Montana State University is a public four-year institution based in Bozeman, Montana. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 17,135 students in fall 2024, including 15,046 undergraduates and 2,089 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of Montana University System.
Montana State University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 139 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business/Commerce, Registered Nursing, and Mechanical Engineering. It awarded 3,796 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 15 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
79% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.
Key figures
17,135
Students enrolled
79%
First-year retention
3,796
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
139
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 139
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
79%
First-year retention, part-time students
55%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,810
Associate degrees
145
Master's degrees
521
Doctoral degrees (research)
96
Professional doctorates
22
Certificates under 1 year
14
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
68
Postbaccalaureate certificates
119
Post-master's certificates
1
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
17,135
Undergraduates, fall 2024
15,046
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,089
Full-time, fall 2024
79%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
19,163
Undergraduates, 2024-25
16,637
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,526
Full-time, 2024-25
73%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
49%
Men
51%
White
82%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
15
Programs with a fully online option
18
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
32%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Montana University System
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big Sky Conference
President
Brock Tessman
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization