Institutional Research | MSU Billings

Affiliated Campuses

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:

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.

Accreditation

MSU Billings has been accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).

MSUB is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) for preparing elementary and secondary teachers and school counselors through the Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees and the Master of Science in Special Education degree. The Master of Science in Special Education Advanced Studies: Applied Behavior Analysis is accredited by the Association For Behavior Analysis International (ABAI).

Eligible programs within the University are accredited by the following agencies:

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) - The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at MSU Billings is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)

City College programs are approved by:

Term Calendar

Academic Year 2023-2024

Enrollment by College

Headcount enrollment in fall of 2023 was 4,092 students.

College	Undergraduate	Graduate	Total
Health Professions & Science	459	112	571
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	625	31	656
Business	462	-	462
Education	170	184	354
No College Designated	147	-	147
City College	1,902	-	1.902
Grand Total	3,765	327	4,092

Full and Part Time Enrollment

The fall semester of 2023 had a total enrollment of 4,092 students. Of these, 2,036 (49.8%) attended full time and 2,056 (50.2%) attended part time.

University Campus Undergraduates	Full Time			Part Time		Total			TOTAL
University Campus Undergraduates	Male	Female	No Response	Male	Female	Male	Female	No Response	TOTAL
First-Time Freshmen (IPEDS Definition)	114	192	1	10	22	124	214	1	339
Continuing Freshmen	60	92	-	23	30	83	122	-	205
Sophomore	99	184	1	17	47	116	231	1	348
Junior	91	168	-	21	55	112	223	-	335
Senior	139	207	-	54	130	193	337	-	530
Postbaccalaureate	12	7	-	14	27	26	34	-	60
Non-degree	6	7	-	11	22	17	29	-	46
Subtotal	521	857	2	150	333	671	1190	2	1863
Graduates	Male	Female	No Response	Male	Female	Male	Female	No Reponse	TOTAL
Master's Candidates	28	103	-	40	146	68	249	-	317
Non-degree	-	1	-	6	3	6	4	-	10
Subtotal	28	104	-	46	149	74	253	-	327
Total University Campus	549	961	2	196	482	745	1,443	2	2,190
City College	Male	Female	No Response	Male	Female	Male	Female	No Response	TOTAL
First-Time Freshman (IPEDS Definition)	86	95	-	16	42	102	137	-	239
Continuing Freshman	50	44	-	24	103	74	147	-	221
Sophomore	73	61	-	23	76	96	137	-	233
Other Degree Seeking	38	59	-	32	94	70	153	-	223
High School	5	13	-	352	614	357	627	-	984
Non-Degree	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	2
Subtotal	252	272	-	447	931	699	1203	-	1902
Total MSU Billings	801	1,233	2	643	1,413	1,444	2,646	2	4,092

Student Demographics

The student body attending fall semester of 2023 had the following characteristics:

Gender	University Campus	City College	Total	%
Male	745	699	1,444	35.3%
Female	1,443	1,203	2,646	64.7%
No Response	2	-	2	0.0%
Race/Ethnicity (IPEDS methodology)	University Campus	City College	Total	%
American Indian	113	65	178	4.3%
Asian	18	23	41	1.0%
Black	17	12	29	0.7%
Hispanic	139	121	260	6.4%
Pacific Islander	2	4	6	0.1%
White	1,672	1,488	3,160	77.2%
Multi-Racial	135	105	240	5.9%
Unknown	23	67	90	2.2%
Non-Resident Alien	71	17	88	2.2%
Age Undergraduate	University Campus	City College	Total
Average	25.0	21.3	23.1
Fee Status	University Campus	City College	Total	%
Resident	1,848	1,841	3,689	90.2%
WUE	181	29	210	5.1%
Non-Resident	161	32	193	4.7%
Geographic Region	University Campus	City College	Total	%
Yellowstone County	1,060	1,333	2,393	58.5%
Other Montana	734	494	1,228	30.0%
Out-of-State	325	58	383	9.4%
Non-Resident Alien	71	17	88	2.2%

Race/Ethnicity as reported to IPEDS.

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 Billings in fall of 2023 originally came from 55 counties in Montana, 43 U.S. states, and 26 foreign countries.

Degrees Awarded

Degree counts do NOT include counts of second majors. In 2022-23, the University awarded 774 degrees.

Degrees Awarded by Type
University Campus		2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23
	Associate Degrees	32	31	36	30	33	17	16
	Bachelor's Degrees	477	408	413	434	409	415	398
	Master's Degrees	110	131	110	116	104	110	118
	Total SR Degrees	619	570	559	580	546	542	532

City College		2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23
	Certificates	42	41	42	48	44	48	50
	Associate Degrees	198	187	206	182	188	185	172
	Total CC Degrees	240	228	248	230	232	233	222

Grand Total Degrees		859	798	807	810	778	775	754

Academic Programs

For information on specific programs, visit undergraduate programs and graduate programs.

Athletics

MSU Billings is a member of the NCAA Division II Great Northwest Athletic Conference.

Men compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, track and field.
Women compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track and field, volleyball, triathlon.
Co-Ed competions in cheer/stunt.

