unitid 180179 · Billings, MT · public 4-year · city (midsize)
Montana State University Billings
- enrollment 2023
- 5,346
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
2,626
31st pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
25%
undergrads on Pell grants
29th pctl among public 4-years
completion
30%
finish within 150% time
18th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$20,054
37th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$16,524
after aid, aided students
76th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$44,296
after entry, Title IV students
31st pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$18,209
39th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $13,927 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k27%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110k18%
- 110k+22%
- Median family income
- $34,883
- First-generation students
- 38%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,280
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.4× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General. | 113 | $57,075 | $22,625 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 39 | $58,448 | $39,800 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 38 | $68,933 | $26,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 34 | $45,454 | $24,652 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 28 | — | $32,988 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 26 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 24 | $49,293 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 24 | — | $19,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 21 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 21 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 21 | — | $21,250 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 20 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.