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Montana Technological University Data & Information Overview

68 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
90% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Montana Technological University Ranked?

#1,047 Best Colleges in Nation
#5 Best Colleges in MT
Health Professions Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Montana Technological University was awarded 68 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.

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Overall Quality

Montana Tech is ranked #1,047 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.

Montana Tech is also ranked #5 out of 11 schools in Montana.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Montana Tech?

90% Acceptance Rate
43% Of Accepted Are Women
8% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

With an acceptance rate of 90%, Montana Tech has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to Montana Tech submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 660. Math scores were between 550 and 630.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Montana Technological University  ( 540 to 660 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Montana Technological University  ( 550 to 630 )
200
800
Montana Tech received ACT scores from 75% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 20 and 27.

ACT Composite Scores for Montana Technological University  ( 20 to 27 )
1
36

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Montana Technological University Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
75% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Montana Technological University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Montana Technological University is 75%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  75 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Montana Technological University

76% Freshmen Retention
24% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 76% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Montana Technological 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.

Freshmen Retention Rate  76 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 24% for first-time, full-time students at Montana Tech, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  24 out of 100
0
100

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Montana Technological University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,323 Full-Time Undergraduates
6.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
36.4% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,431 undergraduates at Montana Tech with 1,323 being full-time and 108 being part-time.

How Much Does Montana Technological University Cost?

$15,814 Net Price
45% Take Out Loans
$22,872 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Montana Tech is $15,814. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Montana Tech

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$11,954 $11,712 $16,499 $18,851 $18,214

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 Montana Tech, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Montana Tech, approximately 45% of students took out student loans averaging $5,718 a year. That adds up to $22,872 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Montana Tech is 7.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Montana Tech Graduates Make?

$49,032 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Montana Tech make about $49,032 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future Montana Tech graduates since it is 15% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Montana Technological University

Montana State
1,323 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Montana Technological University is a public institution located in Butte, Montana. The location of Montana Tech is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

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Contact details for Montana Tech are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1300 W Park St, Butte, MT 59701-8997
Phone: 406-496-4256
Website: https://www.mtech.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/orediggers
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/mtechpr

Montana Technological University Majors

30 Majors With Completions
282 Undergraduate Degrees
51 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 30 majors graduated from Montana Technological University. Of these students, 282 received undergraduate degrees and 51 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 38 $61,229
Mechanical Engineering 33 NA
Petroleum Engineering 31 $94,544
Civil Engineering 29 NA
Management Information Systems 19 $37,457
Mining Engineering 17 NA
Public Health 16 $47,640
Electrical Engineering 15 NA
General Biology 13 NA
Health Sciences & Services 10 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Montana Technological University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Montana Tech

38% Take At Least One Class Online
7% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 632 students took at least one online class at Montana Technological University. This is a decrease from the 1,205 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 632 124
2019-2020 1,205 159
2018-2019 537 143
2017-2018 554 162
2016-2017 471 180

Learn more about online learning at Montana Technological University.

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Notes and References

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.

References

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