Consumer Information

The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) includes many disclosure and reporting requirements. This page provides links to the data that must be disclosed.

General Institutional Information:

Student Financial Assistance

Assistance Available from Federal, State, Local, and Institutional Programs

Health & Safety

Student Outcomes

Retention

For first-time degree-seeking students entering fall 2020:

  • 1st to 2nd year retention rate for full-time students: 62%
  • 1st to 2nd year retention rate for part-time students: 34%


Graduation & Transfer

4-year average (Fall 2015-18 Cohorts) rates for first -time full-time degree-seeking students:

  • Graduation rate: 35%
  • Transfer rate: 15%
Graduation rates by select student populations (Fall 2018 Cohort):
  • Overall: 41%
  • Men: 42%
  • Women: 40%
  • White: 47%
  • All Other Races/Ethnicities: 15%
  • Pell grant recipients: 41%
  • Stafford loan borrowers not receiving a Pell Grant: 56%
  • Students not receiving Pell Grants, nor borrowing Stafford Loans: 34%

Employment

For students graduating in academic year 2018-19:
  • Job Placement Rate: 88%* (graduates employed for at least one quarter subsequent to degree/certificate completion)
*Data source: Montana University System; Montana Department of Labor and Industry; Graduates matched to Unemployment Insurance Wage Database.

Other Information

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