Quick Facts provides an overview of MSU's enrollment, employment, and programs for the current year. Quick Facts for 2003-04, 2002-03, 2001-02, 2000-01, 1999-00, 1998-99, 1997-98, 1996-97, and 1995-96 are also available. Historical figures for many topics are available through the Office of Planning and Analysis, and MSU posts the Common Data Set online. If you have questions or suggestions for facts you would like to see included, please send e-mail to facts@montana.edu.

Please visit Admissions and New Student Service's Quick Facts, a site containing much of the information here.

On July 1, 1994, the Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education restructured the state's colleges and universities into two umbrella universities, Montana State University and the University of Montana. MSU is the home campus for Montana State University, with the following affiliates:

• Montana State University-Billings
• Montana State University-Northern
• Montana State University-Great Falls College of Technology

Some data for schools in the Montana University System are available through the Web site of the Commissioner for Higher Education.

MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 51 fields with many different options, master's degrees in 41 fields, and doctoral degrees in 18 fields. MSU also offers a specialist degree in Education. The College of Nursing offers a Post-Master's Nurse Practitioner (FNP) certificate as well as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) degree. For more information on specific programs, see:

• Undergraduate Degrees, Majors, and Options
• Graduate Degrees, Majors, and Options

MSU has been accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) since 1932. Eligible professional academic and service programs within the University are accredited by the following agencies:

• Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
• American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences
• American Dietetics Association
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
• Computing Sciences Accreditation Board
• Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
• National Architectural Accrediting Board
• National Association of Schools of Art and Design
• National Association of Schools of Music
• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
• American Psychological Association (for PhD level Internships in Counseling and Psychological Services)
• Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (for Student Health Service)
• National Collegiate Athletic Association (for Intercollegiate Athletics)

Headcount enrollment in fall of 2004 was 12,003 students.

	Undergrad	Graduate	Total
Agriculture	719	145	864
Arts & Architecture	1,493	135	1,628
Business	1,062	43	1,105
Education & HHD	1,140	207	1,347
Engineering	1,874	174	2,048
Letters & Science	2,193	393	2,586
Nursing	781	23	804
General Studies/Other	1,406	215	1,621
Total	10,668	1,335	12,003

Summer school of 2004 was attended by 2,705 students.

The fall semester of 2004 had a total enrollment of 12,003 students. Of these, 9,658 (80%) attended full time and 2,345 (20%) attended part time.

Undergraduates		Full Time			Part Time			Total			TOTAL
		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female
Non-degree		30	35		18	21		48	56		104
First-Time Freshmen		1164	836		109	75		1273	911		2184
Continuing Freshmen		748	520		150	136		898	656		1554
Sophomores		978	819		111	109		1089	928		2017
Juniors		872	719		82	143		954	862		1816
Seniors		1154	1099		208	179		1362	1278		2640
Second Degree		85	108		66	94		151	202		353
Subtotal		5031	4136		744	757		5775	4893		10668
Graduates		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female		TOTAL
Non-Degree Graduates		17	12		78	108		95	120		215
Master's Candidates		192	194		213	217		405	411		816
Doctoral Candidates		51	25		139	87		190	112		302
Specialist Candidates		0	0		1	1		1	1		2
Subtotal		260	231		431	413		691	644		1335
Total		5291	4367		1175	1170		6466	5537		12003

Historical enrollments by class are also available.

The student body attending fall semester of 2004 had the following characteristics:

Sex	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Male	5775	691	6466	54%
Female	4893	644	5537	46%
Ethnicity	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
African American	57	3	60	<1%
Asian American	130	10	140	1%
Hispanic American	130	11	141	1%
Native American	226	18	244	2%
White	9506	1044	10550	88%
Other	46	8	54	<1%
Unknown	413	111	524	5%
International	160	130	290	3%
Age	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Average	22.1	31.6	23.2
Fee Status	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Resident	8091	958	9049	75%
WUE	397	0	397	4%
Nonresident	2180	377	2557	21%
Geographic Region	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Montana	7361	739	8100	68%
Other US	3134	478	3612	30%
Foreign	173	118	291	2%

Geographic origin is not the same as fee status. Students may come from other states and establish residency in Montana, and students from Montana whose parents are residents of other states may not have resident fee status.

