Montana State University Billings (or MSU Billings) is a public university in Billings, Montana. It is the state's third largest university and it is located in Montana's largest city. Its University Campus is located on 110 acres in downtown Billings, Montana, United States.
Formerly Eastern Montana Normal School in its founding in 1927, it was then renamed in 1965 as Eastern Montana College (EMC). It merged into the Montana University System in 1994 under its present name.
Currently, the university offers over 100 specialized programs for certificates, associate’s, bachelor's, and master's degrees through the University's five colleges. The five colleges of Montana State University Billings are Arts and Sciences, Business, Allied Health Professions, Education, and City College.
With the main campus in the downtown core of Billings many cultural, service, athletic or educational activities are within walking distance of the campus. The school is host to a mix of the traditional and nontraditional student body. Approximately 600 students live on campus in the residence halls.
The athletic teams are nicknamed the Yellowjackets and compete in the NCAA's Division II Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Montana State University Billings has an active athletic department, including a newly reformed baseball program that captured the 2015 and 2016 GNAC conference championships.
Other sports include men's and women's basketball (both making appearances in conference finals over the years), cross country, golf, soccer, cheerleading, softball, volleyball, tennis, indoor track, and outdoor track. The official MSUB song is the Fight Song.
City College at MSU Billings is a two-year college that offers degrees and certifications in fields such as business, computer technology, transportation, nursing, and safety. It was first created in 1969 as the Billings Vocational-Technical Education Center (BVTC).
Its governance was passed from the Billings School District to the Montana University System (MUS) Board of Regents in 1987, and in 1994, the BVTC was officially merged with MSU Billings and renamed the College of Technology.
| Rank | GRE | GMAT | TOEFL | IELTS | Duolingo | GPA |
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| #2262 | Not required | Not required | 79 | 6.5 | 105 | 3.0 |
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