Thank you for visiting NationalApplicationCenter.com.

If you are seeing this message, you are doing so for one of several reasons:

  1. You are using a text based browser
  2. You are viewing this site on a web-enabled cell phone
  3. You are using an outdated browser which doesn't fully support Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

If you fall into the third category, you'll need to upgrade your browser to view NationalApplicationCenter.com the way it was intended to be viewed.

To make your life a little simpler, here are some links to CSS compliant browsers:

Any one of these browsers properly supports the CSS used on this site and will allow you to view this site as intended.

National Application Center :: campus tours :: Montana State University Billings costs & financial aid

Plan, explore, and apply to college using these great tools.

Montana State University Billings

Montana State University Billings
1500 University Drive
Billings, MT 59101

Official telephone: (406) 657-2011
Toll-free telephone: (800) 565-6782
Fax number: (406) 657-2302
Website: www.msubillings.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Emily Williamson,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 406 657-2188
406 657-1789 (fax)
finaid@msubillings.edu
FAFSA number: 002530

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $4,397; $16,307 out-of-state
Tuition notes: Reduced tuition through Western Undergraduate Exchange. Students in associate and certificate programs at City Coll pay reduced tuition and fees.
Additional required fees: $1,411
Book fees: $1,460
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,880
Other expenses: Transportation and miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $7,510

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1noJuly 1
Institution's own financial aid formMarch 1noJuly 1

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
83% of first-year students
75% of full-time undergraduates
62% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
79% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
79% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
96% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
91% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
81% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
75% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
84% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
3% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
24% of first-year students
29% of full-time undergraduates
20% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
68% for first-year students
74% for full-time undergraduates
67% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$8,715 for first-year students
$9,671 for full-time undergraduates
$7,625 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$4,599 for first-year students
$4,668 for full-time undergraduates
$2,983 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,165 for first-year students
$6,249 for full-time undergraduates
$6,098 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,997 for first-year students
$6,132 for full-time undergraduates
$6,064 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
12% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$1,765 for first-year students
$2,487 for full-time undergraduates
$1,386 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
4% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$2,774 for first-year students
$3,047 for full-time undergraduates
$1,111 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 38%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 66%
Average student debt upon graduation: $28,546
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
  • MSUB Foundation scholarship/grant.
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships

Data is copyrighted material under license to Peterson's, LLC. Material may contain updates provided solely by the institution to which the updated Data relates. These updates are not independently validated, and no party associated with this website can accept responsibility for their accuracy. Copyright © 2021 by Peterson's, LLC. All rights reserved.