TRIO SSS Objectives

The TRIO Student Support Services program at Montana State University has 3 stated objectives in alignment with the federal objectives on regards to serving its scholars:

Objective 1:Persistence Rate:  79% of all participants served by the SSS project will persist from one academic year to the beginning of the next academic year or will have earned a bachelor’s degree at the grantee institution during the academic year. 

Objective 2: Good Academic Standing Rate:  89% of all enrolled SSS participants being served will meet the performance level required to stay in good academic standing at the grantee institution. 

Objective 3:Graduation Rate:  61% of new participants served each year will graduate from the grantee institution with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent within six years. 

TRIO SSS Annual Performance Data

Grant Year
# of Scholars Served
Funded Amount
Cost per Student
Objective 1: Persistence
Objective 2: Good Academic Standing
Objective 3: 6-year Graduation Rate
2020-21
142
$261,888
$1,844
85%
94%
77%
2021-22
140
$261,888
$1,871
81%
92%
67%
2022-23
140
$261,888
$1,871
84%
91%
87%
2023-24
141
$272,264
$1,931
92%
94%
67%

 

TRIO Graduate Success

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TRIO Alumni Stories

TRIO SSS at MSU has robust list of scholars that have graduated from a variety of programs and have gone on to do amazing things.