Montana State University has once again been recognized among the top universities in the world for the impact of its scientific discoveries and its collaboration with other researchers.

MSU was featured in the 2024 CWTS Leiden Ranking, which lists more than 1,500 universities worldwide based on their contributions to international scientific journals. The ranking is done by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies, or CWTS, at Leiden University in the Netherlands, and the 2024 edition was based on publication data from 2019-2022. MSU is ranked 168th out of the 206 universities in the U.S. that made the list.