Financial Aid at MSU Billings

Financial Aid Amount Received

$4,655 (23.36% of tuition)

Percent of Financial Aid Received

64% of 3,728 students

2,314 undergraduate students (64% of all students) have received grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Montana State University Billings. The percentage of students who received financial aid higher compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Montana.

Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $4,655 and the average loan amount is $6,146. The average financial aid amount is 23.36% of tuition & fees based on out-of-state rate (tuition & fees: $19,924).

	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid	2,314	64%	$10,771,367	$4,655
Pell Grants	1,033	29%	$4,282,141	$4,145
Federal Students Loans	1,266	35%	$7,780,862	$6,146

Undergraduate Student Financial Aid Comparison Chart

First-time (full-time) Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the full-time, first-time undergraduate students (freshmen, in most cases), 341 students have received one or more types of financial aid at Montana State University Billings.

The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $5,151 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $4,688.

The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at Montana State University Billings.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid	344	86%	-	-
Grant or scholarship aid	341	85%	$1,756,350	$5,151
Federal Grants	183	46%	$810,725	$4,430
Pell Grants	145	36%	$656,791	$4,530
Other Federal Grants	134	33%	$153,934	$1,149
State/Local Grants	27	7%	$80,781	$2,992
Institutional Grants	285	71%	$864,844	$3,035
Student Loans	168	42%	$787,653	$4,688
Federal Student Loans	167	42%	$734,539	$4,398
Other Student Loans	5	1%	$53,114	$10,623

Financial Aid by Income Level

The following table summarizes the number of schools receiving financial aid and its average amount by income levels at Montana State University Billings.

Income Level	# of Students	# of Students Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
All Income Level	-	-	$599,445	$2,584
0 - $30,000	82	80	$413,289	$5,040
$30,001 - $48,000	25	25	$132,414	$5,297
$48,001 - $75,000	33	17	$44,732	$1,356
$75,001 - $110,000	35	4	$9,010	$257
$110,001 - more	57	0	$0	$0

Paid Tuition Rates by Residency

At Montana State University Billings, for the first-time/full-time students, 341 students have paid in-state rate of tuition and 20 students have paid out-of-state tuition rate.

	# of Students
In-District Rate	0
In-State Rate	341
Out-of-State Rate	20
Un-known	41

Number of Students by Living Arrangement (Freshmen)

At Montana State University Billings, 108 full-time/first-time students live on-campus such as dormitory and campus-owned apartments, and 53 students live off-campus. In addition, 79 students live with their family.