MSU-Bozeman does not have a printed fact book, so this electronic version is being developed to fill that gap. Quick facts are currently available for the topics listed below. If you have questions or suggestions for facts you would like to see included, please send e-mail to facts@montana.edu. Quick Facts for 1995-96 are also available.

• Affiliated Campuses
• Academic Programs
• Accreditation
• Enrollment by College
• Full and Part Time Enrollment
• Student Demographics
• Entering Freshmen
• Student Expenses
• Financial Aid
• Degrees Awarded
• Athletics
• Alumni
• Research and Creative Activity
• Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
• Montana Extension Service
• Peer Institutions
• General Operations Funding
• Employees
• Information Contacts

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-Bozeman is the home campus for Montana State University, with the following affiliates:

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

Fall headcount enrollments and fiscal year FTE enrollments for the two universities and four four-year colleges in the Montana University System are also available.

MSU-Bozeman offers baccalaureate degrees in 46 fields, with 122 different undergraduate majors. Graduate programs include master's degrees in 37 fields and doctoral degrees in 12 fields.

MSU-Bozeman has been accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges since 1932. Eligible professional programs within the University are accredited by the following agencies:

• Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
• American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business
• American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences
• American Dietetics Association
• Computing Sciences Accreditation Board
• Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
• National Accrediting Council for Environmental Health Curricula
• 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
• National League for Nursing

Headcount enrollment in fall of 1996 was 11,611 students.

	Undergrad	Postbac	Graduate	Total
Agriculture	703	24	125	852
Arts & Architecture	1167	36	9	1212
Business	962	17	20	999
Education & HHD	1351	71	238	1660
Engineering	1853	42	155	2050
Letters & Science	2350	73	350	2773
Nursing	494	44	19	557
General Studies/Other	1299	203	8	1508
Total	10177	510	924	11611

Summer school of 1996 was attended by 2,823 students.

The fall semester of 1996 had a total enrollment of 11,611 students. Of these, 9648 (83%) attended full time and 1963 (17%) attended part time.

Undergraduates		Full Time			Part Time			Total			TOTAL
		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female
First-Time Freshmen (Traditional)		899	732		69	41		968	773		1741
First-Time Freshmen (Non-Traditional)		75	54		39	24		114	78		192
Continuing Freshmen		602	441		105	74		707	515		1222
Sophomores		1047	783		135	107		1182	890		2072
Juniors		1014	779		80	103		1094	882		1976
Seniors		1344	1118		226	175		1570	1293		2863
Student Exchange		31	35		20	25		51	60		111
Postbaccalaureates		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female		TOTAL
Second Degree		81	85		58	61		139	146		285
Non-degree Graduates		25	31		66	103		91	134		225
Graduates		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female		TOTAL
Master's Candidates		169	125		151	145		320	270		590
Doctoral Candidates		119	59		88	68		207	127		334
Total		5406	4242		1037	926		6443	5168		11611

Historical enrollments by class are also available.

The student body attending fall semester of 1996 had the following characteristics:

Sex	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Male	5916	527	6443	55%
Female	4771	397	5768	45%
Ethnicity	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
African American	31	2	33	<1%
Asian American	87	6	93	1%
Hispanic American	111	7	118	1%
Native American	212	28	240	2%
White	8710	587	9297	80%
Other	8	6	14	<1%
Unknown	1295	173	1468	13%
International	233	115	348	3%
Age	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Average	22.4	32.7	23.5
Fee Status	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Resident	7597	876	8473	73%
WUE	348	0	348	3%
Nonresident	2484	306	2790	24%
Geographic Region	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Montana	7194	462	7623	66%
Other US	3236	339	3575	31%
Foreign	257	126	413	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 entered MSU-Bozeman in fall of 1996 from all 56 counties in Montana, all states except West Virginia, and 76 foreign countries. For further information on the distribution of students by geographic origin, see Montana students by county, US students by state, and foreign students by country under Historical Trend Data.

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

The entering freshman class of fall 1996 had 1933 students--1741 traditional-age freshmen who had graduated from high school in the last three years, and 192 nontraditional freshmen, who had graduated earlier. The average age of traditional freshmen was 18.3 years, and the average age of nontraditional freshmen was 25.6 years.

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

	Actual	Required
High School GPA	3.17	2.50
Graduating Class Percentile	63.0	50.0
Comprehensive ACT	22.7	22.0
Total SAT	1085	1030

Sixty-seven percent (1303) of the entering freshmen were Montana residents. The remaining 33 percent were from other states (597) or foreign countries (33). Freshmen declared majors in the following colleges:

	Count	Percentage
Agriculture	112	6%
Arts & Architecture	194	10%
Business	167	9%
Education & HHD	135	7%
Engineering	313	16%
General Studies	638	33%
Letters & Science	322	17%
Nursing	52	3%

A third of the freshmen entered as General 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 student attending school during fall and spring of 1996-97:

	Resident	Nonresident
Tuition/Fees*	$2,504	$7,225
Room/Board**	4,034	4,034
Books/Supplies	600	600
Personal/Transportation	2,350	2,350
Total	$9,488	$14,209

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

MSU-Bozeman distributed over $35 million in financial aid during 1995-96:

• 81% as loans
• 16% as grants and scholarships
• 3% as work study

Approximately 72% of undergraduates received aid, with an average total award of $4,000 from all aid sources. Approximately 450 graduate students received teaching and research assistantships.

