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Montana State University Billings

The Montana State University Billings Common Data Set is the yearly report the college publishes about itself. 2 reports on file, 2020–2025; the latest is 2025-26. Downloads include PDF, XLSX, and CSV.

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File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Aug 23, 2026.

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BILLINGS, MTIPEDS 180179CARNEGIE CLASS 19
§2 reports2020–2025
§ CDS archive
2025-26
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2020-21
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeNot reported
§ SAT composite NOT REPORTED IN THIS CDS YEAR
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th17
Median20
75th23
§ 36% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 100%SAT SUBMIT 36%ACT SUBMIT 36%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants2,136reported count
Admits2,136100%
Class seats61929% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants2,1362,136100%619School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 29%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients12827% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$1,768H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$16,524Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: Reported. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $284,180.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio14EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Open admissions policyYesIC2024.OPENADMP

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded353DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded0DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded136DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$2,283COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$4,997COST1_2024.TUITION2
On-campus room and board$4,310IC2006.RMBRDAMT
Out-of-state required fees$2,429COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$20,468COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$24,280DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$39,897DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment1862DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment248DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment2019DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment4129DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment3881DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate92%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$5,466SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$5,273SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,259SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate41%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate45%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate41%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityBillingsHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringMaster's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameMontana State University BillingsHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category1,000 - 4,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: MidsizeHD2024.LOCALE
StateMontanaHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years17%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years30%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years34%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate56%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time30%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate45%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate19%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$44,296
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
30%
6-year completion
Average net price
$16,524
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$18,209
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$25,006$25k
MEDIAN
$44,296$44k
P75
$65,133$65k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

Scorecard · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$13,927
$30,001 – $48,000
← MODAL BRACKET$14,387
$48,001 – $75,000
$16,749
$75,001 – $110,000
$18,948
$110,001 and up
$20,035
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
17%
6-yr grad
30%
8-yr grad
28%
Retention
56%
Pell grad
25%
Transfer
19%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.