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Montana State University is a public institution situated in Bozeman, Montana. The surrounding location of Bozeman is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Montana State University?

Contact details for MSU Bozeman are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717
Phone:	406-994-0211
Website:	www.montana.edu

Can I Afford MSU Bozeman?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time MSU Bozeman students paid $243 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $1,141 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,824	$27,391
Fees	$1,903	$2,213
Books and Supplies	$1,450	$1,450
On Campus Room and Board	$11,300	$11,300
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,050	$4,050

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At MSU Bozeman, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $7,381 a year. That adds up to $29,524 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MSU Bozeman is 1.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Montana State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,648 undergraduate students at MSU Bozeman, with 12,317 being full-time and 2,331 being part-time.

There are also 2,140 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,317 full-time undergraduates at MSU Bozeman, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Montana State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	134
Black or African American	54
Hispanic or Latino	617
White	10,407
International Students	181
Other Races/Ethnicities	924

Geographic Diversity

Montana students aren't the only ones who study at Montana State University. At this time, 48 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 78 countries are represented at MSU Bozeman. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and China.

Online Learning at Montana State University

In 2020-2021, 3,554 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MSU Bozeman has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of MSU Bozeman

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Montana State University was 65.1%. This is the #466 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at MSU Bozeman regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Tim Evanson under License

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