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up arrowAffiliated 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.


Up ArrowAccreditation

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:

City College programs are approved by:


Up ArrowTerm Calendar

Academic Year 2024-2025


Up ArrowEnrollment by College

Headcount enrollment in fall of 2024 was 4,129 students.

 

College Undergraduate Graduate Total
Health Professions & Science 444 84 528
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 652 27 679
Business 455 - 455
Education 127 137 264
No College Designated 152

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152
City College 2,051 - 2,051
Grand Total 3,881 248 4,129

 


Up Arrow Full and Part Time Enrollment

The fall semester of 2024 had a total enrollment of 4,129 students. Of these, 1,965 (47.6%) attended full time and 2,164 (52.4%) attended part time.

 

University Campus
Undergraduates
  Full Time   Part Time   Total   TOTAL
Male Female No Response Male Female No Response Male Female No Response
First-Time Freshmen (IPEDS Definition) 131 182 - 80 25 2 139 207 2 348
Continuing Freshmen 61 85 - 21 40 - 82 125 - 207
Sophomore 85 160 - 18 46 - 103 206 - 309
Junior 121 188 - 14 37 - 135 225 - 360
Senior 132 214 - 40 99 - 172 313 - 485
Postbaccalaureate 10 18 - 9 32 - 19 50 - 69
Non-degree 5 8 - 10 29 - 15 37 - 52
       Subtotal 545 855 - 120 308 2 665 1163 2 1830
Graduates Male Female No Response Male Female No Response Male Female No Reponse TOTAL
Master's Candidates 18 84 - 34 99 - 52 183 - 235
Non-degree - 1 - 3 9 - 3 10 - 13
      Subtotal 18 85 - 37 108 - 55 193 - 248
Total University Campus 563 940 - 157 416 2 720 1,356 2 2,078
City College Male Female No Response Male Female No Response Male Female No Response TOTAL
First-Time Freshman (IPEDS Definition) 65 90 1 13 55 - 78 145 1 224
Continuing Freshman 37 40 - 23 108 - 60 148 - 208
Sophomore 69 64 - 26 79 - 95 143 - 238
Junior 13 19 1 15 54 - 28 73 1 102
Senior 7 11   4 30 - 11 41 - 52
Postbaccalaureate 5 21   9 17 - 14 38 - 52
High School 5 14 - 502 651 2 507 665 2 1174
Non-Degree - - - - 1 - - 1 - 1
      Subtotal

201

259 - 592 995 2 793 1254 4 2051
Total MSU Billings 764 1,199 2 749 1,411 4 1,513 2,610 6 4,129

 

 

 

 

 


Up Arrow Student Demographics

The student body attending fall semester of 2024 had the following characteristics:

Gender University Campus City College Total %
Male 720 793 1,513 36.6%
Female 1,356 1,254 2,610 63.2%
No Response 2 4 6 0.1%
Race/Ethnicity (IPEDS methodology) University Campus City College Total %
American Indian 113 73 186 4.5%
Asian 18 23 41 1.0%
Black 19 13 32 0.8%
Hispanic 144 161 305 7.4%
Pacific Islander 4 6 10 0.2%
White 1,581 1,574 3,155 76.4%
Multi-Racial 124 128 252 6.1%
Unknown 18 60 78 1.9%
Non-Resident Alien 57 13 70 1.7%
Age Undergraduate University Campus City College  Total  
Average 25.0 20.7  22.7  
Fee Status University Campus City College Total %
Resident 1,761 1,982 3,743 90.7%
WUE 174 35 209 5.1%
Non-Resident 143 34 177 4.3%
Geographic Region University Campus City College Total %
Yellowstone County 1,068 1,484 2,552 61.8%
Other Montana 646 487 1,133 27.4%
Out-of-State 307 67 374 9.1%
Non-Resident Alien 57 13 70 1.7%

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 2024 originally came from 55 counties in Montana, 36 U.S. states, and 24 foreign countries.

 


Up Arrow Degrees Awarded

Degree counts do NOT include counts of second majors. In 2023-24, the University awarded 716 degrees.

Degrees Awarded by Type  
University
Campus
  2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
Certificates - - - - - - 2
Associate Degrees 31 36 30 33 17 16 11
Bachelor's Degrees 408 413 434 409 415 398 353
Master's Degrees 131 110 116 104 110 118 136
Total UC Degrees 570 559 580 546 542 532 502
                 
City College   2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
Certificates 41 42 48 44 48 50 41
Associate Degrees 187 206 182 188 185 172 173
Total CC Degrees 228 248 230 232 233 222 214
                 
Grand Total Degrees 798 807 810 778 775 754 716

Up Arrow Academic Programs

 

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


Up Arrow Athletics

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

  • Men compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, track and field.
  • Women compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track and field, volleyball.
  • 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 2024-2025

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

 

2024-2025

University Campus

In-State Out-of-State WUE
Tuition/Fees* $7,280 $22,897 $9,925
Room/Board $9,980 $9,980 $9,980
Books/Supplies $1,450 $1,450 $1,450
Total $18,710 $34,327 $21,355

 

 

2024-2025

City College

In-State Out-of-State WUE
Tuition/Fees* $4,962 $10,888 $6,484
Room/Board $9,980 $9,980 $9,980
Books/Supplies $1,450 $1,450 $1,450
Total $16,392 $22,318 $17,914

*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 2024-2025.

Room/Board  & Books/Supplies
University Campus

City College


Up ArrowFinancial 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.


Up ArrowGeneral Operations Revenue and Expenditures

The following represent the current unrestricted budgeted revenues and expenditures for Fiscal Year 2025.

Tuition & Fees $13,436,011 32.9%   Instruction $18,744,607 45.9%
State Allocations $26,668,882 65.4% Academic Support $3,595,957 9.9%
General Fund $700,387 1.7% Student Services $7,399,175 18.1%
Total $40,805,280 100% Institutional Support $4,496,026 11.0%
  Operation & Maintenance $5,556,951 13.6%
Research - 0.0%
Public Service $149,197 0.4%
Scholarships $863,366 2.1%
Total $40,805,279  

For additional details see: 

MSUB FY 25 Operating Budget Summary

 


Up ArrowEmployee 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


Up Arrows 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.