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Montana Technological University is a public regional university located in Butte, Montana. Montana Technological University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Montana Technological University is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $49,032 10 years after enrolling, 3rd in Montana, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Montana Technological University bachelor students earn 4% less than the national average. Montana Technological University is ranked 1st in Montana.
Montana Technological University’s median net annual cost of $15,814 and average years to graduate of 4.8 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Montana Technological University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems Mgmt., Mining/Mineral Engineering, Public Health, Electrical Engineering - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$15,814
Average years to graduate
4.8
Engineering
Rank: #39
Economic score: 1.85
Medical informatics
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 8.07
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Montana Technological University - Public Health - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.8 years. 61% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Montana Technological University is 14% higher than the state average, and 3% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Montana Technological University, Pell Grant recipients represent 26% of the measured graduating class, 9% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Montana Technological University graduates within 4.9 years.
Montana Technological University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Montana Technological University’s economic mobility score of 11.21 is calculated by adjusting the 4.24 economic score of lower-income students by the 26% pell grant recipients within the student body. Montana Technological University’s EMS of 11.21 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Montana Technological University pays $15,814 a year, $7,190 less than the $23,004 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $15,814
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Montana Technological University, 97% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $15,814 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 45% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,718. This is 9% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,028
Pell grants
$4,514
State grants
$971
Institutional grants
$5,363
Montana Technological University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 90% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,594 applicants, of which 1,432 were admitted and 325 enrolled. Montana Technological University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
90%
83%
Female
39%
59%
First time
55%
59%
In-state
85%
68%
1st generation
34%
35%
White
81%
52%
Black
1%
14%
Hispanic
2%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
2%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
12%
12%