	Montana State University 2016 University Academic Rankings
Montana State University (MSU) is a public university located in Bozeman, Montana, United States. It is the state's land-grant university and primary campus in the Montana State University System, which is part of the Montana University System. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 51 fields, master's degrees in 41 fields, and doctoral degrees in 18 fields through its nine colleges. Almost 15,700 students attend MSU, and the university faculty numbers, including department heads, are 743 full-time and 411 part-time. The university's main campus in Bozeman is home to KUSM television, KGLT radio, and the Museum of the Rockies. MSU provides outreach services to citizens and communities statewide through its eight Agricultural Experiment Stations and 60 county and reservation Extension Offices. History \| Establishment of the college Montana became a state on November 8, 1889. Several cities competed intensely to be the state capital, the city of Bozeman among them. In time, the city of Helena was named the state capital. As a consolation, the state legislature agreed to put the state's land-grant college in Bozeman. Gallatin County rancher and businessman Nelson Story, Sr. had agreed to donate about 160 acres (650,000 m2) for the site of the state capital. This land, as well as additional property and monetary contributions, was now turned over to the state for the new college. MSU was founded in 1893 as the Agricultural College of the State of Montana. It opened on February 16 with five male and three female students. The first classes were held in rooms in the county high school, and later that year in the shuttered Bozeman Academy (a private preparatory school). The first students were from Bozeman Academy, and were forced to transfer to the college. Only two faculty existed on opening day: Luther Foster, a horticulturalist from South Dakota who was also Acting President, and Homer G. Phelps, who taught business. Within weeks, they were joined by S.M. Emery (who ran the agricultural experiment station) and Benjamin F. Maiden (an English teacher from the former Bozeman Academy). Augustus M. Ryon, a coal mine owner, was named the first president of the college on April 17, 1893. Ryon immediately clashed with the board of trustees and faculty. Where the trustees wanted the college to focus on agriculture, Ryon pointed out that few of its students intended to go back to farming. While the rapidly expanding faculty wanted to establish a remedial education program to assist unprepared undergraduates (Montana's elementary and secondary public education system was in dire shape at the time), Ryon refused. The donation of the Story land to the college occurred in 1894, but Ryon was forced out in 1895 and replaced by the Rev. Dr. James R. Reid, a Presbyterian minister who had been president of the Montana College at Deer Lodge since 1890. The college grew quickly under Reid, who provided 10 years of stability and harmony. The student body grew so fast that the high school building was completely taken over by the college. A vacant store on Main Street was rented to provide additional classroom space. Both the Agricultural Experiment Station (now known as Taylor Hall) and the Main Building (now known as Montana Hall) were constructed in 1896, although the agricultural building was the first to open. Both structures were occupied in 1898. The university football team was established in 1897, and the college graduated its first four students that same year. The curriculum expanded into civil and electrical engineering in 1898. Expansion and growth under Hamilton and Atkinson Reid resigned for health reasons in 1905, and was succeeded by Dr. James M. Hamilton, an economist. Determined to make the college into a school of technology, he rapidly expanded the curriculum areas such as biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, and physics. Hami ... [more on wikipedia]

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Montana State University Details

Montana State University Details
detail	value
state	Montana
conference	Big Sky Conference
public	Public
scores	1680/1120/25
level	AboveAverage
rank	[217
overall ROI rank	[168
size	medium
undergrads	13298
grads	1684
price	34351
drop	45
stem	36
research	128
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Montana State University?

1. number 217 for Academics.

2. number 168 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Montana State University?

