Quick Facts provides an overview of MSU's enrollment, employment, and programs for the current year. Quick Facts for 2004-05, 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. Some data vary, according to when they were generated. MSU's websites generally use Fall semester 15th class day snapshot files for our reporting.

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 (ABET)
• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
• American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
• American Dietetics Association (ADA)
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
• Computing Sciences Accreditation Board (CSAB)
• Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
• International Association of Counseling Services (IACS)
• National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)
• National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
• National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
• American Psychological Association (for PhD level Internships in Counseling and Psychological Services) (APA)
• Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (for Student Health Service)
• National Collegiate Athletic Association (for Intercollegiate Athletics) (NCAA)

Headcount enrollment in fall of 2005 was 12,250 students.

	Undergrad	Graduate	Total
Agriculture	693	133	826
Arts & Architecture	1,478	166	1,644
Business	1,155	42	1,197
Education & HHD	1,189	208	1,397
Engineering	1,834	156	1,990
Letters & Science	2,235	428	2,663
Nursing	800	27	827
University College	1,433	0	1,433
Other	25	248	273
Total	10,842	1,408	12,250

Summer school of 2005 was attended by 2,805 students.

The fall semester of 2005 had a total enrollment of 12,250 students. Of these, 9,752 (80%) attended full time and 2,498 (20%) attended part time.

Undergraduates		Full Time			Part Time			Total			TOTAL
		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female
Non-degree		28	25		9	9		37	34		71
First-Time Freshmen		1141	844		133	118		1274	962		2236
Continuing Freshmen		672	499		158	127		830	626		1456
Sophomores		1009	826		120	110		1129	936		2065
Juniors		957	841		100	128		1057	969		2026
Seniors		1140	1096		204	201		1344	1297		2641
Second Degree		76	131		44	96		120	227		347
Subtotal		5023	4262		768	789		5791	5051		10842
Graduates		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female		TOTAL
Non-Degree Graduates		19	16		84	116		103	132		235
Master's Candidates		189	167		250	223		439	390		829
Doctoral Candidates		51	25		146	120		197	145		342
Specialist Candidates		0	0		0	2		0	2		2
Subtotal		259	208		480	461		739	669		1408
Total		5282	4470		1248	1250		6530	5720		12250

Historical enrollments by class are also available.

The student body attending fall semester of 2005 had the following characteristics:

Sex	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Male	5791	739	6530	53%
Female	5051	669	5720	47%
Ethnicity	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
African American	51	3	54	<1%
Asian American	141	14	155	1%
Hispanic American	138	10	148	1%
Native American	248	20	268	2%
White	9717	987	10704	88%
Other	51	8	59	<1%
Unknown	327	251	578	5%
International	169	115	284	2%
Age	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Average	22.06	31.28	23.12
Fee Status	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Resident	8247	982	9229	75%
WUE	422	0	422	4%
Nonresident	2173	426	2599	21%
Geographic Region	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Montana	7465	744	8209	67%
Other US	3208	549	3757	31%
Foreign	169	115	284	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 2005 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 2005 had 2236 students--2166 traditional-age freshmen who had graduated from high school in the last three classes, and 70 nontraditional freshmen who had graduated earlier. The average age of traditional freshmen was 18.42 years, and the average age of nontraditional freshmen was 24.7 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	23.19	22.0
Total SAT	1115.40	1030

Sixty-six percent (1468) of the entering freshmen were Montana residents. The remaining 34 percent were from other states (755) or foreign countries (13). Freshmen declared majors in the following colleges:

	Count	Percentage
Agriculture	93	4%
Arts & Architecture	384	17%
Business	225	10%
Education & HHD	137	6%
Engineering	353	16%
University Studies	607	27%
Letters & Science	338	15%
Nursing	99	5%

Begining Fall of 2004, the General Studies program was renamed University Studies. Twenty-seven 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:

