Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
180,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours
2,698 (64%)
Days Without Precipitation
265 (79%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,981
Men / Women
40% / 60%
From State
88%
From Region
4%
Athletes
16.8%
Racial/Ethnic
White
74%
Hispanic
8%
Mixed
7%
Native American
5%
International
3%
Asian
1%
Black
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 49.2% 49.2%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 4.9% 4.9%
2012 Native: 3.7% 3.7%
2013 Native: 6.9% 6.9%
2014 Native: 7.4% 7.4%
2015 Native: 4.6% 4.6%
2016 Native: 6.4% 6.4%
2017 Native: 6.6% 6.6%
2018 Native: 5.0% 5.0%
2019 Native: 5.6% 5.6%
2020 Native: 4.4% 4.4%
2021 Native: 4.1% 4.1%
2022 Native: 5.2% 5.2%
2023 Native: 4.3% 4.3%
2024 Native: 3.9% 3.9%
2011 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2012 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2013 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2014 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2015 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2016 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2017 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2018 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2019 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2020 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2021 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2024 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2011 Black: 0.4% 0.4%
2012 Black: 0.6% 0.6%
2013 Black: 0.3% 0.3%
2014 Black: 0.6% 0.6%
2015 Black: 1.1% 1.1%
2016 Black: 1.0% 1.0%
2017 Black: 0.5% 0.5%
2018 Black: 1.3% 1.3%
2019 Black: 1.2% 1.2%
2020 Black: 1.6% 1.6%
2021 Black: 0.7% 0.7%
2022 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2023 Black: 1.7% 1.7%
2024 Black: 0.2% 0.2%
2011 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5%
2012 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9%
2013 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0%
2014 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5%
2015 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9%
2016 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0%
2017 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8%
2018 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1%
2019 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5%
2020 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8%
2021 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0%
2022 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3%
2023 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2%
2024 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6%
2011 White: 85.1% 85.1%
2012 White: 87.8% 87.8%
2013 White: 84.9% 84.9%
2014 White: 83.4% 83.4%
2015 White: 86.6% 86.6%
2016 White: 81.3% 81.3%
2017 White: 80.2% 80.2%
2018 White: 82.3% 82.3%
2019 White: 80.7% 80.7%
2020 White: 82.6% 82.6%
2021 White: 82.3% 82.3%
2022 White: 75.8% 75.8%
2023 White: 77.4% 77.4%
2024 White: 79.3% 79.3%
2011 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2012 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2015 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2016 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2017 International: 2.8% 2.8%
2018 International: 1.3% 1.3%
2019 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2021 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2022 International: 2.4% 2.4%
2023 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2024 International: 1.1% 1.1%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 5.6% 5.6%
2021 Native: 6.5% 6.5%
2022 Native: 5.0% 5.0%
2023 Native: 5.8% 5.8%
2024 Native: 5.5% 5.5%
2025 Native: 5.4% 5.4%
2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2022 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2024 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2025 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2020 Black: 1.2% 1.2%
2021 Black: 1.1% 1.1%
2022 Black: 1.3% 1.3%
2023 Black: 1.0% 1.0%
2024 Black: 0.9% 0.9%
2025 Black: 0.9% 0.9%
2020 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5%
2021 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4%
2022 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6%
2023 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1%
2024 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8%
2025 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2%
2020 White: 77.3% 77.3%
2021 White: 76.2% 76.2%
2022 White: 76.3% 76.3%
2023 White: 75.4% 75.4%
2024 White: 74.1% 74.1%
2025 White: 74.1% 74.1%
2020 International: 2.0% 2.0%
2021 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2022 International: 2.4% 2.4%
2023 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2024 International: 3.5% 3.5%
2025 International: 2.8% 2.8%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Montana State University - Billings
340
35% / 65%
4%
$58,700
62
92%
Chemistry
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$63,079
70
—
Mathematics
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$61,289
67
—
Biological and Physical Sciences
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Biology
7 —
43% / 57%
29%
$56,462
57
—
Microbiology
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$58,166
60
—
Environmental Studies
8 —
62% / 38%
0%
$49,534
37
—
Kinesiology
22 —
36% / 64%
0%
$51,611
43
—
Nursing
18 —
22% / 78%
0%
$107,431
99
100%
Rehabilitation Sciences
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$61,564
67
—
Business
95 +9
43% / 57%
3%
$60,739
66
92%
Health Administration
5 —
0% / 100%
0%
$60,374
65
—
Recreation Management
