MSU Bozeman earned 46 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 4 in the top 1%, 7 in the top 5%, 17 in the top 10% and 18 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 26 in Most Popular (Montana), a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 46 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 4 / 7
Highest placement: #1 of 26, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 17
Placements this edition: 376
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Montana State University Earned?
Montana State University holds 46 ranking badges across 17 fields of study, 11 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
4
Top 5%
7
Top 10%
17
Top 15%
18
Total
46
What Is Montana State University Known For?
Montana State University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 4 of its 43 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Drafting & Design Engineering, Business & Commerce and Teacher Education Subject Specific.
How Does Montana State University Rank in Athletics?
Montana State University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #166 of 933 in Basketball (top 18%).
How Does Montana State University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Montana State University earned 2 badges across 2 online programs; its highest placement is #14 of 172 in Most Popular Online for Teacher Education Subject Specific.
Badges on this page come from rankings calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Montana State University appears in 376 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team