	2005-06
	Resident	Nonresident
Tuition/Fees*	$5,221	$14,945
Room/Board**	6,150	6,150
Books/Supplies	980	980
Personal/Miscellaneous	2,550	2,550
TOTAL	$14,901	$24,625

	2006-07
	Resident	Nonresident
Tuition/Fees*	$5,673	$15,522
Room/Board**	6,450	6,450
Books/Supplies	1,000	1,000
Personal/Miscellaneous	2,670	2,670
TOTAL	$15,793	$25,642

*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 ($669 per semester for 2005-06, $702 per semester for 2006-07). 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 $40 million in financial aid during 2004-05:

• 64% as loans
• 35% 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 2004-05, the University awarded 2288 degrees:

• 1805 bachelor's degrees
• 442 master's degrees
• 40 doctoral degrees
• 1 specialist degree

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 2005 Graduating Class Career Destinations 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 89,011 degrees in its 112 year history (1893-2005). MSU has awarded 76,035 bachelor's, 11,360 master's, 1572 doctorates, 41 professional degrees and 3 specialist degrees. The Alumni Association maintains a database of all individuals who have attended the University. The database contains current, active addresses for 68,765 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 2005-06, the University attracted $103,048,866 in grants and contracts. During 2004-05, the University attracted $98,475,261 in grants and contracts--87.1% from federal agencies, 7.4% from private corporations and foundations, and 5.5% from state sources. MSU currently holds 140 patents for innovations and processes developed through faculty research, with 168 additional patents pending, and has 104 license and option agreements with private firms, 67 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 2004-05 was collected and spent as follows ("Unrestricted Operating Account", Reports CHE101 and CHE102):

Revenue	Amount	` %
Tuition & Fees	$64,161,166	64%
Miscellaneous	1,410,166	1%
General Fund	31,232,653	31%
Millage	4,375,259	4%
Total	$101,179,244	100%

Expenditures	Amount	%
Instruction	$52,019,673	51%
Research	396,543	<1%
Public Service	840,008	1%
Academic Support	13,968,687	14%
Student Services	6,824,202	7%
Institutional Support	7,949,515	8%
Physical Plant	13,376,996	13%
Scholarships	6,662,035	6%
Transfers to Other Campuses	5,119	<1%
Total	$102,042,778	100%

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

Based on a fall 2005 snapshot of the personnel file, MSU employs 2,938 permanent faculty and staff, 549 graduate teaching and research assistants, and over 2000 students in part-time jobs. Of the 2,938 permanent employees, 2,293 are full time and 645 are part time; 1,370 are men and 1,568 are women. Total faculty number 1,067, which includes 768 full-time and 299 part-time faculty and department heads, which includes 826 instructional faculty and 241 faculty in research and service positions. Classified, professional, and service staff number 1,871.

		Number of Employees						Gender
Admin/Managerial		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
Pres/VP/Deans/Directors		68	64	4		66.32		39	29
Faculty		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
Heads/Directors		47	46	1		46.75		42	5
Tenurable Instructional		431	410	21		420.89		300	131
Adjunct Instructional		348	102	246		195.82		153	195
Research		49	37	12		43.08		37	12
Ag Exp Station/Ext Service		111	96	15		104.16		60	51
Library		13	13	0		13.00		6	7
Subtotal		1067	768	299		890.02		637	430
Staff		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
Contract Professional		753	588	165		665.04		335	418
Classified Professional		190	166	24		181.43		95	95
Secretarial/Clerical		349	260	89		312.12		18	331
Technical/Paraprofessional		246	191	55		223.11		72	174
Skilled Crafts		51	51	0		51.00		50	1
Service/Maintenance		282	269	13		276.83		163	119
Subtotal		1871	1525	346		1709.53		733	1138
Graduate Assistants		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
Teaching		305	0	305		n/a		171	134
Research		244	0	244		n/a		150	94
Subtotal		549	0	549		n/a		321	228
Total		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
With Grad Assistants		3487	2293	1194		n/a		1691	1796
Without Grad Assistants		2938	2293	645		2599.55		1370	1568

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