Quick Facts for 1997-98

Quick Facts provides an overview of MSU-Bozeman's enrollment, employment, and programs for the current year. Quick Facts for 1996-97 and 1995-96 are also available. Historical figures for many topics are available through Trend Data, 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.

• Affiliated Campuses
• University Administration
• Academic Calendar
• 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 47 fields, with many different undergraduate majors. Graduate programs include master's degrees in 40 fields and doctoral degrees in 13 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 1997 was 11,662 students.

	Undergrad	Postbac	Graduate	Total
Agriculture	787	18	118	923
Arts & Architecture	1169	40	7	1216
Business	1007	15	21	1043
Education & HHD	1317	106	193	1616
Engineering	1834	45	165	2044
Letters & Science	2233	64	339	2636
Nursing	496	41	25	562
General Studies/Other	1335	253	34	1622
Total	10178	582	902	11662

Summer school of 1997 was attended by 2,824 students.

The fall semester of 1997 had a total enrollment of 11,662 students. Of these, 9597 (82%) attended full time and 2065 (18%) attended part time.

Undergraduates		Full Time			Part Time			Total			TOTAL
		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female
First-Time Freshmen (Traditional)		1007	769		83	58		1090	827		1917
First-Time Freshmen (Non-Traditional)		26	20		13	9		39	29		68
Continuing Freshmen		630	432		85	103		715	535		1250
Sophomores		998	774		151	97		1149	871		2020
Juniors		1017	801		96	123		1113	924		2037
Seniors		1299	1085		246	191		1545	1276		2821
Student Exchange		18	13		15	19		33	32		65
Postbaccalaureates		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female		TOTAL
Second Degree		71	97		40	55		111	152		263
Non-degree Graduates		43	45		85	146		128	191		319
Graduates		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female		TOTAL
Master's Candidates		177	127		139	148		316	275		591
Doctoral Candidates		106	42		92	71		198	113		311
Total		5392	4205		1045	1020		6437	5225		11662

Historical enrollments by class are also available.

The student body attending fall semester of 1997 had the following characteristics:

Sex	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Male	5795	642	6437	55%
Female	4646	579	5225	45%
Ethnicity	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
African American	29	3	32	<1%
Asian American	79	9	88	1%
Hispanic American	105	8	113	1%
Native American	224	18	242	2%
White	8795	748	9543	82%
Other	13	6	19	<1%
Unknown	974	320	1294	11%
International	222	109	331	3%
Age	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Average	22.4	32.7	23.5
Fee Status	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Resident	7621	910	8531	73%
WUE	202	0	202
Nonresident	2618	311	2929	25%
Geographic Region	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Montana	7019	720	7739	66%
Other US	3166	388	3554	31%
Foreign	257	112	369	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 1997 from all 56 counties in Montana, all states in the U.S., and 66 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 Trend Data.

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

The entering freshman class of fall 1997 had 1998 students--1836 traditional-age freshmen who had graduated from high school in the last three years, and 162 nontraditional freshmen, who had graduated earlier. The average age of traditional freshmen was 18.2 years, and the average age of nontraditional freshmen was 25.5 years.

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

	Actual	Required
High School GPA	3.23	2.50
Graduating Class Percentile	63.9	50.0
Comprehensive ACT	22.8	22.0
Total SAT	1084	1030

Sixty-seven percent (1343) of the entering freshmen were Montana residents. The remaining 33 percent were from other states (633) or foreign countries (22). Freshmen declared majors in the following colleges:

	Count	Percentage
Agriculture	93	5%
Arts & Architecture	187	9%
Business	182	9%
Education & HHD	140	7%
Engineering	373	19%
General Studies	660	33%
Letters & Science	311	15%
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 semesters:

	1997-98			1998-99
	Resident	Nonresident		Resident	Nonresident
Tuition/Fees*	$2,677	$7,776		$2,869	$8,382
Room/Board**	4,025	4,025		4,275	4,275
Books/Supplies	600	600		600	600
Personal/Transportation	2,425	2,425		2,425	2,425
Total	$9,727	$14,826		$10,169	$15,682

*Tuition and fees listed are based on the average amount charged to full-time students for an academic year (nine months). 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 $311 per semester supplemental health insurance fee. A student who already has adequate insurance and provides proof of coverage may request a refund.

