Montana Tech of The University of Montana is pleased to provide the following information regarding our institution’s graduation/completion rates.  The information is provided in compliance with the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.  The rates reflect the graduation/completion status of the first-time, full-time undergraduate degree/certificate seeking cohort who enrolled during the specified year.   

When reviewing this information, please keep in mind:

  • 150% of the normal time-to-completion equates to 6 years for a Bachelor, 3 years for an Associate, and 1 ½ years for a Certificate.
  • Though we are not required to report transfer-out rates, we’ve reported that information because many local area students plan to attend Tech for a year or two prior to transferring to another institution to complete a degree not offered at Tech.
  • Graduation (and transfer-out) rates do not include students who left the school to serve in the armed forces, on official church missions, or in the foreign service of the federal government.
  • Students who died or were totally and permanently disabled are also excluded.
  • This information does not identify the reasons why students may have withdrawn; therefore, students who withdrew for personal or medical reasons are included in the non-completer or transfer-out group.
  • A pound sign (#) denotes any cohort/sub-cohort with five or fewer students.  Montana Tech is not required to disclose this information and chooses not to disclose due to student privacy issues.
Montana Technological University
Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates Number of graduates within 150% of normal time Number of transfer-out students
Fall 2014 287 165 54
Fall 2015 286 164 70
Fall 2016 205 116 42
Fall 2017 236 137 53
4-Year Total 1,014 582 219
4-year average Student-Right-to-Know 150% normal time completion or graduation rate 57%
4-year average Student-Right-to-Know transfer-out rate 22%
Highlands College
Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates Number of graduates within 150% of normal time Number of transfer-out students
Fall 2017 142 30 46
Fall 2018 133 27 47
Fall 2019 128 44 30
Fall 2020 131 38 44
4-Year Total 534 139 167
4-year average Student-Right-to-Know 150% normal time completion or graduation rate 26%
4-year average Student-Right-to-Know transfer-out rate 31%
Montana Technological University
Student Athletes who received athletically-related student aid 4 year average Student-Right-to-Know 150% normal time 4 year average athlete Student-Right-to-Know transfer-out rate
Football 67% 21%
Men's Basketball 58% 42%
Men's Golf 67% 0%
Men’s Cross Country/Track # #
Women's Basketball 78% 22%
Women's Volleyball 58% 17%
Women's Golf # #
Women's Cross Country/Track # #
Highlands College
Student Athletes who received athletically-related student aid 4 year average Student-Right-to-Know 150% normal time 4 year average athlete Student-Right-to-Know transfer-out rate
Football 20% 50%
Men's Basketball # #
Men's Golf # #
Men’s Cross Country/Track # #
Women's Basketball # #
Women's Volleyball # #
Women's Golf # #
Women’s Cross Country/Track # # # #
Montana Tech Student Right to Know Graduation Rates
(Ethnicity and Gender)
Cohort U.S. Non Resident Black or African American American Indian or Alaskan Native Asian Hispanic Latino Pacific Islander White Non-Hispanic 2 or More Races Race/Ethnicity Unknown Total by Gender Grand Total
Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women All Students
4 year Total (Fall 2014 - 2017 Cohorts) 41 # # # 18 # # # 23 6 0 0 587 251 # 0 45 20 725 289 1014
4 year Graduation Rate 49% 0% 100% 0% 28% 60% 25% 50% 52% 33% 58% 62% 0% 44% 75% 56% 61% 57%
4 year Transfer out Rate 10% 25% 0% 100% 50% 40% 25% 50% 26% 17% 21% 22% 0% 29% 20% 21% 22% 22%
Highlands College Student Right to Know Graduation Rates
(Ethnicity and Gender)
Cohort U.S. Non Resident Black or African American American Indian or Alaskan Native Asian Hispanic Latino Pacific Islander White Non-Hispanic 2 or More Races Race/Ethnicity Unknown Total by Gender Grand Total
Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women All Students
4 year Total (Fall 2017 - 2020 Cohorts) 0 0 # # 7 10 # # 9 8 0 0 277 179 # # 19 17 317 217 534
4 year Graduation Rate 33% 0% 14% 0% 0% 0% 11% 0% 37% 12% 100% 0% 47% 12% 37% 11% 26%
4 year Transfer out Rate 67% 0% 57% 40% 100% 100% 56% 25% 20% 44% 0% 100% 32% 41% 23% 43% 31%

4 Year Average Graduation Rate by Financial Aid Category

Montana Tech
(2014, 2015, 2016, & 2017)
N Graduates Graduation Rate Transfers Transfer Out Rate
Received a Pell 250 114 46% 61 24%
Received a Subsidized Stafford but no Pell 127 65 51% 31 24%
Received Neither Pell Nor Subsidized Stafford 637 403 63% 127 20%
Total 1014 582 57% 219 22%
Highlands College
(2017, 2018, 2019, & 2020)
N Graduates Graduation Rate Transfers Transfer Out Rate
Received a Pell 214 45 21% 62 29%
Received a Subsidized Stafford but no Pell 57 17 30% 19 33%
Received Neither Pell Nor Subsidized Stafford 263 77 29% 86 33%
Total 534 139 26% 167 31%

A pound sign (#) demotes any cohort/sub-cohort with five or fewer students.

Information as reported to Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the primary source for data on colleges, universities, and technical and vocational postsecondary institutions in the United States (https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds).

Questions related to this report should be directed to Melissa Kump, Institutional Research, at mkump@mtech.edu or 406-496-4108.