Montana State U., Bozeman

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 165 64.6 459 123 86.9 925
2023 187 59.8 459 127 86.3 911 171 72 602
2022 153 67 457 135 85.2 900
2021 189 58.3 447 130 85.9 908 173 70.7 583
2020 181 60.3 450 132 85.8 916
2019 177 60.9 447 135 85.5 914 173 71 589
2018 185 57.3 428 145 84.3 911
2017 184 57.3 425 140 84.7 898 171 70.7 575
2016 209 52 430 142 84.4 896
2015 174 59.7 426 141 84.6 898 173 70.1 570
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 85 69 98 64 69 74 71 66 52 78
  Science and engineering 76 54 74 51 60 61 50 46 43 62
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 5 4 4 6 2 5 5 2 3 7
      Agricultural sciences 4 4 3 6 . 4 4 1 . 6
      Natural resources and conservation 1 . 1 . 2 1 1 1 3 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 21 12 24 16 26 23 16 10 11 21
      Biochemistry and biophysics 8 2 2 3 5 5 1 5 4 6
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . 1 1 1 . 1 . . . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 4 5 5 3 6 5 3 2 3 4
      Genetics and genomics . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 4 3 9 4 10 8 8 1 3 8
      Molecular biology . . . . . . . . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 . 2 3 1 . 1 1 . 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 4 . 5 2 3 3 2 1 1 2
    Computer and information sciences 5 5 3 1 3 1 3 6 3 3
      Computer science 4 4 3 1 3 1 3 6 3 3
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 1 . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 18 11 14 9 3 11 8 8 3 7
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . 1 . . . 1 . 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 1 4 3 3 1 4 1 . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 4 . 3 . . 1 2 1 . 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 3 1 1 1 . 3 1 2 1 3
      Industrial engineering and operations research . 1 3 1 1 1 . . 1 1
      Materials and mining engineering 5 1 2 . 1 1 1 1 . .
      Mechanical engineering 4 4 2 3 . 1 1 1 1 1
      Engineering, other 1 . . . . . 2 2 . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 4 1 2 4 . 2 2 3 7
      Geological sciences 3 4 1 1 2 . 2 2 3 6
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . . 1 2 . . . . 1
    Health sciences 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
      Public health 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 4 3 7 6 3 5 1 4 7 2
      Applied mathematics . . 1 1 . 2 1 1 3 1
      Mathematics . 1 1 . 1 1 . . . 1
      Statistics 1 2 2 3 1 1 . 2 2 .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 . 3 2 1 1 . 1 2 .
    Physical sciences 12 9 16 5 12 14 13 11 11 14
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 1 2 1 . 2 1 2 4 2
      Chemistry 6 5 6 3 6 5 8 5 5 10
      Physics 4 3 8 1 6 7 4 4 2 2
    Psychology 1 5 1 2 . 1 . 1 . .
      Research and experimental psychology . . 1 1 . 1 . . . .
      Psychology, other 1 5 . 1 . . . 1 . .
    Social sciences 4 1 4 4 6 1 2 2 2 1
      Social sciences, other 4 1 4 4 6 1 2 2 2 1
  Non-science and engineering 9 15 24 13 9 13 21 20 9 16
    Business . . . . . . . . . 1
      Business . . . . . . . . . 1
    Education 7 9 21 8 7 11 19 17 7 14
      Education leadership and administration 3 3 7 3 4 5 6 1 3 8
      Education research 3 3 7 2 2 2 8 11 2 4
      Teacher education and teaching fields . 3 3 2 . 3 3 3 2 2
      Education, other 1 . 4 1 1 1 2 2 . .
    Humanities and arts 2 4 3 3 2 2 1 3 2 1
      History 2 4 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 1
      Humanities and arts, other . . . . 1 1 . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering . 2 . 2 . . 1 . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . 2 . 2 . . 1 . . .

