Montana residents paid $7,244 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $181 more than the $7,063 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 244.5 percent more than residents this year, or $24,959. Their price tag grew 0.1 percent from $24,943 in 2017-18.
About 66 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Montana residents. About 33 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 89 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,127 students received grants or scholarships totaling $6.8 million and 890 students took out student loans totaling more than $5.4 million.
Including all undergraduates (10,962), 5,756 students used grants or scholarships totaling $32.2 million, and 4,692 students took out $34.9 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~7,235 | $6,158 | $6,238 | $7,063 | $7,244 | 17.6% |
| Out-of-state | ~3,617 | $23,048 | $23,764 | $24,943 | $24,959 | 8.3% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 586 | 38% | $2,825,583 | $4,822 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 765 | 49% | $4,000,145 | $5,229 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,127 | 72% | $6,825,728 | $6,057 |
| Federal student loans | 885 | 57% | $4,916,720 | $5,556 |
| Other student loans | 39 | 3% | $515,513 | $13,218 |
| Student loan aid | 890 | 57% | $5,432,233 | $6,104 |
| Total student aid | 1,385 | 89% | - | - |
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