Montana State University Billings Student Population

How many students at MSU Billings?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Montana State University Billings has a total enrollment of 4,129 students, including 3,881 undergraduate and 248 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,513 male students (36.6%) and 2,616 female students (63.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,155 White students (76.4%) and 305 Hispanic students (7.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,881 undergraduate students (94%) and 248 graduate students (6%).
• Class Delivery: 958 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,495 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 4,908 - MSU Billings's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,513 male (36.64%) and 2,616 female (63.36%) students are attending Montana State University Billings. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 57.84.

By class level, 3,881 (93.99%) are undergraduate students and 248 (6.01%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 37.57% are male and 62.43% are female, while among graduate students, 22.18% are male and 77.82% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,155 White, 32 Black, and 41 Asian students out of a total of 4,129 are attending at Montana State University Billings. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Montana State University Billings is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 40.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, MSU Billings has 319 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 2,788 students under 25 years old, and 1,341 students over 25 years old out of 4,129 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 319 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. MSU Billings has 2,766 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,115 students aged 25 and over.

It has 22 graduate students aged under 25 and 226 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Montana State University Billings, 958 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,495 students are enrolled in some online courses.

905 students who live in Montana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 53 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,881 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 231 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.95%.150 students have transferred in as full-time status and 81 students transferred in as part-time status.