Quick Stats
Number of Public Safety Officers
10 student security officers
17 armed, commissioned officers
3 support staff
5 parking personnel
8 dispatchers
Safety Services
- Assistance with campus directions and information
- Cat Cab - free rides home when students call who have been drinking
- First responder for medical assistance
- Jump-starts and unlocking cars
- Motorist assistance
- Security checks in the family housing areas
- Silent Witness Program
- Student Escort Service, in which students may call campus police and be escorted to anywhere on campus if they are feeling unsafe
Health Services
- Allergy clinic
- Basic medical services
- Dental Clinic
- Emergency care
- Free counseling
- Immunizations
- Lab testing for cultures and STDs
- Men's and women's health care
- Nutrition information
- Prevention and intervention programs for alcohol and other drug abuse
- Sexual Health education program
- Wart clinic
College Prowler Take
At MSU, most students seem to feel generally safe and have few qualms about staying late at the library, then walking home bleary-eyed. The campus has no blue-light centers where students can pick up a phone and get campus police. The cops patrol the campus in the cars throughout the night, but as there are only streets around the perimeter of the Centennial Mall, where the majority of buildings are, they would not be able to see anything happening behind the SUB or Montana Hall. Despite the lack of security, many still find MSU to be a secure place.
The school does a much better job trying to keep drunk driving down, one of the biggest criminal problems in Montana. The Cat Cab is always available to pick up students from parties, no questions asked. As the campus is surrounded by nice, safe neighborhoods, students will sometimes choose to walk back to their dorms if the party is nearby. And while the residents of these nice neighborhoods do not usually enjoy hearing a bunch of drunk college students laughing and singing outside their windows, they do understand that Bozeman is a college town and rarely report anyone for causing a small disturbance.
Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
Anonymous says:  |
Campus is incredibly safe; I’ve...
Campus is incredibly safe; I’ve never felt threatened or unsafe while walking even in the most obscure hours of the day. |
Anonymous says: |
Campus is pretty safe. There are...
Campus is pretty safe. There are police officers on foot, in cars, on bikes, and that’s just the University Police. The Bozeman city police are around, too. |
Anonymous says: |
For the most part, they do a...
For the most part, they do a really good job. I’ve seen statistics that show that crime is down for the area, and the stricter atmosphere of the dorms prevents anything really bad from happening on campus. |
Anonymous says: |
MSU has a very safe atmosphere,...
MSU has a very safe atmosphere, and people are always willing to help each other out if there is ever a problem. |
Anonymous says: |
I suppose that safety is an issue...
I suppose that safety is an issue that we all have to be conscious about, but I personally have never felt in danger on campus here at MSU. |
Security Office
Montana State University Police
S. 7th Avenue and Kagy Boulevard
911 (on campus) (406) 994-2121 (off campus)
www.montana.edu/wwwmsupd
Health Center
Swingle Student Health Center
Strand Union Building, east wing
(406) 994-2311
www.montana.edu/wwwhs
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Did You Know?
MSU’s “Fatal Vision” program gives students a chance to look through goggles that simulate the vision of a drunk person.
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