Montana State U.

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 189 70.5 631
2023 195 71.7 679
2022 200 71 680
2021 179 74.5 691
2020 175 75.3 698
2019 196 72.3 697
2018 188 73.5 700
2017 183 73.6 684
2016 341 51.6 697
2015 208 70.4 693
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   576   581   568   593   560   502   513   542   186   498
    Hispanic or Latino   32   36   35   33   24   17   23   18   4   9
    Not Hispanic or Latino   535   528   509   549   529   480   481   511   177   442
      American Indian or Alaska Native   9   0   0   8   4   3   5   9   1   2
      Asian   6   5   8   6   8   7   6   7   3   3
      Black or African American   3   4   3   3   0   0   0   1   1   3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      White   494   496   476   512   493   451   449   475   166   427
      More than one race   22   21   20   20   24   19   21   19   6   6
    Unknown ethnicity and race   9   17   24   11   7   5   9   13   5   47
  Temporary visa holders   203   185   158   151   118   122   113   127   46   88
  Science and engineering   779   766   726   744   678   624   626   669   232   586
    Science   613   596   560   569   526   481   486   519   149   447
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   74   57   56   62   46   45   48   60   20   96
      Biological and biomedical sciences   109   114   96   86   87   64   70   95   14   84
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   52   43   36   41   48   45   35   35   19   27
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   31   32   34   38   32   39   36   32   14   32
      Mathematics and statistics   71   75   72   67   62   58   66   79   8   65
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   97   101   93   69   85   47   57   60   0   0
      Physical sciences   147   144   141   172   134   155   147   132   57   109
      Psychology   14   13   17   18   16   14   12   12   7   12
      Social sciences   18   17   15   16   16   14   15   14   7   15
    Engineering   166   170   166   175   152   143   140   150   83   139
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   23   26   22   29   14   28   33   37   13   23
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   32   29   35   41   28   33   36   37   17   44
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   33   38   37   38   25   19   19   24   29   29
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   15   12   8   0   9   0   0   0   24   43
      Mechanical engineering   41   43   41   67   23   63   52   52   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   22   22   23   0   53   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   132   146   141   148   144   150   143   119   487   147
    Hispanic or Latino   5   3   7   5   7   4   2   1   12   4
    Not Hispanic or Latino   124   136   131   141   134   141   136   113   463   140
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   2   2   3   2   1   6   3
      Asian   2   2   3   3   1   2   2   2   6   4
      Black or African American   1   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      White   118   129   123   132   127   130   126   106   430   81
      More than one race   3   4   4   4   4   6   5   4   18   51
    Unknown ethnicity and race   3   7   3   2   3   5   5   5   12   3
  Temporary visa holders   6   13   14   11   9   12   8   10   72   9
  Science and engineering   138   159   155   159   153   162   151   129   559   156
    Science   119   129   128   133   132   140   132   110   466   142
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   6   11   12   7   11   8   11   6   142   60
      Biological and biomedical sciences   7   4   9   16   7   26   28   23   91   6
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   7   3   5   3   7   7   7   9   27   8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   11   10   7   9   10   10   10   11   36   16
      Mathematics and statistics   16   21   21   30   29   36   32   23   77   30
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   64   68   63   62   62   47   35   32   0   0
      Physical sciences   6   10   9   6   5   6   7   6   75   20
      Psychology   1   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   5   1
      Social sciences   1   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   9   1
    Engineering   19   30   27   26   21   22   19   19   93   14
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   5   4   4   6   1   3   3   3   32   1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   5   3   5   4   3   2   3   33   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   4   4   2   4   3   4   9   4   1   4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   4   5   0   2   0   0   0   27   9
      Mechanical engineering   5   10   10   11   4   12   5   9   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   2   3   3   0   7   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   310   331   281   283   238   194   175   190   57   201
  Science and engineering   310   331   281   283   238   194   175   190   57   201
    Science   233   250   208   215   185   147   137   164   35   161
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   39   31   28   29   12   9   11   21   5   37
      Biological and biomedical sciences   47   55   50   50   46   34   41   57   2   52
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   15   13   13   13   9   11   7   9   4   7
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   18   14   6   15   13   11   4   8   3   5
      Mathematics and statistics   6   17   9   14   16   15   13   12   2   8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   31   42   38   18   25   11   10   10   0   0
      Physical sciences   72   74   63   75   61   52   51   45   15   47
      Psychology   3   4   1   1   3   2   0   1   1   0
      Social sciences   2   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0
    Engineering   77   81   73   68   53   47   38   26   22   40
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   12   14   10   17   7   18   17   13   1   10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   7   6   5   8   2   5   6   4   3   5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   22   29   24   20   15   11   4   4   14   15
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   4   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   10
      Mechanical engineering   23   23   27   23   6   13   11   5   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   9   6   6   0   23   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   779   766   726   744   678   624   626   669   232   586
  Fellowships   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   21
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
  Research assistantships   358   312   287   339   302   274   257   270   79   240
    Federal   266   244   215   249   205   174   159   172   52   192
    Institutional   92   68   72   90   97   100   98   98   27   34
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   14
  Teaching assistantships   296   211   217   294   221   267   288   294   100   270
    Federal   41   8   2   33   5   19   16   17   3   0
    Institutional   255   203   215   261   216   248   272   277   97   270
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   125   243   222   111   155   83   81   105   53   55
    Federal   3   79   64   1   28   1   0   1   2   0
    Institutional   1   48   42   1   4   0   1   0   0   21
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   3
    Personal resources   121   116   116   109   117   82   79   104   51   31

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   39   38   47   58   61   42   48   47   47   51
    Science   34   33   35   48   54   37   42   40   39   45
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   11   9   9   11   8   5   6   7   11   10
      Biological and biomedical sciences   10   8   8   12   25   13   15   15   11   18
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   3
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   1   1   1   2   2   1   0   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   4   2   0   0   1   3   5   0   0
      Physical sciences   12   9   14   20   18   16   16   12   11   8
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   5   5   12   10   7   5   6   7   8   6
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   2   0   3   3   3   3   4   6   5   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   0   4   2   3   1   1   0   2   3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   3   4   4   1   1   1   1   1   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   32   32   36   42   41   29   37   33   33   44
  Science and engineering   32   32   36   42   41   29   37   33   33   44
    Science   28   27   26   32   35   24   32   28   29   39
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   9   6   7   9   6   3   5   5   7   9
      Biological and biomedical sciences   8   7   6   8   16   8   12   10   10   14
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   3
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   1   1   1   2   2   1   0   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   4   2   0   0   1   2   4   0   0
      Physical sciences   10   8   10   13   12   10   11   8   9   8
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   4   5   10   10   6   5   5   5   4   5
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   2   0   2   3   3   3   3   4   1   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   3   2   2   1   1   0   2   2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   3   4   4   1   1   1   1   1   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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