Montana Technological University
Butte, MT · Public · Town (remote) · MTU
Public institution in Butte, MT · 1,428 undergraduates · 90% acceptance rate · $54,329 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 18%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 24%Cost of attendance
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
- $16,240767th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,050367th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $24,7301,055th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,620473rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,750514th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,329829th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,356632nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 58.1%837th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.2%889th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 89.9%1,224th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1126586th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24420th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,4281,144th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 21.4%1,633rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 362 mi (SLC)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 26 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $88,096 | $78,343 |
| Mining and Mineral EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $77,401 | $84,653 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $71,015 | $71,015 |
| Engineering, GeneralEngineering | bachelors | $62,674 | $58,334 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $62,260 | $56,415 |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,641 | $64,344 |
| Medical Illustration and InformaticsHealth Professions | bachelors | $39,729 | — |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $37,568 | $33,281 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1900source
- Athletic nickname: "Orediggers"source
- Mascot: Charlie Orediggersource
- Motto: "De re metallica (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 137 acressource
- Formerly known as "Montana School of Mines" (1900–1965)source
- Formerly known as "Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology" (1965–1994)source
- Formerly known as "Montana Tech of the University of Montana" (1994–2018)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Athletics — 5 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,169,064 (M $860,756 · W $308,308)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Montana Technological University’s 1,428 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MT
- The University of Montana-WesternDillon, MT · 1,271 undergrads
- Carroll CollegeHelena, MT · 1,052 undergrads
- Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings, MT · 790 undergrads
- Montana State University-NorthernHavre, MT · 787 undergrads
- Salish Kootenai CollegePablo, MT · 568 undergrads
- University of ProvidenceGreat Falls, MT · 527 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Oglethorpe UniversityAtlanta, GA · 1,429 undergrads
- Methodist UniversityFayetteville, NC · 1,425 undergrads
- University of the Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, VI · 1,431 undergrads
- Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma City, OK · 1,433 undergrads
- Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA · 1,421 undergrads
- Caldwell UniversityCaldwell, NJ · 1,437 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemtech.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 180416)
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- Compare with The University of Montana-WesternSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
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