Montana Technological University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Montana Technological University

Montana Technological University operates as a public institution located in Butte, Montana (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 1,480 students of which 1,553 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Montana Technological University is categorized as “20” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 91.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,126 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,481, with published in-state tuition of $8,340 and a Pell grant recipient share of 23.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 58.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.7%. Graduates earn a median of $54,329 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,356 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 125600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 65.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.