / 75%	0%	$48,818	26	—
Philosophy	5 +4	40% / 60%	0%	$46,828	20	—
Political Science	37 +3	43% / 57%	0%	$57,263	50	95%
Psychology	147 +6	26% / 74%	1%	$46,443	19	92%
Sociology	61 +4	31% / 69%	0%	$46,595	20	99%
Sustainability Studies	10 —	20% / 80%	0%	$41,139	9	95%
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management	10 —	60% / 40%	0%	$49,989	29	—
Agricultural Teacher Education	17 —	12% / 88%	0%	$49,990	29	98%
Early Childhood Education	8 —	0% / 100%	0%	$44,136	14	89%
Elementary Education	41 —	5% / 95%	0%	$44,136	14	89%
General Education	51 —	37% / 63%	2%	$44,105	14	91%
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	4 —	50% / 50%	0%	$49,990	29	98%
Social Science Teacher Education	8 —	88% / 12%	0%	$49,990	29	98%
Technical Teacher Education	— —	—	—	$46,548	20	—
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	56 —	57% / 43%	2%	$62,850	64	100%
Art/Art Studies	62 —	40% / 60%	0%	$45,808	18	86%
Film Production	59 +3	73% / 27%	0%	$41,239	9	97%
Music	17 —	82% / 18%	0%	$46,471	20	91%
Music Education	8 —	38% / 62%	0%	$49,990	29	98%
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	42 —	90% / 10%	0%	$89,788	93	100%
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician	37 —	89% / 11%	0%	$81,914	88	93%