Student Counts

MUS Dual Enrollment Student Counts

More Students in Dual Enrollment

Dual Enrollment in the MUS grew by 11.4% from 2023-24 to 2024-25, with a 15.2% average increase per year since 2012-13.  

Access

MUS Accessibility Rates by Class

More Access for Rural Students

Montana's smaller high schools continue to take advantage of dual enrollment opportunities, with 84% of Class C and 95% of Class B high schools participating in dual enrollment.  Overall, 90.1% of Montana public high schools offer dual enrollment courses.   

Participation Rates

Dual Enrollment Participation

More Students Participating in Dual Enrollment

The percentage of eligible public school students that participate in dual enrollment continues to increase at roughly 3% per year since 2020-21. 37% of all public school juniors and seniors took at least one dual enrollment course in 2024-25.

 

Courses

Dual Enrollment Courses

Top 10 General and Career and Technical Education Courses

47% percent of dual enrollment students took at least one CTE course in 2024-25, with 3 courses in welding being among the top 10 for CTE.  Top subjects dual enrollment students enroll in are math, writing, and communications. 

Matriculation

Dual Enrollment Matriculation

Dual Enrollment Students go to Montana Colleges

The number of students that take dual enrollment courses in the MUS and go onto a MUS college increases each year, with 52.3% of all dual enrollments enrolling in the MUS.  68.3% of all dual enrollment students enroll in postsecondary education after high school graduation.

Graduation Rates

Dual Enrollment Student Success Metrics

Dual Enrollment Students Have Higher Success Indicators

DE students that matriculate to the MUS, on average, have higher graduation rates and retention rates than first-time freshman undergraduate students that did not take dual enrollment courses in the MUS.

 

Dual Enrollment Cost

Median: $0/credit

Average: $16/credit  

Dual Enrollment Savings

93% Savings

Compared to the average four-year resident tuition rate

 

One-Two-Free logoMedian and average cost data for dual enrollment students includes One-Two-Free, the dual enrollment tuition rate of 50% two-year resident tuition, and campus free and reduced tuition dual enrollment programs for the 2019-20 academic year.

Reports