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

MSU-Bozeman distributed over $40 million in financial aid during 1996-97:

• 82% as loans
• 16% as grants and scholarships
• 2% as work study

Approximately 73% 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 1996-97, the University awarded 1916 degrees:

• 1571 bachelor's degrees
• 279 master's degrees
• 66 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. See the survey summary for a more detailed report. Data for the survey of 1995-96 graduates will be posted when 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 71,425 degrees in its 104 year history--61,669 bachelor's, 8502 master's, 1213 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 1996-97, the University attracted $41,590,732 in grants and contracts--62% from federal agencies, 21% from private corporations and foundations, and 17% from state sources. MSU-Bozeman currently holds 29 patents for innovations and processes developed through faculty research, with 30 additional patents pending, and has 24 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 1996-97 was collected and spent as follows:

	Amount	%
Non-budgeted transfer      to other Montana University     System units:	- $182,000
Revenue	Amount	%
Tuition & Fees	$28,718,128	43%
Scholarships & Fellowships	2,662,581	4%
Miscellaneous	386,359	<1%
General Fund	30,755,942	46%
Millage	4,888,315	7%
Total	$67,229,325	100%

Expenditures	Amount	%
Instruction	$37,311,703	55%
Research	664,739	1%
Public Service	774,518	1%
Academic Support	8,171,512	12%
Student Services	5,583,455	8%
Institutional Support	4,854,889	7%
Physical Plant	8,222,969	12%
Scholarships	2,667,331	4%
Total	$68,251,116	100%

A fund balance of $38,232 was carried forward to 1997-98. Excess expenditures were covered by fund balance carried forward from 1995-96.

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

Based on a fall snapshot of the personnel file, MSU-Bozeman employs 2,307 permanent faculty and staff, 413 graduate teaching and research assistants, and over 2000 students in part-time jobs. Of the 2,307 permanent employees, 1,896 are full time and 411 are part time. Total faculty number 801, which includes 507 full-time and 134 part-time instructional faculty, and an additional 160 faculty in research and service positions. Classified, professional, and administrative staff number 1,506.

		Number of Employees
Admin/Managerial		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent
Pres/VP/Deans/Directors		115	111	4		112.60
Faculty		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent
Heads/Superintendents		33	33	0		33.0
Tenured/Tenure Track		406	389	17		399.48
Adjunct Instructional		202	85	117		135.69
Research		27	16	11		23.25
Ag Exp Station/Ext Service		117	111	6		114.00
Library		16	15	1		15.80
Subtotal		801	649	152		721.22
Staff		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent
Contract Professional		327	240	87		292.09
Classified Professional		205	170	35		187.34
Clerical		397	302	95		359.60
Technical		206	173	33		190.80
Crafts		39	39	0		39.00
Service/Maintenance		217	207	10		211.75
Subtotal		1391	1136	255		1280.58
Graduate Assistants		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent
Teaching		202	0	202		n/a
Research		211	0	211		n/a
Subtotal		413	0	413		n/a
Total		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent
With Grad Assistants		2720	1896	824		n/a
Without Grad Assistants		2307	1896	411		2114.40

Admissions, Undergraduate....................	406-994-6617
Admissions, Graduate............................	406-994-4145
Alumni Affairs........................................	406-994-2401
Ask-Us Information Desk......................	406-994-4636
Bobcat Athletics.....................................	406-994-4221
Bobcat Booster Club.............................	406-994-3741
Campus Operator..................................	406-994-0211
Career Services.....................................	406-994-4353
Conference Services..............................	406-994-3333
Financial Aid Services............................	406-994-2845
Institutional Research..............................	406-994-4390
MSU Foundation...................................	406-994-2053
New Student Services............................	406-994-2452
Orientation.............................................	406-994-2827
President's Office...................................	406-994-2341
Provost's Office.....................................	406-994-4371
Registrar................................................	406-994-2601
Residence Life.......................................	406-994-2661
Information Technology Center...............	406-994-3042
University Relations................................	406-994-4571

---

Return to regular view	Text-only	Updated: 7/19/2006