How many students at MSU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 16,681 students have enrolled in Montana State University with 14,625 undergraduate and 2,056 graduate students.
By gender, 8,671 male and 8,010 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (33,713 students in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
1,074 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,248 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Montana State University has a total of 16,681 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 14,625 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,056 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 8,671 male and 8,010 female students (the male-female ratio is 52:48) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 16,681 | 14,625 | 2,056 |
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| Men | 8,671 | 7,790 | 881 |
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| Women | 8,010 | 6,835 | 1,175 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 13,845 White, 71 Black, and 193 Asian students out of a total of 16,681 are attending at Montana State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 231 | 68 | 163 |
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| Asian | 193 | 78 | 115 |
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| Black | 71 | 46 | 25 |
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| Hispanic | 923 | 453 | 470 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 14 | 6 | 8 |
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| White | 13,845 | 7,281 | 6,564 |
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| Two or more races | 868 | 432 | 436 |
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| Race Unknown | 132 | 78 | 54 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 186 | 60 | 126 |
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| Asian | 166 | 68 | 98 |
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| Black | 58 | 39 | 19 |
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| Hispanic | 821 | 403 | 418 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 12 | 6 | 6 |
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| White | 12,305 | 6,648 | 5,657 |
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| Two or more races | 778 | 393 | 385 |
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| Race Unknown | 102 | 61 | 41 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 45 | 8 | 37 |
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| Asian | 27 | 10 | 17 |
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| Black | 13 | 7 | 6 |
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| Hispanic | 102 | 50 | 52 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| White | 1,540 | 633 | 907 |
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| Two or more races | 90 | 39 | 51 |
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| Race Unknown | 30 | 17 | 13 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, MSU has 236 students under 18 years old and 25 students over 65 years old. There are 13,924 students under 25 years old, and 2,757 students over 25 years old out of 16,681 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 235 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. MSU has 13,412 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,213 students aged 25 and over.
In graduate schools at MSU, 1 students are younger than 18 and 17 students are older than 65. It has 512 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,544 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 236 | 142 | 94 |
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| 18-19 | 6,007 | 2,901 | 3,106 |
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| 20-21 | 4,855 | 2,253 | 2,602 |
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| 22-24 | 2,826 | 1,212 | 1,614 |
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| 25-29 | 1,329 | 627 | 702 |
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| 30-34 | 628 | 333 | 295 |
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| 35-39 | 292 | 177 | 115 |
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| 40-49 | 339 | 245 | 94 |
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| 50-64 | 144 | 107 | 37 |
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| Over 65 | 25 | 13 | 12 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 235 | 141 | 94 |
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| 18-19 | 6,007 | 2,901 | 3,106 |
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| 20-21 | 4,843 | 2,242 | 2,601 |
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| 22-24 | 2,327 | 943 | 1,384 |
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| 25-29 | 678 | 305 | 373 |
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| 30-34 | 264 | 123 | 141 |
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| 35-39 | 113 | 71 | 42 |
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| 40-49 | 111 | 78 | 33 |
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| 50-64 | 39 | 26 | 13 |
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| Over 65 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 20-21 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
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| 22-24 | 499 | 269 | 230 |
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| 25-29 | 651 | 322 | 329 |
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| 30-34 | 364 | 210 | 154 |
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| 35-39 | 179 | 106 | 73 |
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| 40-49 | 228 | 167 | 61 |
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| 50-64 | 105 | 81 | 24 |
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| Over 65 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Montana State University, 1,074 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,248 students are enrolled in some online courses.
632 students lived in Montana or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 442 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 16,681 | 1,074 | 2,248 |
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| Undergraduate | 14,625 | 601 | 2,005 |
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| Graduate | 2,056 | 473 | 243 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Montana Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 632 | 419 | 23 |
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| Undergraduate | 407 | 191 | 3 |
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| Graduate | 225 | 228 | 20 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 14,625 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 473 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.23%.380 students have transferred in as full-time status and 93 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 12,155 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 380 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,997 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 93 |
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