2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at MSU is $8,083 for Montana residents and $31,337 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 5.85% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at MSU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Montana State University Cost of Attendance page.
Montana State University 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Montana ResidentsOut-of-StateMontana ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$7,325$25,855$6,606$20,502
2021$7,371$27,104$6,650$21,446
2022$7,528$28,264$6,805$22,391
2023$7,727$29,604$6,983$23,444
2024$8,083$31,337$7,313$24,863

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Montana State University is $254 for Montana residents and $1,208 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 5.87% from last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $305 for Montana residents and $1,265 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 6.04% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Montana State University.
Montana State University 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Montana ResidentsOut-of-StateMontana ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$353$1,125$400$1,172
2021$358$1,180$283$1,092
2022$236$1,087$283$1,136
2023$243$1,141$291$1,193
2024$254$1,208$305$1,265

Online Student Population

There are 16,681 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at MSU. Of that, 1,074 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 2,248 students have joined to some online courses and 13,359 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at Montana State University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total16,68114,6252,056
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,074601473
Enrolled Some in Online Classes2,2482,005243
Not Enrolled in Online Classes13,35912,0191,340
Online Student Population by Student Location at Montana State University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,074601473
Montana Residents632407225
Other State in U.S.418191227
Outside of U.S.23320
Unknown101