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Montana Technological University

Montana Technological University reports 1,480 undergraduates in Butte, MT. Its federal reporting group is labeled Montana Technological University.

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Montana Technological University · Butte, Montana · Federal institution ID (UNITID): 180416.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Montana Technological University).

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$11,327

family income
under $30k

$13,539

$30–48k

$16,138

$48–75k

$17,361

$75–110k

$19,093

over $110k

Average net price

$16,4812023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Montana Technological University rose from $13,762 (2008) to $16,481 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$13,762
2009	$11,564
2010	$12,068
2011	$12,725
2012	$11,619
2013	$11,826
2014	$12,626
2015	$12,875
2016	$12,993
2017	$13,886
2018	$15,023
2019	$15,814
2020	$15,789
2021	$16,598
2022	$16,240
2023	$16,481

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$22,7862024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Montana Technological University rose from $16,053 (2009) to $22,786 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$16,053
2010	$16,808
2011	$17,136
2012	$17,844
2013	$16,434
2014	$16,598
2015	$17,508
2016	$17,740
2017	$18,433
2018	$19,400
2019	$20,728
2020	$21,124
2021	$21,266
2022	$21,971
2023	$21,620
2024	$22,786

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,087	$8,897
2001	$3,404	$9,911
2002	$4,143	$6,000
2003	$4,566	$12,006
2004	$4,531	$13,335
2005	$4,816	$13,807
2006	$6,279	$15,919
2007	$5,640	$15,070
2008	$5,713	$15,425
2013	$6,464	$18,606
2014	$6,494	$19,147
2015	$6,539	$19,571
2016	$6,561	$19,984
2017	$7,125	$21,956
2018	$7,412	$22,575
2019	$7,440	$22,600
2020	$7,390	$22,540
2021	$7,400	$22,570
2022	$7,580	$23,210
2023	$8,050	$24,730

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Montana Technological University reports published tuition by residency: $8,340 in-state versus $26,150 out-of-state — a $17,810 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Montana Technological University reports 1,480 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

58.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Montana Technological University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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58.2%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Montana Technological University rose from 40.4% (entered 1996) to 58.2% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1996 cohort	40.4%
1997 cohort	46.3%
1998 cohort	40.3%
1999 cohort	42%
2000 cohort	38.1%
2001 cohort	41%
2002 cohort	37.8%
2003 cohort	39.6%
2004 cohort	48.1%
2005 cohort	40.5%
2006 cohort	47.8%
2007 cohort	49.3%
2008 cohort	44.1%
2009 cohort	38.3%
2010 cohort	46.1%
2011 cohort	41.4%
2012 cohort	52.3%
2013 cohort	53.9%
2014 cohort	57.5%
2015 cohort	57.3%
2016 cohort	56.6%
2017 cohort	58.1%
2018 cohort	58.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1996–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Montana Technological University).

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$9,146	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$10,078	$3,218
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$11,166	$4,164
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$9,786	$4,837
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$10,044	$4,364
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$12,033	$5,126
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$15,000	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,499	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,776	$5,095
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,440	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,112	$5,225
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$15,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$16,425	$6,113
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$17,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$17,750	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$20,000	$8,617
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$19,500	$8,490
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$19,500	$9,349
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$20,000	$8,235
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$20,983	$7,472
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$18,750	$6,523

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$48,356

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$52,895

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$54,329

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Montana Technological University).

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Montana Technological University admitted 1,649 of 1,811 applicants in Fall 2024. The 91.1% rate describes that application pool.

91.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $8,050 in-state tuition · 2023–24 1,480 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1040–12601600

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Admissions

Montana Technological University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Montana Technological University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 510–630 and Math was 530–630 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1040–1260 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	510	585	630
SAT Math	530	580	630
ACT Composite	19	22	25

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Montana Technological University received 1,811 applications and admitted 1,649 (91.1%), with 352 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