Students attending MSU in fall of 2004 originally came from all 56 counties in Montana, 50 U.S. states, and 59 foreign countries. For further information on the distribution of students by geographic origin, see:

• Montana Students by County
• US Students by State
• Foreign Students by Country

Past distributions of the student population by ethnicity are also available under Trend Data.

The entering freshman class of fall 2004 had 2184 students--2075 traditional-age freshmen who had graduated from high school in the last three classes, and 109 nontraditional freshmen who had graduated earlier. The average age of traditional freshmen was 18.32 years, and the average age of nontraditional freshmen was 25.66 years.

The following averages were achieved by the traditional freshmen. Historical averages are also available.

	Actual	Required
High School GPA	3.31	2.50
Graduating Class Percentile	64.00	50.0
Comprehensive ACT	23.23	22.0
Total SAT	1111.46	1030

Sixty-seven percent (1453) of the entering freshmen were Montana residents. The remaining 33 percent were from other states (718) or foreign countries (13). Freshmen declared majors in the following colleges:

	Count	Percentage
Agriculture	103	5%
Arts & Architecture	335	15%
Business	185	9%
Education & HHD	124	6%
Engineering	401	18%
University Studies	624	29%
Letters & Science	316	14%
Nursing	96	4%

Begining Fall of 2004, the General Studies program was renamed University Studies. Twenty-nine percent of the freshmen entered as University Studies majors, a program which gives them up to two years to take core curriculum courses and explore career alternatives before declaring a major.

Retention and graduation rates for recent entering freshmen classes are also available.

Financial Aid Services and the Controller's Office estimate the following expenses for a full-time undergraduate student attending school during fall and spring semesters:

	2004-05
	Resident	Nonresident
Tuition/Fees*	$4,577	$14,177
Room/Board**	5,500	5,500
Books/Supplies	930	930
Personal/Miscellaneous	2,470	2,470
TOTAL	$13,477	$23,077

*Tuition and fees listed are based on the average amount charged to full-time students (12 or more credits per semester for an academic year (two semesters). Actual fees paid may vary based on the number of credits carried each semester. All fees are subject to change without notice.

**Food and housing costs will vary depending on a student's living arrangement and lifestyle. These figures are an average of costs incurred by students living on campus in a residence hall and off campus in a shared apartment.

NOTE: All students will also be charged a supplemental health insurance fee every semester ($627 per semester for 2004-05). A student who already has adequate insurance and provides proof of coverage may request a refund.

For more information, please consult the detailed fee schedules:

• Undergraduate Fees
• Graduate and Postbaccalaureate Fees
• Course Fees
• Fee Descriptions

Historical charges for tuition and fees, insurance, and room and board are also available.

MSU distributed over $38 million in financial aid during 2003-04:

• 61% as loans
• 38% as grants and scholarships
• 1% as work study

Please visit Financial Aid Services online for more information about aid available through MSU.

A historical breakdown of awards by source is also available.

In 2003-04, the University awarded 2238 degrees:

• 1821 bachelor's degrees
• 375 master's degrees
• 42 doctoral degrees

Each year the Career Services Office at Montana State University-Bozeman conducts a survey to determine placement rates and salary survey information for new MSU graduates. Results from the 2004 Graduate Survey survey are now available.

Historical information on degrees awarded by major is also available.

MSU is a member of the NCAA Division I Big Sky Conference.

• Men compete in football (I-AA), basketball, indoor and outdoor track, alpine and nordic skiing, cross country, and tennis.
• Women compete in basketball, volleyball, indoor and outdoor track, cross country, tennis, alpine and nordic skiing, and golf.
• Rodeo competition for men and women is conducted through the Big Sky Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.

The school colors are blue and gold, and teams are nicknamed "The Bobcats."

For more information about Bobcat Athletics, contact

Peter Fields
Director, Department of Athletics
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717

MSU has granted 86,723 degrees in its 111 year history (1893-2004). MSU has awarded 74,230 bachelor's, 10,918 master's, 1532 doctorates, 41 professional degrees and two specialist degrees. The Alumni Association maintains a database of all individuals who have attended the University. The database contains current, active addresses for 67,425 individual alumni, 48% of whom reside in Montana.