A breakdown of awards by source is also available.

In 1995-96, the University awarded 1832 degrees:

• 1529 bachelor's degrees
• 259 master's degrees
• 44 doctoral degrees

A survey of 1994-95 graduates conducted by Career Services showed that 86% had found employment and 9% were continuing their education in graduate or professional schools. The average salary reported was $26,005 for bachelor's graduates and $33,040 for master's and doctoral graduates. Of those employed, 55 percent reporting working within Montana. A more detailed report of the survey results is also available.

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

• Men compete in football (I-AA), basketball, indoor and outdoor track, 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; men's teams are nicknamed "The Bobcats" and women's teams "The Lady Cats."

For more information about Bobcat Athletics, contact

Chuck Lindemenn
Director, Department of Athletics
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717

MSU-Bozeman has granted 69,509 degrees in its 103 year history--60,098 bachelor's, 8223 master's, 1147 doctorates, and 41 professional degrees. The Alumni Association maintains a database of all individuals who have attended the University, which contains current addresses for 45,891 individual alumni, 51% of whom reside in Montana.

For more information about the Alumni Association, contact

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

or send e-mail to alumni@montana.edu.

As a land-grant university, MSU-Bozeman has a long tradition of supporting basic and applied research and creative activity. During 1995-96, the University attracted $38,984,370 in grants and contracts--62% from federal agencies, 24% from private foundations, and 14% from state sources. MSU-Bozeman currently holds 26 patents on 20 technologies for innovations and processes developed through faculty research, with 25 additional patents pending, and has 20 license and option agreements with private firms.

The Montana Agricultural Experiment Station was established at MSU-Bozeman by acts of the Legislature of Montana in 1893 under authorization provided by the Hatch Act of 1887. The research program encompasses 17 academic departments, service divisions, and laboratories located at MSU-Bozeman 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 49 counties and four tribal reservations. Programs address societal needs in the general areas of agriculture, family living, community and economic development, and youth development.

In January of 1989 the University Funding Study Committee of the Montana State Legislature identified a set of peer campuses for each unit of the Montana University System. Criteria used in selecting peers were public funding, geographic region, role and scope, enrollment profile, and research mission. MSU-Bozeman and UM-Missoula share the following group of peer campuses:

• New Mexico State University
• North Dakota State University
• Northern Arizona University
• University of Idaho
• University of North Dakota
• University of Wyoming
• University of Nevada-Reno
• Utah State University

MSU-Bozeman's legislative appropriation for 1995-96 was collected and spent as follows:

Revenue	Amount	%
Tuition & Fees	$25,607,261	41%
Scholarships & Fellowships	2,455,114	4%
Miscellaneous	344,856	<1%
General Fund	29,536,092	47%
Millage	5,150,155	8%
Total	$63,093,478	100%

Expenditures	Amount	%
Instruction	$34,029,040	54%
Research	745,709	1%
Public Service	483,970	<1%
Academic Support	7,328,464	12%
Student Services	5,253,180	8%
Institutional Support	4,238,758	7%
Physical Plant	7,974,443	13%
Scholarships	2,459,014	4%
Total	$62,512,578	100%

The fund balance of $580,900 was carried forward to 1996-97.

Past data for FTE, revenue, and expenditures are available under Historical Trend Data.

Based on a fall snapshot of the personnel file, MSU-Bozeman employs 2,255 permanent faculty and staff, 448 graduate teaching and research assistants, and over 2000 students in part-time jobs. Of the 2,255 permanent employees, 1,849 are full time and 406 are part time. Total faculty number 794, which includes 500 full-time and 132 part-time instructional faculty, and an additional 162 faculty in research and service positions. Classified, professional, and administrative staff number 1461.

		Number of Employees
Admin/Managerial		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent
Pres/VP/Deans/Directors		97	93	4		95.79
Faculty		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent
Heads/Superintendents		40	40	0		40.0
Tenured/Tenure Track		387	371	16		377.87
Adjunct Instructional		205	89	116		139.80
Research		29	23	6		25.64
Ag Exp Station/Ext Service		117	110	7		113.50
Library		16	15	1		15.33
Subtotal		794	648	146		712.14
Staff		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent
Contract Professional		315	229	86		276.53
Classified Professional		197	161	36		180.34
Clerical		385	292	93		348.91
Technical		195	162	33		179.25
Crafts		55	55	0		55.0
Service/Maintenance		217	209	8		212.10
Subtotal		1364	1108	256		1252.1
Graduate Assistants		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent
Teaching		219	0	219		n/a
Research		229	0	229		n/a
Subtotal		448	0	448		n/a
Total		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent
With Grad Assistants		2703	1849	854		n/a
Without Grad Assistants		2255	1849	406		2060.07

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