Quick Facts provides an overview of MSU's enrollment, employment, and programs for the current year. Quick Facts for 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05, 2003-04, 2002-03, 2001-02, 2000-01, 1999-00, 1998-99, 1997-98, 1996-97, and 1995-96 are also available. Historical figures for many topics are available through the Office of Planning and Analysis, 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.

Please visit Admissions and New Student Service's Quick Facts, a site containing much of the information here.

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

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

Some data for schools in the Montana University System are available through the MUS website. Some data vary, according to when they were generated. MSU's websites generally use Fall semester 15th class day snapshot files for our reporting.

MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 51 fields with many different options, master's degrees in 42 fields, and doctoral degrees in 18 fields. MSU also offers a specialist degree in Education. The College of Nursing offers a Post-Master's Nurse Practitioner (FNP) certificate as well as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) degree. For more information on specific programs, see:

• Undergraduate Degrees, Majors, and Options
• Graduate Degrees, Majors, and Options

MSU has been accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) since 1932. Eligible professional academic and service programs within the University are accredited by the following agencies:

• Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
• American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
• American Dietetics Association (ADA)
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
• Computing Sciences Accreditation Board (CSAB)
• Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
• International Association of Counseling Services (IACS)
• National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)
• National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
• National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
• American Psychological Association (for PhD level Internships in Counseling and Psychological Services) (APA)
• Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (for Student Health Service)
• National Collegiate Athletic Association (for Intercollegiate Athletics) (NCAA)

Headcount enrollment in fall of 2007 was 12,170 students.

	Undergrad	Graduate	Total
Agriculture	589	123	712
Arts & Architecture	1,340	127	1,467
Business	1,151	48	1,199
Education & HHD	1,082	267	1,349
Engineering	1,905	167	2,072
Letters & Science	2,201	424	2,625
Nursing	759	45	804
University College	1,543	0	1,543
Other	2	397	399
Total	10,572	1,598	12,170

Summer school of 2007 was attended by 3,189 students.

The fall semester of 2007 had a total enrollment of 12,170 students. Of these, 9,518 (78%) attended full time and 2,652 (22%) attended part time.

Undergraduates		Full Time			Part Time			Total			TOTAL
		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female
Non-degree		33	36		17	25		50	61		111
First-Time Freshmen		1063	792		116	129		1179	921		2100
Continuing Freshmen		625	366		133	101		758	467		1225
Sophomores		966	819		145	113		1111	932		2043
Juniors		957	848		115	130		1072	978		2050
Seniors		1246	1091		211	178		1457	1269		2726
Second Degree		71	98		57	91		128	189		317
Subtotal		4961	4050		794	767		5755	4817		10572
Graduates		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female		TOTAL
Non-Degree Graduates		27	20		87	137		114	157		271
Master's Candidates		199	188		273	327		472	515		987
Doctoral Candidates		43	30		155	112		198	142		340
Specialist Candidates		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
Subtotal		269	238		515	576		784	814		1598
Total		5230	4288		1309	1343		6539	5631		12170

Historical enrollments by class are also available.

The student body attending fall semester of 2007 had the following characteristics:

Sex	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Male	5755	784	6539	54%
Female	4817	814	5631	46%
Ethnicity	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
African American	50	4	54	<1%
Asian American	123	13	136	1%
Hispanic American	144	11	155	2%
Native American	254	51	305	3%
White	9408	854	10262	84%
Other	39	12	51	<1%
Unknown	310	520	830	7%
International	244	133	377	3%
Age	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Average	22	32	23.29	N/A
Fee Status	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Resident	7897	1098	8995	74%
WUE	304	0	304	2%
Nonresident	2371	500	2871	24%
Geographic Region	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	%
Montana	7021	798	7819	64%
Other US	3280	645	3925	32%
Foreign	232	125	357	3%
Unknown	39	30	69	1%

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 attending MSU in fall of 2007 originally came from all 56 counties in Montana, 50 U.S. states, and 65 foreign countries. For further information on the distribution of students by geographic origin, see:

• Montana Students by County
• US Students by State
• Foreign Students by Country

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

The entering freshman class of fall 2007 had 2100 students--2052 traditional-age freshmen who had graduated from high school in the last three classes, and 48 nontraditional freshmen who had graduated earlier. The average age of traditional freshmen was 18.4 years, and the average age of nontraditional freshmen was 25 years.

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

	Actual	Required
High School GPA	3.29	2.50
Graduating Class Percentile	63.16	50.0
Comprehensive ACT	24	22.0
Total SAT	1107.44	1030

Sixty-three percent (1322) of the entering freshmen were Montana residents. The remaining 37 percent were from other states (763) or foreign countries (15). Freshmen declared majors in the following colleges:

	Count	Percentage
Agriculture	91	4%
Arts & Architecture	280	13%
Business	182	9%
Education & HHD	112	5%
Engineering	365	17%
University College	685	33%
Letters & Science	286	14%
Nursing	99	5%

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 undergraduate student attending school during fall and spring semesters:

	2007-08
	Resident	Nonresident
Tuition/Fees*	$5,749	$16,274
Room/Board**	6,780	6,780
Books/Supplies	1,050	1,050
Personal/Miscellaneous	2,750	2,750
TOTAL	$16,329	$26,854

*Tuition and fees listed are based on the average amount charged to full-time students (12 or more credits per semester for an academic year (two semesters). 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 supplemental health insurance fee every semester ($759 per semester for 2007-08). A student who already has adequate insurance and provides proof of coverage may request a refund.