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 Earned Doctorates

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   257,927   229,682   200,820   193,577   166,285   154,811   125,129   129,622   112,073   108,414
    Science   150,116   138,300   126,763   122,954   108,610   103,838   88,853   92,588   80,029   78,534
      Computer and information sciences   4,195   3,175   3,026   2,625   1,459   1,427   1,102   1,043   724   521
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   6,734   6,124   5,246   5,468   5,603   5,618   5,125   5,757   5,802   10,073
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   5,486   4,322   4,372   4,099   3,893   3,298   2,596   2,065   1,823   792
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   14   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   1,248   1,802   874   1,369   1,710   2,320   2,529   3,678   3,979   9,281
      Life sciences   86,674   81,492   82,986   74,897   71,440   72,765   65,459   65,910   48,622   41,460
        Agricultural sciences   60,758   54,025   51,177   43,975   40,695   40,178   38,172   38,144   26,209   23,462
        Biological and biomedical sciences   15,126   15,576   16,954   18,017   19,994   19,659   16,600   15,363   13,414   12,185
        Health sciences   9,821   11,100   13,878   12,186   10,030   11,971   10,054   11,799   8,811   2,128
        Natural resources and conservation   277   156   118   199   186   302   146   153   188   0
        Life sciences nec   692   635   859   520   535   655   487   451   0   3,685
      Mathematics and statistics   2,874   2,828   2,852   2,527   2,536   1,565   758   562   828   828
      Physical sciences   29,993   27,448   19,778   23,329   17,990   15,021   10,912   12,248   15,519   15,638
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   7,978   7,929   8,821   13,389   8,796   7,838   6,178   5,951   7,861   9,312
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   22,015   19,519   10,957   9,940   9,194   7,183   4,734   6,297   7,658   6,322
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
      Psychology   992   956   673   415   359   235   223   468   819   685
      Social sciences   1,993   1,903   1,946   2,194   1,126   582   407   597   1,032   2,184
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1,071
        Political science and government   469   591   416   530   466   310   127   118   129   147
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   454   417   416   460   644   257   267   422   791   402
        Social sciences nec   1,070   895   1,114   1,204   16   15   13   57   112   564
      Sciences nec   16,661   14,374   10,256   11,499   8,097   6,625   4,867   6,003   6,683   7,145
    Engineering   79,284   67,024   54,188   51,785   38,833   36,521   25,643   25,633   22,150   19,933
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   6,104   8,077   7,225   5,575   5,056   5,321   3,590   3,732   3,897   3,702
      Chemical engineering   2,366   1,985   2,426   2,544   1,169   1,188   839   427   578   557
      Civil engineering   6,349   6,256   6,800   6,942   6,597   7,421   5,567   7,611   7,169   7,314
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   5,706   5,800   6,567   5,168   2,987   2,546   2,551   3,409   2,657   2,029
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   70   86   18   18   16   338   408   271   161   0
      Mechanical engineering   12,622   9,559   8,063   7,540   5,113   3,030   1,759   1,832   2,054   1,424
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   46,067   35,261   23,089   23,998   17,895   16,673   10,929   8,351   5,634   4,907
    Non-S&E   28,527   24,358   19,869   18,838   18,842   14,452   10,633   11,401   9,894   9,947
      Business management and business administration   2,154   2,007   1,831   1,826   441   410   147   136   194   126
      Communication and communications technologies   144   70   174   143   246   328   221   143   109   136
      Education   7,295   5,062   3,546   3,136   2,645   1,874   1,489   1,883   2,491   3,047
      Humanities   1,878   1,799   1,736   1,686   1,786   513   58   163   397   61
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   12   0   0   0   7   0
      Visual and performing arts   1,335   1,201   1,207   1,199   1,975   219   44   75   34   24
      Non-S&E nec   15,721   14,219   11,375   10,848   11,737   11,108   8,674   9,001   6,662   6,553

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2024
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields   257,927   158,999   21,347   67,761   962   5,029   3,829
    Science   150,116   81,321   21,175   43,388   596   2,504   1,132
      Computer and information sciences   4,195   2,992   0   1,196   7   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   6,734   4,530   0   1,859   13   287   45
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   5,486   3,428   0   1,713   13   287   45
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   1,248   1,102   0   146   0   0   0
      Life sciences   86,674   41,408   21,175   21,612   404   1,662   413
        Agricultural sciences   60,758   25,068   19,517   15,208   270   480   215
        Biological and biomedical sciences   15,126   9,838   1,352   3,080   80   645   131
        Health sciences   9,821   6,344   306   2,513   54   537   67
        Natural resources and conservation   277   158   0   119   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   692   0   0   692   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2,874   1,509   0   1,354   0   11   0
      Physical sciences   29,993   23,390   0   5,596   137   397   473
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   7,978   4,716   0   2,922   112   176   52
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   22,015   18,674   0   2,674   25   221   421
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   992   932   0   25   35   0   0
      Social sciences   1,993   549   0   1,096   0   147   201
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   469   65   0   404   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   454   5   0   449   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   1,070   479   0   243   0   147   201
      Sciences nec   16,661   6,011   0   10,650   0   0   0
    Engineering   79,284   64,978   63   11,042   365   471   2,365
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   6,104   3,175   63   2,422   45   0   399
      Chemical engineering   2,366   1,129   0   1,196   0   10   31
      Civil engineering   6,349   4,339   0   1,767   40   187   16
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   5,706   4,148   0   1,499   10   0   49
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   70   0   0   70   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   12,622   7,743   0   2,465   270   274   1,870
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   46,067   44,444   0   1,623   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   28,527   12,700   109   13,331   1   2,054   332
      Business management and business administration   2,154   214   0   1,900   0   40   0
      Communication and communications technologies   144   0   0   144   0   0   0
      Education   7,295   2,104   59   3,040   0   2,004   88
      Humanities   1,878   64   0   1,814   0   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   1,335   0   0   1,335   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   15,721   10,318   50   5,098   1   10   244

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   158,999   142,965   118,974   113,257   93,759   88,955   75,524   74,788   68,471   69,136
  DOD   66,304   52,929   38,791   35,768   28,685   22,807   18,126   14,998   10,698   10,170
  DOE   4,505   5,355   5,226   3,941   3,351   4,773   5,070   5,463   7,304   11,153
  HHS   17,438   19,246   23,459   23,707   21,729   23,631   21,379   20,477   18,910   17,548
  NASA   9,727   8,720   7,810   7,188   6,803   5,146   4,576   5,177   5,297   5,080
  NSF   21,014   22,324   13,996   16,102   12,179   12,131   12,298   13,112   11,912   11,011
  USDA   24,684   19,630   16,181   12,722   11,034   9,373   5,324   5,430   6,471   6,416
  Other   15,327   14,761   13,511   13,829   9,978   11,094   8,751   10,131   7,879   7,758

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, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024   .   .   .   .
2023   .   .   .   .
2022   .   .   .   .
2021   .   .   .   .
2020   .   .   .   .
2019   880   555   325   .
2018   877   562   315   .

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, Higher Education R&D Survey

Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
  All research space   324   320   309   309   309
    Agricultural sciences   146   146   146   146   146
    Biological and biomedical sciences   35   35   35   35   35
    Computer and information sciences   3   3   2   2   2
    Engineering   55   55   49   49   49
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   6   6   6   6   6
    Health sciences   1   1   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   7   7   7   7   6
    Physical sciences   66   62   59   59   59
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   4   4   4   4   4
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   0   0   0   10,000   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   1,000   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   9,000   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   0   0   0   0   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

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