1. University of North Florida

2. University of Alabama at Birmingham

3. Mississippi State University

4. University of Maine

5. University of Massachusetts-Lowell

6. University of Hawaii at Manoa

7. Rowan University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Montana State University National Academic Rankings

Montana State University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	217	215	224	176	198	142	79	97	168
Div1	99	82	86	94	96	88	53	54	86
Div1 Nonivy	91	77	81	90	92	82	46	53	82
Div1 Public	66	52	59	75	89	73	39	47	61
Mountain West Region	3	4	6	5	6	6	2	13	5
State of Montana	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	4	2
Top Ten Top250	217	215	224	176	198	142	79	97	168
Top Ten Mountain West Region	3	4	6	5	5	5	2	8	5
Top Ten State of Montana	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	4	2

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
92.94	University of North Florida	Florida	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	AboveAverage	219	214
92.52	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
92.03	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
91.35	University of Maine	Maine	Atlantic 10 Conference / Ameri...	Public	Average	248	245
86.51	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Massachusetts	America East	Public	AboveAverage	247	275
86.28	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	Mountain West Conference / Big...	Public	Average	204	245
86.03	Rowan University	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	306	392
85.51	California State University-Chico	California	California Collegiate Athletic...	Public	Average	392	409
85.48	South Dakota State University	South Dakota	Missouri Valley Conference / T...	Public	Average	354	263
85.30	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
85.25	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
85.24	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Missouri	Western Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	155
85.14	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
85.08	University of Wyoming	Wyoming	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	250	152
84.83	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Public	Average	451	347
84.78	Louisiana Tech University	Louisiana	Conference USA	Public	Average	392	213
84.73	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
84.65	University of Idaho	Idaho	Sun Belt Conference / Big Sky ...	Public	Average	379	216
84.46	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
83.71	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
83.62	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
83.55	University of Michigan-Flint	Michigan	No Conference Affiliation	Public	AboveAverage	189	264
83.47	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
83.34	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
83.22	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
82.93	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
81.91	University of the Pacific	California	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	251	344
81.38	University of Detroit Mercy	Michigan	Horizon League	Private	AboveAverage	415	313
79.92	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	368	278
79.61	CUNY Brooklyn College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	Average	296	394
79.53	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
79.41	North Dakota State University	North Dakota	Missouri Valley Conference / T...	Public	Average	261	196
79.35	University of Southern Mississippi	Mississippi	Conference USA	Public	Average	493	423
79.34	Wichita State University	Kansas	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	382	307
79.26	Cleveland State University	Ohio	Horizon League	Public	Average	440	299
79.08	Northern Illinois University	Illinois	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	435	289
79.06	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville	Illinois	Ohio Valley Conference	Public	Average	438	368
78.89	University of Louisville	Kentucky	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Average	258	224
78.84	University of Vermont	Vermont	America East	Public	AboveAverage	136	191
78.84	University of Toledo	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	405	285
78.71	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
78.60	University of Nevada-Reno	Nevada	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	289	340
78.50	Tennessee Technological University	Tennessee	Ohio Valley Conference	Public	Average	374	212
78.34	University of Minnesota-Duluth	Minnesota	Northern Sun Intercollegiate C...	Public	Average	464	346
78.15	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
78.05	University of California-Riverside	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	167	212
77.94	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
77.92	Boise State University	Idaho	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	389	329
77.83	University of Akron Main Campus	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	331	251
77.63	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.10	The University of Alabama	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	175	112
96.82	University of North Florida	Florida	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	AboveAverage	219	214
96.70	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
96.18	University of North Texas	Texas	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	192	165
96.10	Mid - American Conference (Average)	-	Mid American Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	185
95.80	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
94.28	College of Charleston	South Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	219	233
94.18	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	174	221
93.62	San Diego State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	183	218
93.56	University of New Hampshire	New Hampshire	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	221	225
93.33	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	Mountain West Conference / Big...	Public	Average	204	245
93.25	SUNY at Albany	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	188	218
93.25	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
92.85	Loyola Marymount University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	218	233
92.83	University of North Carolina Wilmington	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	221	228
91.92	Texas Christian University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	AboveAverage	214	181
91.65	Ohio University	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	215	174
91.45	Mercer University	Georgia	Southern Conference	Private	AboveAverage	237	242
87.93	Skidmore College	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Good	210	220
87.84	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
87.42	Furman University	South Carolina	Southern Conference	Private	Good	232	192
86.50	Trinity College	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Good	215	225
84.45	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	New Mexico	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Good	180	93
83.95	Rhodes College	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	191	147
83.29	Jewish Theological Seminary of America	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	186	233
82.67	New College of Florida	Florida	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Excellent	190	237

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Expansion and growth under Hamilton and Atkinson

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