Montana Technological University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 35,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,698 (64%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (80%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,457
Men / Women 64% / 36%
From State 80%
From Region 6%
Athletes 271 (19.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 76%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 5%
Native American 2%
Black 2%
Asian 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Montana Technological University 264 63% 84% 2% 2% 5% 3% $84,119 82 -0.36 87 97%
Civil Engineering 19 — 79% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $118,995 100 +3.81 99 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 17 — 94% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $110,375 43 -0.32 98 100% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 7 — 71% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,509 92 +1.12 93 — — — — —
Geological Engineering 7 — 71% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $93,742 21 -0.94 93 94% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 27 — 93% 89% 0% 4% 0% 4% $82,542 1 -2.09 86 100% — — — —
Metallurgical Engineering 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,815 39 -0.19 92 — — — — —
Mining Engineering 8 — 100% 38% 12% 0% 12% 25% $105,246 48 -0.41 97 — — — — —
Petroleum Engineering 10 — 80% 60% 0% 10% 0% 20% $125,954 65 +0.56 99 97% — — — —
Computer Science 8 — 100% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $76,633 3 -1.41 81 — — — — —
Cybersecurity & Network Administration 13 — 92% 62% 15% 0% 0% 8% $78,024 19 -0.83 82 — — — — —
Data Science 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $90,656 17 -0.93 91 — — — — —
Management of Information 41 — 73% 78% 0% 2% 10% 2% $57,792 1 -1.97 48 94% — — — —
Network Administration — — — — — — — — $83,779 21 -0.70 87 — — — — —
Software Engineering 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $100,951 24 -0.70 96 — — — — —
Chemistry 6 — 0% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $72,269 61 +0.07 76 — — — — —
Mathematical Sciences 2 — 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $74,324 42 -0.42 78 — — — — —
Statistics — — — — — — — — $84,188 21 -0.78 87 — — — — —
Biological Sciences 18 — 28% 89% 0% 0% 6% 0% $69,304 64 +0.33 72 — — — — —
Health and Wellness 18 — 44% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,098 84 +0.73 83 — — — — —
Nursing 35 — 11% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,030 6 -1.12 85 97% — — — —
Occupational Safety and Health 14 — 50% 86% 0% 0% 7% 0% $91,901 95 +1.61 92 100% — — — —
General Education 6 — 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $49,336 21 -0.67 25 — — — — —
Construction Management 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,330 13 -1.07 90 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,762
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,820
Est. In-State Cost $11,335
Est. Out-of-State Cost $35,988
ROI Percentile 87th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 34%
6-Year Graduation Rate 58%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Engineering 37.1% 98 85% 85% 1% 2% 4% 5% $102,619 55 +0.14 96 99% —
Health Sciences 25.4% 67 28% 93% 0% 0% 1% 0% $82,783 72 -0.05 86 98% —
Computer Science 25.0% 66 82% 76% 5% 2% 8% 3% $66,521 1 -1.60 67 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.8% 18 28% 89% 0% 0% 6% 0% $69,304 58 +0.33 72 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.0% 8 25% 75% 12% 0% 12% 0% $72,783 34 -0.05 77 — —
Education 2.3% 6 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $49,336 21 -0.67 25 — —
Professional 0.4% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,330 88 -1.07 90 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $11.5M #168 34% $0.0M 2 #213 17 9
Engineering $9.5M #193 93% $0.1M 1 #216 13 —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.5M #285 80% $0.1M — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #434 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 — — — —
Total $22.6M #249 62% $0.3M 3 #533 30 9

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 128 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Track & Field (combined) 59 $379K $379K $0
Basketball 19 $485K $485K $0
Golf 13 $88K $88K $0
Total 208 $2.4M $2.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 24 $126K $126K $0
Volleyball 22 $323K $323K $0
Basketball 17 $323K $323K $0
Golf 9 $83K $83K $0
Total 63 $857K $857K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 128 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Track & Field (combined) 83 $505K $505K $0
Basketball 36 $809K $809K $0
Golf 22 $171K $171K $0
Volleyball 22 $323K $323K $0
Total 271 $4.4M $4.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 95%
SAT Range 1040 – 1260
SAT Math Range 530 – 630
SAT RW Range 510 – 630