by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Montana State University was awarded 25 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general.
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MSU Bozeman landed the #614 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Out of the 12 colleges in Montana, MSU Bozeman is ranked at #2.
When it comes to admittance, Montana State University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 73%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 27% of students accepted to MSU Bozeman submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 650. Math scores were between 530 and 640.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Montana State University, this ratio is 18 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Montana State University is 58%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 75% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Montana State University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At MSU Bozeman this rate is 30%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 14,230 undergraduates at MSU Bozeman with 12,026 being full-time and 2,204 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,219 | $16,994 | $19,453 | $22,153 | $22,506 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of MSU Bozeman, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At MSU Bozeman, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $7,375 a year. That adds up to $29,500 over four years for those students.
See which majors at Montana State University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Montana State University.
Contact details for MSU Bozeman are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717 |
| Phone: | 406-994-0211 |
| Website: | https://www.montana.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 301 | $71,915 |
| General Business/Commerce | 292 | $48,164 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 194 | $68,469 |
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | 159 | $31,910 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 126 | $30,380 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 121 | $38,576 |
| Computer Science | 118 | $66,918 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 118 | NA |
| General Psychology | 112 | $28,928 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 96 | $37,501 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 3,322 students took at least one online class at Montana State University. This is a decrease from the 3,554 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 3,322 | 1,074 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,554 | 1,044 |
| 2020-2021 | 7,905 | 1,090 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,765 | 530 |
Learn more about online learning at Montana State University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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