For more information about the Alumni Association, contact

Jaynee Groseth
Director, Alumni Relations
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717

or visit the Alumni Association online.

As a land-grant university, MSU has a long tradition of supporting basic and applied research and creative activity. During 2003-04, the University attracted $87,964,958 in grants and contracts--84.3% from federal agencies, 9.2% from private corporations and foundations, and 6.5% from state sources. MSU currently holds 107 patents for innovations and processes developed through faculty research, with 38 additional patents pending, and has 87 license and option agreements with private firms, 33 of which are with Montana companies. Visit Research, Creativity & Technology Transfer online for more information about MSU's research programs.

The Montana Agricultural Experiment Station was established at MSU by acts of the Legislature of Montana in 1893 under authorization provided by the Hatch Act of 1887. The research program encompasses several academic departments, service divisions, and laboratories located at MSU and seven research centers located around the state:

• Northern Agricultural Research Center - Havre
• Northwestern Agricultural Research Center - Kalispell
• Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center - Conrad
• Western Agricultural Research Center - Corvallis
• Central Agricultural Research Center - Moccasin
• Eastern Agricultural Research Center - Sidney
• Southern Agricultural Research Center - Huntley

In addition, the Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Station at Miles City is a cooperative program with the US Department of Agriculture.

The Extension Service was created by the federal Smith-Lever Act of 1914. Programs of the Extension Service are funded cooperatively through a legal partnership among federal, state, and county governments. Extension offices are located in 53 counties and seven tribal reservations serving 56 counties. Programs address societal needs in the general areas of agriculture, family living, community and economic development, and youth development. Visit the MSU Extension Service online for more information.

MSU's legislative appropriation for 2003-04 was collected and spent as follows ("Unrestricted Operating Account", Reports CHE101 and CHE102):

Revenue	Amount	` %
Tuition & Fees	$57,083,994	58%
Miscellaneous	638,253	1%
General Fund	36,069,457	37%
Millage	4,329,961	4%
Total	$98,121,665	100%

Expenditures	Amount	%
Instruction	$50.646,099	52%
Research	414,278	1%
Public Service	839,734	1%
Academic Support	12,745,379	13%
Student Services	6,905,250	7%
Institutional Support	7,454,809	8%
Physical Plant	12,106,134	12%
Scholarships	5,700,281	6%
Transfers to Other Campuses	333,999	<1%
Total	$97,145,963	100%

Please see FTE, revenue, and expenditures for historical data.

Based on a fall 2004 snapshot of the personnel file, MSU employs 2,934 permanent faculty and staff, 546 graduate teaching and research assistants, and over 2000 students in part-time jobs. Of the 2,934 permanent employees, 2,281 are full time and 653 are part time; 1,365 are men and 1,569 are women. Total faculty number 997, which includes 694 full-time and 303 part-time faculty and department heads, which includes 801 instructional faculty and 196 faculty in research and service positions. Classified, professional, and service staff number 1,872.

		Number of Employees						Gender
Admin/Managerial		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
Pres/VP/Deans/Directors		65	61	4		63.32		38	27
Faculty		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
Heads/Directors		46	45	1		45.67		39	7
Tenurable Instructional		418	405	13		412.06		296	122
Adjunct Instructional		353	91	262		192.27		139	214
Research		52	39	13		44.75		41	11
Ag Exp Station/Ext Service		113	99	14		106.56		64	49
Library		15	15	0		15.00		5	10
Subtotal		997	694	303		816.31		584	413
Staff		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
Contract Professional		714	546	168		633.54		337	377
Classified Professional		195	168	27		185.28		94	101
Secretarial/Clerical		364	278	86		328.33		21	343
Technical/Paraprofessional		252	202	50		233.01		76	176
Skilled Crafts		51	51	0		51.00		50	1
Service/Maintenance		296	281	15		289.93		165	131
Subtotal		1872	1526	346		1721.09		743	1129
Graduate Assistants		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
Teaching		234	0	234		n/a		134	100
Research		312	0	312		n/a		184	128
Subtotal		546	0	546		n/a		318	228
Total		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
With Grad Assistants		3480	2281	1199		n/a		1683	1797
Without Grad Assistants		2934	2281	653		2600.72		1365	1569

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Please see our online directories for phone numbers and e-mail addresses for individual faculty, staff, and students.

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