Quick Facts provides an overview of MSU's enrollment, employment, and programs for the current year. Quick Facts for 2005-06, 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 53 fields with many different options, master's degrees in 42 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 2006 was 12,338 students.

	Undergrad	Graduate	Total
Agriculture	631	130	761
Arts & Architecture	1,444	161	1,605
Business	1,128	33	1,161
Education & HHD	1,151	218	1,369
Engineering	1,900	147	2,047
Letters & Science	2,278	425	2,703
Nursing	774	33	807
University College	1,516	0	1,516
Other	10	359	369
Total	10,832	1,506	12,338

Summer school of 2006 was attended by 2,879 students.

The fall semester of 2006 had a total enrollment of 12,338 students. Of these, 9,615 (78%) attended full time and 2,723 (22%) attended part time.

Undergraduates		Full Time			Part Time			Total			TOTAL
		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female
Non-degree		24	32		15	13		39	45		84
First-Time Freshmen		1128	814		134	140		1262	954		2216
Continuing Freshmen		571	443		143	131		714	574		1288
Sophomores		1024	836		133	119		1157	955		2112
Juniors		992	789		108	130		1100	919		2019
Seniors		1189	1120		253	227		1442	1347		2789
Second Degree		70	121		43	90		113	211		324
Subtotal		4998	4155		829	850		5827	5005		10832
Graduates		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female		TOTAL
Non-Degree Graduates		19	22		86	152		105	174		279
Master's Candidates		197	160		260	286		457	446		903
Doctoral Candidates		45	19		143	116		188	135		323
Specialist Candidates		0	0		0	1		0	1		1
Subtotal		261	201		489	555		750	756		1506
Total		5259	4356		1318	1405		6577	5761		12338

Historical enrollments by class are also available.

The student body attending fall semester of 2006 had the following characteristics:

Sex	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Male	5827	750	6577	53%
Female	5005	756	5761	47%
Ethnicity	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
African American	54	5	59	1%
Asian American	136	15	151	1%
Hispanic American	141	14	155	1%
Native American	276	22	298	2%
White	9683	950	10633	86%
Other	41	16	57	1%
Unknown	305	368	673	5%
International	196	116	312	3%
Age	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Average	22	31.38	23.15
Fee Status	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Resident	8128	1016	9144	74%
WUE	372	0	372	3%
Nonresident	2332	490	2822	23%
Geographic Region	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Montana	7306	758	8064	65%
Other US	3331	615	3946	32%
Foreign	195	133	328	3%

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 2006 originally came from all 56 counties in Montana, 50 U.S. states, and 69 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 2006 had 2216 students--2144 traditional-age freshmen who had graduated from high school in the last three classes, and 72 nontraditional freshmen who had graduated earlier. The average age of traditional freshmen was 18.4 years, and the average age of nontraditional freshmen was 25.31 years.

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

	Actual	Required
High School GPA	3.30	2.50
Graduating Class Percentile	64.00	50.0
Comprehensive ACT	23.47	22.0
Total SAT	1116.46	1030

Sixty-three percent (1394) of the entering freshmen were Montana residents. The remaining 37 percent were from other states (808) or foreign countries (14). Freshmen declared majors in the following colleges:

	Count	Percentage
Agriculture	95	4%
Arts & Architecture	351	16%
Business	168	8%
Education & HHD	115	5%
Engineering	387	18%
University College	672	30%
Letters & Science	316	14%
Nursing	112	5%

Begining Fall of 2004, the General Studies program was renamed University Studies. For Fall 2006, thirty 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:

	2007-08
	Resident	Nonresident
Tuition/Fees*	$5,749	$16,274
Room/Board**	6,780	6,780
Books/Supplies	1,050	1,050
Personal/Miscellaneous	2,750	2,750
TOTAL	$16,329	$26,854

	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 ($759 per semester for 2007-08; $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 $65 million in financial aid during 2004-05:

• 75% as loans
• 24% 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 2005-06, the University awarded 2301 degrees:

• 1821 bachelor's degrees
• 440 master's degrees
• 40 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 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 91,312 degrees in its 113 year history (1893-2006). MSU has awarded 77,856 bachelor's, 11,800 master's, 1612 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 71,737 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--87% from federal agencies, 8% from private corporations and foundations, and 5% from state sources. MSU currently holds 94 patents for innovations and processes developed through faculty research, with 136 additional patents pending, and has 111 license and option agreements with private firms, 70 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 2005-06 was collected and spent as follows ("Unrestricted Operating Account", Reports CHE101 and CHE102):

Revenue	Amount	` %
Tuition & Fees	$71,043,540	64%
Miscellaneous	788,108	1%
General Fund	34,644,936	31%
Millage	4,696,538	4%
Total	$111,173,122	100%

Expenditures	Amount	%
Instruction	$55,098,386	50%
Research	447,670	<1%
Public Service	968,189	1%
Academic Support	14,987,052	14%
Student Services	7,209,456	7%
Institutional Support	8,599,167	8%
Physical Plant	15,178,179	13%
Scholarships	7,880,745	7%
Total	$110,368,844	100%

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

Based on a fall 2006 snapshot of the personnel file, MSU employs 3,011 permanent faculty and staff, 579 graduate teaching and research assistants, and over 2000 students in part-time jobs. Of the 3,011 permanent employees, 2,410 are full time and 601 are part time; 1,397 are men and 1,614 are women. Total faculty number 1,038, which includes 757 full-time and 281 part-time faculty and department heads, which includes 823 instructional faculty and 215 faculty in research and service positions. Classified, professional, and service staff number 1,973.

 

		Number of Employees						Gender
Admin/Managerial		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
Pres/VP/Deans/Directors		35	34	1		34.10		25	10
Faculty		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
Heads/Directors		44	44	0		44		38	6
Tenurable Instructional		427	402	25		413.05		299	128
Adjunct Instructional		352	123	229		214.19		150	202
Research		47	35	12		49.70		35	12
Ag Exp Station/Ext Service		118	104	14		111.11		59	59
Library		15	15	0		15.00		7	8
Subtotal		1038	757	281		881.15		613	425
Staff		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
Contract Professional		813	659	154		735.98		355	458
Classified Professional		180	161	19		172.83		80	100
Secretarial/Clerical		363	281	82		326.27		35	328
Technical/Paraprofessional		291	240	51		270.03		108	183
Skilled Crafts		53	53	0		53.00		52	1
Service/Maintenance		273	259	14		267.31		154	119
Subtotal		1973	1653	320		1825.42		784	1189
Graduate Assistants		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
Teaching		339	0	339		n/a		202	137
Research		240	0	240		n/a		144	96
Subtotal		579	0	579		n/a		346	233
Total		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
With Grad Assistants		3590	2410	1180		n/a		1743	1847
Without Grad Assistants		3011	2410	601		2706.57		1397	1614

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