MT
Montana State University Billings
3.15 incidents / 1,000 students
Billings, MT · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Montana State University Billings
Across 2022–2024, Montana State University Billings reported 30 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Montana Technological University.
- 3.15
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,319
- Rank of 2,072
- #10
- MT rank
- 4,129
- Enrolled students
3.15 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Montana State University Billings reports 3.15 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 160% above Woodland Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Woodland Community College (1.70/1k); Coastal Pines Technical College (0.48/1k); Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (2.18/1k); James A. Rhodes State College (0.00/1k); Dallas Baptist University (1.70/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Montana Technological University (1.18/1k); The University of Montana-Western (3.68/1k); Carroll College (3.46/1k); Rocky Mountain College (5.81/1k); Montana State University-Northern (0.00/1k); University of Providence (0.00/1k); Salish Kootenai College (5.96/1k); Blackfeet Community College (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 3.15
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,319
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 64%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 7
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 180179 · Montana State University Billings 3.15/1k score rate · #1,319/2,072
RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-MID 3.15/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,319/2,072
- ST-UPPER #10 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Lake Erie College of · +0.97
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 22%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 4,129
- FIRE-REPORT 1 fire
Nearest enrollment peer: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (-0.97/1k)
Montana State University Billings sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT · peer Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (-0.97/1k). National rank #1,319 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Montana State University Billings reports 3.15 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 160% above Woodland Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Woodland Community College (1.70/1k); Coastal Pines Technical College (0.48/1k); Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (2.18/1k); James A. Rhodes State College (0.00/1k); Dallas Baptist University (1.70/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Montana Technological University (1.18/1k); The University of Montana-Western (3.68/1k); Carroll College (3.46/1k); Rocky Mountain College (5.81/1k); Montana State University-Northern (0.00/1k); University of Providence (0.00/1k); Salish Kootenai College (5.96/1k); Blackfeet Community College (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Montana State University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Montana on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- James A. Rhodes State · lowest peer 0
James A. Rhodes State College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Dallas Baptist University · near
Dallas Baptist University — near
1.7 per 1,000 students
- Woodland Community College · near
Woodland Community College — near
1.7 per 1,000 students
- Lake Erie College of · near
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine — near
2.18 per 1,000 students
- Montana State University Billings · this campus · highest
Montana State University Billings — this campus · highest
3.15 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Montana State University Billings's 3.15/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Montana State University Billings decreased from 14 to 7 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 13 MT 4-year peers in this comparison, Montana State University Billings is larger than 83% and safer-reporting than 50% - the larger, safer-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Montana State University B…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
Read the chart as a table
| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaniiih Nakoda College | 120 | 0.00 | 0 | 75 |
| Stone Child College | 292 | 3.42 | 8 | 42 |
| Blackfeet Community College | 318 | 0.00 | 17 | 75 |
| Salish Kootenai College | 671 | 5.96 | 25 | 0 |
| University of Providence | 763 | 0.00 | 33 | 75 |
| Montana State University-Northern | 966 | 0.00 | 42 | 75 |
| Rocky Mountain College | 1,032 | 5.81 | 50 | 8 |
| Carroll College | 1,156 | 3.46 | 58 | 33 |
| The University of Montana-Western | 1,358 | 3.68 | 67 | 25 |
| Montana Technological University | 1,702 | 1.18 | 75 | 67 |
| Montana State University Billings (this campus) | 4,129 | 3.15 | 83 | 50 |
| The University of Montana | 10,811 | 4.53 | 92 | 17 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Montana State University Billings fell from 14 to 7 (-50%). The decrease shows up in Fondling (4 to 0), Rape (3 to 1) and Burglary (5 to 4).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Montana State University Billings
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Rape, Aggravated Assault, Fondling, Motor Vehicle Theft and Statutory Rape.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyMontana State University Billings: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 22% (9 → 7 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Rape | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Aggravated Assault | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
18 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 14 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 7 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 32 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 3 | 4 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 27 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Montana State University Billings vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
CA
Woodland Community College
1.70 incidents / 1,000 students
GA
Coastal Pines Technical College
0.48 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Montana State University Billings sits on price and outcomes
At $16,524, Montana State University Billings's reported average net price is cheaper than 69% among 26 Montana colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $14,010.
