Bozeman, MT · Public
82.1%
Acceptance rate
1,154
SAT Average
$20,593
Avg net price
14,472
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 145Bachelor’s 2,810Master’s 521Doctoral 118 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 479Master’s 59Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 401Master’s 48Doctoral 24 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 246Master’s 32Doctoral 24 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 243Master’s 16Doctoral 18 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 159Master’s 18Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 149Master’s 10Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 22Bachelor’s 130Master’s 13Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 112Master’s 19Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 109Master’s 13Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 106Master’s 7Doctoral 7 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 103Master’s 116Doctoral 6 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 92Master’s 28Doctoral 19 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 82Master’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 78Master’s 39Doctoral 11 |
| Associate’s 15Bachelor’s 71Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 65Master’s 32Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 62Bachelor’s 50Master’s 3Doctoral 2 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 43Master’s 6Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 28Master’s 32Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 28Master’s 4Doctoral 2 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 17Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 12Master’s 0Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 20Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 12Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 10Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 9Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 7Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 7Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
NCAA program
Montana State University-Bozeman
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Big Sky Conference
Projected sponsored sports15
Athletic participation
313 unique student-athletes · 11 varsity teams
Rolling admission
· Apply with the college's application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $6,299
- Required fees
- $2,161
- Food and housing
- $14,000
- Books and supplies
- $1,450
- Other expenses
- $4,026
- Total
- $27,936
- $22,8132019–2019–20
- $23,0592020–2120–21
- $23,2862021–2221–22
- $24,5272022–2322–23
- $26,6712023–2423–24
- $27,9362024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $20,593 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 35%
- Average share of need met
- 65%
- Average need-based grant
- $8,115
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Montana State University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Montana State University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Montana State University runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Montana State University admits in-state applicants at 99.8%, out-of-state applicants at 99.3%, and international applicants at 99.5%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
3,743 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 26.3% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 41.5%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
14% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
29% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
Montana State University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99.3% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 56% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.51
High-school class rank
Among the 56% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Montana State University rates 1 factor "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Considered
- Class rank
- Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application essay
- Not considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Not considered
- Talent / ability
- Not considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Not considered
- First generation
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Geographical residence
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Volunteer work
- Not considered
- Work experience
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
Montana State University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)
Montana State University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $20,593 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 1,281 of 3,612 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Montana State University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.
Offered a place
Not disclosedAccepted a place
Not disclosedAdmitted off waitlist
Not disclosedWaitlist ranked
Not disclosed77.9% of Montana State University’s first-years return for a second year and 57.4% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03