91%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	96.1%
Fall 2002	94.9%
Fall 2003	97.8%
Fall 2004	99.3%
Fall 2007	90.6%
Fall 2009	91%
Fall 2010	90.7%
Fall 2011	87.9%
Fall 2012	89.2%
Fall 2013	88.9%
Fall 2014	90.8%
Fall 2015	88.8%
Fall 2016	88.9%
Fall 2017	92.4%
Fall 2018	91.8%
Fall 2019	91%
Fall 2020	97.3%
Fall 2021	89.8%
Fall 2022	89.5%
Fall 2023	89.9%
Fall 2024	91%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1040–1260Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	970	1210
Fall 2002	950	1230
Fall 2003	970	1190
Fall 2004	970	1220
Fall 2007	970	1190
Fall 2009	970	1230
Fall 2010	940	1200
Fall 2011	990	1210
Fall 2012	980	1220
Fall 2013	1050	1230
Fall 2014	1030	1220
Fall 2015	1050	1240
Fall 2016	1030	1180
Fall 2017	1115	1300
Fall 2018	1110	1230
Fall 2019	1080	1260
Fall 2020	1110	1295
Fall 2021	1090	1290
Fall 2022	1050	1320
Fall 2023	1060	1250
Fall 2024	1040	1260

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–25Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	19	25
Fall 2002	19	25
Fall 2003	20	25
Fall 2004	21	27
Fall 2007	19	25
Fall 2009	21	26
Fall 2010	21	26
Fall 2011	21	26
Fall 2012	22	27
Fall 2013	21	27
Fall 2014	22	27
Fall 2015	23	27
Fall 2016	22	26
Fall 2017	22	27
Fall 2018	22	27
Fall 2019	21	26
Fall 2020	21	27
Fall 2021	20	27
Fall 2022	19	25
Fall 2023	18	25
Fall 2024	19	25

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,480Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Montana Technological University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 1,930 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 1,480.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,477
Fall 2003	1,697
Fall 2004	1,610
Fall 2005	1,488
Fall 2006	1,624
Fall 2007	1,612
Fall 2008	1,678
Fall 2009	1,852
Fall 2010	1,930
Fall 2011	1,892
Fall 2012	1,835
Fall 2013	1,825
Fall 2014	1,868
Fall 2015	1,898
Fall 2016	1,804
Fall 2017	1,640
Fall 2018	1,585
Fall 2019	1,484
Fall 2020	1,418
Fall 2021	1,467
Fall 2022	1,424
Fall 2023	1,428
Fall 2024	1,480

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

77%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Montana Technological University rose from 60% (Fall 2003) to 77% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	60%
Fall 2004 cohort	69%
Fall 2005 cohort	67%
Fall 2006 cohort	75%
Fall 2007 cohort	69%
Fall 2008 cohort	72%
Fall 2009 cohort	66%
Fall 2010 cohort	68%
Fall 2011 cohort	66%
Fall 2012 cohort	69%
Fall 2013 cohort	71%
Fall 2014 cohort	73%
Fall 2015 cohort	76%
Fall 2016 cohort	74%
Fall 2017 cohort	73%
Fall 2018 cohort	79%
Fall 2019 cohort	80%
Fall 2020 cohort	76%
Fall 2021 cohort	72%
Fall 2022 cohort	76%
Fall 2023 cohort	77%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Montana Technological University

23.8% of Montana Technological University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Montana Technological University as a primarily residential campus of 1,480 undergraduates — and 76.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Montana Technological University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1040–1260 — their midpoint is near the MT four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Montana Technological University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Montana Technological University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Montana Technological University91.1%

Montana median82.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Montana Technological University$8,340

Montana median$8,506

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Montana Technological University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Montana Technological University).

Montana Technological University reporting group (shared)$54,329

Montana median$49,036

National median$53,781

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Montana Technological University, Montana and national reference values
Metric & basis	Montana Technological University	Montana median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	91.1%	82.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$8,340	$8,506	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$54,329Shared group value	$49,036	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Montana Technological University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Montana Technological University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 7 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Petroleum Engineering	$106,076
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	$93,629
Public Health	$86,855
Mechanical Engineering	$82,443
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$81,504
Business/Commerce, General	$61,446
Management Information Systems and Services	$58,332

These 7 fields listed for Montana Technological University measure earnings after completion. The $54,329 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 20 additional Montana Technological University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Montana Technological University).

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Montana Technological University report?

Montana Technological University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1040–1260 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Montana Technological University's acceptance rate?

91.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,649 admitted from 1,811 applicants.

How much does Montana Technological University cost?

In-state tuition is $8,340; out-of-state students pay $26,150. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Montana Technological University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $54,329. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Montana

The University of Montana — 95.9% admitted
The University of Montana-Western — 99.8% admitted
Montana State University — 82.1% admitted
University of Providence — 50.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.