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Montana State acceptance rate

Montana State University · Bozeman, Montana · Public · 14,451 undergraduates

82.1%
accepted, fall 2024
21,652
applications
17,786
offers of admission
3,612
enrolled (20% of those admitted)

Montana State admits more of its applicants than the typical four-year college, where the median rate is 77%. Applications reached 21,652 for fall 2024, up 57% on 2014. Rowan University is the hardest to get into among the six schools closest to Montana State in size and selectivity (78%); University of Massachusetts, Boston is the easiest (84%).

Acceptance rate since 2001

0%25%50%75%100%2001200320052007200920112013201520172019202120242001 84%2002 87%2003 85%2004 81%2005 74%2006 66%2007 66%2008 64%2009 67%2010 64%2011 61%2012 58%2013 84%2014 84%2015 83%2016 83%2017 83%2018 82%2019 82%2020 81%2021 73%2022 73%2023 87%2024 82%
Share of first-time, first-year applicants offered admission, by fall term.
Show the numbers by year
FallAppliedAdmittedRateEnrolled
202421,65217,78682.1%3,612
202321,97519,08186.8%3,634
202228,79421,11673.3%3,752
202126,74119,52273.0%3,874
202018,89215,26080.8%3,259
201919,14215,68481.9%3,366
201818,63715,22681.7%3,387
201716,76913,93783.1%3,356
201615,99613,25682.9%3,503
201514,81612,27782.9%3,018
201413,79911,57083.8%2,941
201312,58110,63084.5%2,914
201212,0816,95557.6%2,705
20119,4175,78661.4%2,623
20108,0335,10663.6%2,316
20096,2454,15566.5%2,070
20085,7683,69664.1%2,100
20076,1974,09166.0%2,216
20066,1974,09166.0%2,216
20055,1243,78473.8%2,236
20044,3803,54781.0%2,165
20034,0723,45684.9%2,120
20023,6413,15686.7%1,894
20013,8773,27484.4%2,032

Applications and offers

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First-year applications received and offers made, by fall term.

Acceptance rate for women and men

Fall 2024AppliedAdmittedRate
Women11,5479,31880.7%
Men9,7258,16584.0%

SAT, ACT and test policy

Test scores in admission
Considered if submitted (test-optional)
SAT reading and writing
540 to 645 (middle 50% of enrolled students)
SAT math
525 to 640
ACT composite
21 to 27

Colleges similar to Montana State

The six public four-year colleges closest to Montana State in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.

CollegeAcceptance rateUndergraduatesAvg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH		81%12,812$21,453$52,269
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Boston, MA		84%11,512$22,548$70,597
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA		78%14,164$24,778$66,629
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS		82%15,142$18,210$61,473
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ		78%15,841$23,938$65,776
Towson University
Towson, MD		82%16,136$18,120$70,158

Admissions counts are first-time, first-year applicants reported by Montana State to IPEDS for each fall term (2001 to 2024), read from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Test score ranges and policy come from the College Scorecard. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · Montana State on College Scorecard