- $16,524
- average net price
- $14,010
- Montana median
- 2.2×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $6,108
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $13,927 for families reporting under $30,000 against $20,035 above $110,000, a difference of $6,108. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $16,524 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $39,531 run about 2.4 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $7,280
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $22,897
- Avg Net Price
- $16,524
- Median Debt
- $18,209
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 25%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 29%
- Retention Rate
- 56%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $39,531
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $44,296
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 76%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,146 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Woodland Community College
Woodland, CA · 4,128 enrolled
Safety Score 1.70
Coastal Pines Technical College
Waycross, GA · 4,130 enrolled
Safety Score 0.48
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Erie, PA · 4,133 enrolled
Safety Score 2.18
James A. Rhodes State College
Lima, OH · 4,124 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX · 4,124 enrolled
Safety Score 1.70
Closest by National Rank
Montana State University Billings (national rank #1319) sits near Gordon State College (#1318) and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (#1320) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Gordon State College
Barnesville, GA
National Rank #1318
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Brooklyn, NY
National Rank #1320
William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA
National Rank #1321
Caribbean University-Bayamon
Bayamon, PR
National Rank #1317
University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT
National Rank #1322
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Montana State University Billings, both outside MT so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Erie, PA · 4,133 enrolled
Safety score 2.18
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX · 4,124 enrolled
Safety score 1.70
James A. Rhodes State College
Lima, OH · 4,124 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Francis Marion University
Florence, SC · 4,112 enrolled
Safety score 0.97
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO · 4,147 enrolled
Safety score 0.72
Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, FL · 4,147 enrolled
Safety score 1.69
Ashland University
Ashland, OH · 4,106 enrolled
Safety score 0.73
Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD · 4,104 enrolled
Safety score 5.60
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Gordon State College
Barnesville, GA · 3,179 enrolled
Safety score 3.15
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Brooklyn, NY · 2,220 enrolled
Safety score 3.15
William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA · 9,818 enrolled
Safety score 3.16
University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT · 6,015 enrolled
Safety score 3.16
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV · 32,911 enrolled
Safety score 3.16
Caribbean University-Bayamon
Bayamon, PR · 957 enrolled
Safety score 3.13
Gordon College
Wenham, MA · 1,595 enrolled
Safety score 3.13
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Duluth, MN · 9,253 enrolled
Safety score 3.13
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Montana State University Billings safe?
Montana State University Billings has a safety score of 3.15 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,319 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Woodland Community College (1.70/1k). Same-state same-level set: Montana Technological University (1.18/1k); The University of Montana-Western (3.68/1k); Carroll College (3.46/1k); Rocky Mountain College (5.81/1k); Montana State University-Northern (0.00/1k); University of Providence (0.00/1k); Salish Kootenai College (5.96/1k); Blackfeet Community College (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Montana State University Billings?
For calendar year 2024, Montana State University Billings reported Burglary (4), Aggravated Assault (2) and Rape (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Montana State University Billings compare to similar schools?
Montana State University Billings reports 160% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Woodland Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Woodland Community College (1.70/1k); Coastal Pines Technical College (0.48/1k); Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (2.18/1k); James A. Rhodes State College (0.00/1k); Dallas Baptist University (1.70/1k). Same-state same-level set: Montana Technological University (1.18/1k); The University of Montana-Western (3.68/1k); Carroll College (3.46/1k); Rocky Mountain College (5.81/1k); Montana State University-Northern (0.00/1k); University of Providence (0.00/1k); Salish Kootenai College (5.96/1k); Blackfeet Community College (0.00/1k).
Does Montana State University Billings have fire safety data?
Yes. Montana State University Billings reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 1 fire was reported in the most recent year.
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