For more information, please consult the detailed fee schedules:

• Undergraduate Fees
• Graduate and Postbaccalaureate Fees
• Course Fees
• Fee Descriptions

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

Please visit Financial Aid Services online for more information about aid available through MSU.

A historical breakdown of awards by source is also available.

In 2006-07, the University awarded 2360 degrees:

• 1837 bachelor's degrees
• 1 specialist degree
• 466 master's degrees
• 56 doctoral degrees

MSU has granted 93,672 degrees in its 114 year history (1893-2007). MSU has awarded 79,693 bachelor's, 12,266 master's, 1,668 doctorates, 41 professional degrees and 4 specialist degrees.

Each year the Career Services Office at Montana State University-Bozeman conducts a survey to determine placement rates and salary survey information for new MSU graduates. Results from the 2006 Graduating Class Career Destinations survey are now available.

Historical information on degrees awarded by major is also available.

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

• Men compete in football (I-AA), basketball, indoor and outdoor track, alpine and nordic skiing, 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, and teams are nicknamed "The Bobcats."

For more information about Bobcat Athletics, contact

Peter Fields
Director, Department of Athletics
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717

MSU has granted 93,672 degrees in its 114 year history (1893-2007). MSU has awarded 79,693 bachelor's, 12,266 master's, 1,668 doctorates, 41 professional degrees and 4 specialist degrees. The Alumni Association maintains a database of all individuals who have attended the University. The database contains current, active addresses for 71,737 individual alumni, 48% of whom reside in Montana.

For more information about the Alumni Association, contact

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

or visit the Alumni Association online.

As a land-grant university, MSU has a long tradition of supporting basic and applied research and creative activity. During 2006-07 the University, through competitively awarded grants and contracts, had $102,116,323 in research expenditures --87% from federal agencies, 9% from private corporations and foundations, and 4% from state sources. MSU currently holds 90 patents for innovations and processes developed through faculty research, with 140 additional patents pending, and has 132 license and option agreements with private firms, 76 of which are with Montana companies. Visit Research, Creativity & Technology Transfer online for more information about MSU's research programs.

The Montana Agricultural Experiment Station was established at MSU by acts of the Legislature of Montana in 1893 under authorization provided by the Hatch Act of 1887. The research program encompasses several academic departments, service divisions, and laboratories located at MSU 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 53 counties and seven tribal reservations serving 56 counties. Programs address societal needs in the general areas of agriculture, family living, community and economic development, and youth development. Visit the MSU Extension Service online for more information.

MSU's legislative appropriation for 2006-07 was collected and spent as follows ("Unrestricted Operating Account", Reports CHE101 and CHE102):

Revenue	Amount	` %
Tuition & Fees	$76,768,840	65%
Miscellaneous	1,518,406	1%
General Fund	35,260,599	30%
Millage	4,799,696	4%
Total	$118,347,541	100%

Expenditures	Amount	%
Instruction	$58,846,258	50%
Research	371,468	<1%
Public Service	1,276,011	1%
Academic Support	15,363,132	13%
Student Services	8,055,896	7%
Institutional Support	9,730,692	8%
Physical Plant	15,799,982	13%
Revenue (transfer to MSU Northern)	322,784	<1%
Scholarships	9,547,376	8%
Total	$119,313,599	100%

Please see FTE, revenue, and expenditures for historical data.

Based on a fall 2007 snapshot of the personnel file, MSU employs 3,504 permanent faculty and staff, 558 graduate teaching and research assistants, and over 2000 students in part-time jobs. Of the 3,504 permanent employees, 2,351 are full time and 595 are part time; 1,377 are men and 1,569 are women. Total faculty number 1,048, which includes 777 full-time and 271 part-time faculty and department heads, which includes 802 instructional faculty and 246 faculty in administrative/managerial, research and service positions. Classified, professional, and service staff number 1,898.

		Number of Employees						Gender
Admin/Managerial		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
Pres/VP/Deans/Directors		64	59	5		61.37		34	30
Faculty		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
Heads/Directors		37	36	1		36.75		32	5
Tenurable Instructional		420	404	16		411.82		290	130
Adjunct Instructional		345	123	222		215.49		146	199
Research		50	35	15		42.24		35	15
Ag Exp Station/Ext Service		117	106	11		112.08		63	54
Library		15	14	1		14.40		7	8
Subtotal		1048	777	271		894.15		607	441
Staff		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
Contract Professional		766	623	143		700.49		336	430
Classified Professional		197	172	25		186.43		89	108
Secretarial/Clerical		305	224	81		270.57		15	290
Technical/Paraprofessional		287	223	64		258.51		106	181
Skilled Crafts		55	55	0		55.00		54	1
Service/Maintenance		288	277	11		282.96		170	118
Subtotal		1898	1574	324		1753.96		770	1128
Graduate Assistants		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
Teaching		286	0	286		n/a		167	119
Research		272	0	272		n/a		169	103
Subtotal		558	0	558		n/a		336	222
Total		Total	FullTime	PartTime		Full Time Equivalent		Men	Women
With Grad Assistants		3504	2351	1153		n/a		1713	1791
Without Grad Assistants		2946	2351	595		2648.11		1377	1569

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