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Montana State University

Bozeman, MT · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · MSU

Public institution in Bozeman, MT · 14,472 undergraduates · 87% acceptance rate · $53,263 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$20,5931,133rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$8,083372nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$31,3371,291st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$23,779610th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,500934th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$53,263893rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$44,757906th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
57.4%858th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
77.9%776th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
86.8%1,123rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1154510th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
14,472172nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
16.7%1,850th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 340 mi (SLC)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$38
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 54 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,817$65,387
Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technologybachelors$63,997$63,997
Computer Sciencebachelors$63,430$72,325
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$60,603$59,411
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$58,479$61,090
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$56,415$57,318
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$56,302$56,234
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$52,107$41,565
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$52,107$65,332
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$47,260—
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$46,087—
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$42,682$40,697

Campus facts

Athletics — 7 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,149,020 (M $4,589,106 · W $2,559,914)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Montana State University’s 14,472 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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