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$52,325
45
—
Community Psychology
27 —
22% / 78%
0%
$52,965
47
—
English
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$45,309
25
—
History
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$52,428
46
—
Interdisciplinary Studies
10 —
30% / 70%
0%
$67,664
77
92%
Mass Communication
4 —
25% / 75%
0%
$54,228
51
—
Organizational Communication
2 —
0% / 100%
50%
$60,001
64
94%
Political Science
6 —
17% / 83%
0%
$56,966
58
—
Psychology
24 +2
25% / 75%
8%
$53,151
48
—
Public Relations
4 —
75% / 25%
0%
$60,001
64
94%
Sociology
2 +5
0% / 100%
0%
$52,473
46
—
Elementary Education
19 +3
11% / 89%
5%
$48,251
33
96%
English Education
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$52,326
45
93%
General Education
29 —
31% / 69%
7%
$61,053
66
83%
History Education
4 —
75% / 25%
0%
$52,326
45
93%
Mathematics Teacher Education
— —
—
—
$52,326
45
—
Physical Education
4 —
100% / 0%
0%
$52,326
45
93%
Science Education
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$52,326
45
93%
Special Education
4 —
25% / 75%
0%
$53,134
48
—
Art Education
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$52,326
45
93%
Fine Arts
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$42,369
17
—
Music Education
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$52,326
45
93%
Music Management
— +1
—
—
$42,819
18
—
Music Performance
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$42,533
17
—
Studio Art
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$42,215
17
—
Criminal Justice
13 —
38% / 62%
8%
$42,484
17
95%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$7,648
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$24,359
Est. In-State Cost
$9,893
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$31,511
ROI Percentile
62th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
56%
4-Year Graduation Rate
16%
6-Year Graduation Rate
30%
Transfer-Out Rate
19%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 49.9% 49.9%
2012 Graduated: 46.4% 46.4%
2013 Graduated: 47.8% 47.8%
2014 Graduated: 23.8% 23.8%
2015 Graduated: 25.2% 25.2%
2016 Graduated: 24.2% 24.2%
2017 Graduated: 27.2% 27.2%
2018 Graduated: 28.5% 28.5%
2019 Graduated: 24.4% 24.4%
2020 Graduated: 28.4% 28.4%
2021 Graduated: 28.1% 28.1%
2022 Graduated: 28.5% 28.5%
2023 Graduated: 28.2% 28.2%
2024 Graduated: 30.0% 30.0%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 52.3% 52.3%
2012 Men: 46.9% 46.9%
2013 Men: 44.4% 44.4%
2014 Men: 21.4% 21.4%
2015 Men: 24.4% 24.4%
2016 Men: 23.5% 23.5%
2017 Men: 25.1% 25.1%
2018 Men: 23.3% 23.3%
2019 Men: 24.7% 24.7%
2020 Men: 28.1% 28.1%
2021 Men: 28.9% 28.9%
2022 Men: 23.7% 23.7%
2023 Men: 26.5% 26.5%
2024 Men: 32.7% 32.7%
2011 Women: 48.2% 48.2%
2012 Women: 46.0% 46.0%
2013 Women: 50.6% 50.6%
2014 Women: 25.6% 25.6%
2015 Women: 25.8% 25.8%
2016 Women: 24.9% 24.9%
2017 Women: 29.2% 29.2%
2018 Women: 32.6% 32.6%
2019 Women: 24.2% 24.2%
2020 Women: 28.6% 28.6%
2021 Women: 27.5% 27.5%
2022 Women: 32.9% 32.9%
2023 Women: 29.6% 29.6%
2024 Women: 28.1% 28.1%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 23.1% 23.1%
2012 Native: 25.0% 25.0%
2013 Native: 16.0% 16.0%
2014 Native: 5.9% 5.9%
2015 Native: 12.1% 12.1%
2016 Native: 11.3% 11.3%
2017 Native: 2.0% 2.0%
2018 Native: 2.9% 2.9%
2019 Native: 16.2% 16.2%
2020 Native: 6.5% 6.5%
2021 Native: 16.0% 16.0%
2022 Native: 16.7% 16.7%
2023 Native: 17.4% 17.4%
2024 Native: 9.5% 9.5%
2011 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1%
2012 Hispanic: 16.0% 16.0%
2013 Hispanic: 51.7% 51.7%
2014 Hispanic: 12.9% 12.9%
2015 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7%
2016 Hispanic: 12.0% 12.0%
2017 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8%
2018 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1%
2019 Hispanic: 16.0% 16.0%
2020 Hispanic: 31.2% 31.2%
2021 Hispanic: 11.6% 11.6%
2022 Hispanic: 12.5% 12.5%
2023 Hispanic: 20.5% 20.5%
2024 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0%
2011 White: 52.4% 52.4%
2012 White: 48.5% 48.5%
2013 White: 50.1% 50.1%
2014 White: 26.5% 26.5%
2015 White: 26.5% 26.5%
2016 White: 27.0% 27.0%
2017 White: 29.7% 29.7%
2018 White: 31.0% 31.0%
2019 White: 26.0% 26.0%
2020 White: 29.4% 29.4%
2021 White: 29.8% 29.8%
2022 White: 33.1% 33.1%
2023 White: 29.7% 29.7%
2024 White: 33.6% 33.6%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Business & Economics
30.3%
103
42% / 58%
3%
$60,476
65
92%
Humanities & Social Sciences
25.0%
85
27% / 73%
4%
$55,285
53
93%
Education
18.5%
63
30% / 70%
5%
$55,166
53
89%
Health Sciences
12.4%
42
31% / 69%
0%
$76,008
86
100%
Professional
3.8%
13
38% / 62%
8%
$42,484
17
95%
Life & Natural Sciences
3.2%
11
27% / 73%
18%
$56,973
58
—
Arts
2.9%
10
20% / 80%
0%
$47,350
30
93%
Agriculture & Food Science
2.4%
8
62% / 38%
0%
$49,534
37
—
Physical Sciences & Math
1.5%
5
100% / 0%
0%
$62,363
69
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
100%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
100%
100%
100%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 99.5% 99.5%
2011 Yield: 58.7% 58.7%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 1,523 1,523
2011 Admitted: 1,515 1,515
2011 Enrolled: 890 890
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
900
1000
1100
1200
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 890 890
2011 75th: 1140 1140
SAT Math
400
450
500
550
600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 440 440
2011 75th: 560 560
SAT Reading & Writing
450
500
550
600
650
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 450 450
2011 75th: 580 580
Submitting a Test Score
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 69.0% 69.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