The school colors are blue and gold, and teams are called "The Yellowjackets."

For more information about Yellowjacket Athletics, contact

Andrew Bonner
Associate Athletics Director for Operations & Communications
andrew.bonner@msubillings.edu
406-657-2360

or visit Yellowjacket Athletics online.

Undergraduate Student Expenses for 2023-2024

Financial Aid Services and the Business Office estimate the following expenses for a full-time undergraduate student attending school during fall and spring semesters:

	2023-2024 University Campus
	In-State	Out-of-State	WUE
Tuition/Fees*	$6,706	$21,347	$9,249
Room/Board	$9,800	$9,800	$9,800
Books/Supplies	$1,700	$1,700	$1,700
Total	$18,206	$32,847	$20,749

	2023-2024 City College
	In-State	Out-of-State	WUE
Tuition/Fees*	$4,475	$10,019	$5,941
Room/Board	$9,800	$9,800	$9,800
Books/Supplies	$1,700	$1,700	$1,700
Total	$15,975	$21,519	$17,441

*Tuition is subject to change by the Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education. All online courses are subject to an additional $20.00 per credit fee up to a maximum of $240.00. If you have any questions about the current fees, please call the Business Office at (406) 657-2301.

**The Western Undergraduate Exchange is available to qualifying students from AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID,NV, NM, ND, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY and Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands.

For more information, please consult the detailed fee schedules for 2023-2024.

Room/Board & Books/Supplies
University Campus

City College

Financial Aid & Scholarships

Please visit Financial Aid online for more information about aid available through Montana State University Billings.

Please visit Scholarships online for more information about scholarships available through Montana State University Billings.

General Operations Revenue and Expenditures

The following represent the current unrestricted budgeted revenues and expenditures for Fiscal Year 2024.

Tuition & Fees	$13,030,351	31.7%	Instruction	$19,137,159	46.5%
State Allocations	$25,556,699	62.1%	Research	-	0.0%
General Fund	$2,543,030	6.2%	Public Service	$376,901	0.9%
Total	$41,130,080	100%	Academic Support	$3,672,006	8.9%
			Student Services	$7,203,775	17.5%
			Institutional Support	$4,101,707	10.0%
			Physical Plant	$5,891,142	14.3%
			Scholarships	$747,390	1.8%
			Total	$41,130,080	100%

For additional details see:

MSUB FY 24 Operating Budget Summary

Employee Headcount

As of November 1, 2023 MSU Billings employed 420 full time faculty and staff, 86 part time faculty and staff, and 17 graduate students.

Number of Employees Full Time	Tenured	Tenure Track	No Tenure	TOTAL
Instruction/Faculty	51	57	37	145
Research Staff	-	-	-	-
Public Service staff	-	-	-	-
Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians	-	-	-	-
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	-	-	3	3
Library Technicians	-	-	3	3
Student and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services Occupations	-	-	3	3
Management Occupations	-	-	90	90
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	-	-	31	31
Computer, Engineering, and Science Occupations	-	-	20	20
Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Deign, Entertainment, Sports and Media Occupations	-	-	53	53
Healthcare Practicioners and Technical Occupations	-	-	1	1
Service Occupations	-	-	37	37
Sales and Related Occupations	-	-	5	5
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	-	-	18	18
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance Occupations	-	-	11	11
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations	-	-	1	1
Subtotal	51	57	312	420
Number of Employees Part Time	Tenured	Tenure Track	No Tenure	TOTAL
Instruction/Faculty	-	-	78	78
Research staff	-	-	-	-
Public Service staff	-	-	-	-
Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians	-	-	-	-
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	-	-	-	-
Library Technicians	-	-	-	-
Student and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services Occupations	-	-	-	-
Management Occupations	-	-	4	4
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	-	-	-	-
Computer, Engineering, and Science Occupations	-	-	-	-
Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Deign, Entertainment, Sports and Media Occupations	-	-	-	-
Healthcare Practicioners and Technical Occupations	-	-	-	-
Service Occupations	-	-	-	-
Sales and Related Occupations	-	-	1	1
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	-	-	4	4
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance Occupations	-	-	-	-
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations	-	-	-	-
Graduate Students	-	-	15	15
Subtotal	-	-	102	102
Total MSU Billings	51	57	414	522

Source: IPEDS 2023-24 Human Resources Survey

Information Contacts

Admissions	406-657-2888
Advising	406-657-2240
Campus Operator	406-657-2011
Career and Employment Services	406-657-2168
Chancellor's Office	406-657-2300
Financial Aid & Scholarships	406-657-2188
Graduate Studies	406-657-2238
Honors	406-657-2908
Housing & Residence Life	406-657-2333
Information Technology Help Desk	406-247-5700
MSU Billings Athletics	406-657-2369
MSU Billings Foundation	406-657-2244
New Student Services	406-657-2888
Provost's Office	406-657-2367
Registrar's Office	406-657-2158
University Communications & Marketing	406-657-2266

Please see our online directories for phone numbers and e-mail addresses for individual faculty, staff, and administration.

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