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  • This information does not identify the reasons why students may have withdrawn; therefore, students who withdrew for personal or medical reasons are included in the non-completer or transfer-out group.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 2015 286 164 70
Fall 2016 205 116 42
Fall 2017 236 137 53
Fall 2018 273 159 60
4-Year Total 1,000 576 225
4-year average Student-Right-to-Know 150% normal time completion or graduation rate 58%
4-year average Student-Right-to-Know transfer-out rate 23%
Highlands College
Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates Number of graduates within 150% of normal time Number of transfer-out students
Fall 2018 133 27 47
Fall 2019 128 44 30
Fall 2020 131 38 44
Fall 2021 103 46 20
4-Year Total 495 155 141
4-year average Student-Right-to-Know 150% normal time completion or graduation rate 31%
4-year average Student-Right-to-Know transfer-out rate 28%
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 66% 20%
Men's Basketball 50% 42%
Men's Golf 67% 0%
Men’s Cross Country/Track # #
Women's Basketball 70% 30%
Women's Volleyball 61% 22%
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 24% 38%
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 2015 - 2018 Cohorts) 39 # # # 19 8 # # 17 # # # 579 253 # # 41 21 704 296 1,000
4 year Graduation Rate 51% # # # 37% 63% # # 59% # # # 58% 62% # # 54% 67% 56% 61% 58%
4 year Transfer out Rate 10% # # # 42% 38% # # 29% # # # 21% 24% # # 32% 24% 22% 24% 23%
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 2018 - 2021 Cohorts) # # # # # 7 # # 13 6 # # 260 165 # # 20 13 302 193 495
4 year Graduation Rate # # # # # 0% # # 23% 0% # # 45% 14% # # 50% 8% 43% 12% 31%
4 year Transfer out Rate # # # # # 43% # # 46% 50% # # 15% 43% # # 25% 46% 19% 44% 28%

4 Year Average Graduation Rate by Financial Aid Category

Montana Tech
150% Normal Time
(2015, 2016, 2017, & 2018)
N Graduates Graduation Rate Transfers Transfer Out Rate
Received a Pell 254 114 45% 73 29%
Received a Subsidized Stafford but no Pell 120 66 55% 27 23%
Received Neither Pell Nor Subsidized Stafford 626 396 63% 125 20%
Total 1,000 576 58% 225 23%
Highlands College
150% Normal Time
(2018, 2019, 2020, & 2021)
N Graduates Graduation Rate Transfers Transfer Out Rate
Received a Pell 183 48 26% 46 25%
Received a Subsidized Stafford but no Pell 55 19 35% 16 29%
Received Neither Pell Nor Subsidized Stafford 257 88 34% 79 31%
Total 495 155 31% 141 28%

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.