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
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total16,68114,6252,056
Men8,6717,790881
Women8,0106,8351,175
Montana State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartMontana State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartMontana State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

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 the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Montana State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartMontana State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartMontana State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American23168163
Asian19378115
Black714625
Hispanic923453470
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1468
White13,8457,2816,564
Two or more races868432436
Race Unknown1327854
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American18660126
Asian1666898
Black583919
Hispanic821403418
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1266
White12,3056,6485,657
Two or more races778393385
Race Unknown1026141
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1064
Asian752
Black431
Hispanic422517
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders000
White361190171
Two or more races261313
Race Unknown312

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.
Montana State University 2023 Student Population by Age chartMontana State University 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartMontana State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartMontana State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartMontana State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartMontana State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1823614294
18-196,0072,9013,106
20-214,8552,2532,602
22-242,8261,2121,614
25-291,329627702
30-34628333295
35-39292177115
40-4933924594
50-6414410737
Over 65251312
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1823514194
18-196,0072,9013,106
20-214,8432,2422,601
22-242,3279431,384
25-29678305373
30-34264123141
35-391137142
40-491117833
50-64392613
Over 65853
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18110

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.
Montana State University 2023 Online Student Population chart
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students16,6811,0742,248
Undergraduate14,6256012,005
Graduate2,056473243
Online Student Population by Locality
Montana ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students63241923
Undergraduate4071913
Graduate22522820

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
Regular Full-time12,155
Transfer-in Full-time380
Regular Part-time1,997
Transfer-in Part-time93
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