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The University of Montana Overview

The University of Montana is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The city atmosphere of Missoula makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is The University of Montana Known For?

1,970 Undergraduate Awards
$33,916 Avg Cost After Aid
96% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UM.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 69% of the faculty were full-time.

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The University of Montana Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UM.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Other Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Anthropology Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Other Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Anthropology Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Most Popular Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#12 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#33 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#33 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UM has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#3 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools College Factual
#17 Best Precision Production Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#20 Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#33 Best Culinary Arts Schools College Factual
#41 Best Personal & Culinary Services Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#88 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools College Factual

Where Is The University of Montana?

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Contact details for UM are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Missoula, Montana, Missoula, MT 59812
Phone: 406-243-0211
Twitter: https://twitter.com/umontana

How Do I Get Into UM?

You can apply to UM online at: admissions.umt.edu/apply/default.php

Admission Requirements for UM

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank required
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UM?

96% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
33% Submit SAT Scores
UM has the high acceptance rate of 96%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 95%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Average Test Scores

About 33% of students accepted to UM submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 630. Math scores were between 510 and 610.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for The University of Montana  ( 540 to 630 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for The University of Montana  ( 510 to 610 )
200
800
UM received ACT scores from 70% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

ACT English Scores for The University of Montana  ( 19 to 26 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for The University of Montana  ( 18 to 26 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for The University of Montana  ( 20 to 27 )
1
36

Can I Afford The University of Montana?

$33,916 Net Price
53% Take Out Loans
11.0% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of UM is $33,916. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UM, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $5,953 a year. That adds up to $23,812 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UM is 11.0%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

The University of Montana Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,654 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,975 undergraduate students at UM, with 5,654 being full-time and 1,321 being part-time.

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There are also 2,833 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,654 full-time undergraduates at UM, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of Montana students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 73
Black or African American 53
Hispanic or Latino 306
White 4,289
International Students 58
Other Races/Ethnicities 875

Geographic Diversity

Montana students aren't the only ones who study at The University of Montana. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 60 countries are represented at UM. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Japan, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at The University of Montana

811 Took All Classes Online
3,808 Took At Least One Class Online
13.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 5 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at UM. In 2019-2020, 3,808 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UM has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the most popular in Montana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UM

The following table shows how UM is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Anthropology #1 #16
Fine & Studio Arts #1 #10
Film, Video & Photographic Arts #1 #4
Social Work #4 #38
Communication Sciences #4 #11
Music #7 #25
Visual & Performing Arts #10 #41
Social Sciences #16 #117
Public Health #16 #76
Public Administration #19 #144
Public Administration & Social Service #22 #171
Curriculum & Instruction #28 #223
Teacher Education Subject Specific #37 #187
Educational Administration #40 #324
Health Professions #58 #384

Online Growth Rankings of UM

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The University of Montana was 13.0%. This is the #1,267 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UM regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UM majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Computer & Information Sciences 18%
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16%
Fine & Studio Arts 6%
Health & Medical Administrative Services 25%
Health Professions 10%
Information Technology 36%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 5%
Liberal Arts General Studies 5%
Public Administration 16%
Visual & Performing Arts 15%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UM ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UM.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Film, Video & Photographic Arts #1
Wildlife Management #10
Public Policy #14
Fine & Studio Arts #16
Anthropology #29
Communication Sciences #34
Natural Resources & Conservation #48
Social Work #83
Visual & Performing Arts #108
Public Administration #129
Curriculum & Instruction #165
Public Health #172
Marketing #175
Business Support & Assistant Services #199
Information Technology #203
Special Education #250
Teacher Education Subject Specific #270
Public Administration & Social Service #279
Social Sciences #291
Educational Administration #351
Teacher Education Grade Specific #413

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

The University of Montana Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0 0 0 319 319
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 154 0 6 0 0 0 160
Business Administration & Management 0 0 30 53 2 66 0 151
General Psychology 0 0 0 97 0 8 9 114
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 93 0 15 0 108
Health & Medical Administrative Services 2 11 17 0 71 0 0 101
Accounting 0 8 1 46 0 24 0 79
Anthropology 0 0 28 27 0 18 6 79
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 0 15 0 0 58 73
Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 70
Wildlife Management 0 0 0 54 2 9 4 69
Management Information Systems 0 0 14 53 0 0 0 67
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 48 0 11 6 65
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 61 0 1 0 62
Social Work 0 0 0 32 0 26 0 58
General English Literature 0 0 0 52 0 5 0 57
Communication Sciences 0 0 0 18 0 36 1 55
General Biology 0 0 0 53 0 0 1 54
Political Science & Government 0 0 0 50 0 3 0 53
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 47 0 4 0 51
Sociology 0 0 0 49 0 2 0 51
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 45 0 6 0 51
Marketing 0 5 2 41 0 0 0 48
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 0 21 0 26 0 47
Public Administration 0 0 0 0 11 34 0 45
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 42
Allied Health Professions 1 28 0 0 0 13 0 42
History 0 0 0 35 0 5 1 41
Journalism 0 0 0 36 0 3 0 39
Geography & Cartography 0 0 26 9 0 3 0 38
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 0 32 0 4 0 36
Computer Science 0 0 0 26 0 7 0 33
Nursing 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 33
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 31
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 30
Precision Metal Working 1 15 13 0 0 0 0 29
Music 0 0 0 24 0 5 0 29
Information Technology 13 0 15 0 0 0 0 28
Mathematics 0 0 0 15 0 4 6 25
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0 6 15 3 24
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 23 0 1 0 24
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 0 21 2 23
Philosophy 0 0 5 11 0 4 0 20
Forestry 0 0 0 14 0 4 0 18
Economics 0 0 0 15 0 3 0 18
Computer Information Systems 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 17
Building Management & Inspection 1 12 4 0 0 0 0 17
Public Health 0 0 1 0 5 11 0 17
Culinary Arts 0 8 9 0 0 0 0 17
Information Science 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 16
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 11 0 4 1 16
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 14 1 0 0 0 0 15
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 10 4 1 0 15
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 15
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 14
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 12 0 0 1 13
International Business 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 13
Romance Languages 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 13
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 3 0 8 1 1 13
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 12
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 12
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 11
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 10
Ethnic Studies 0 0 3 6 1 0 0 10
Chemistry 0 0 0 8 0 1 1 10
Physics 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
Ground Transportation 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 10
Legal Research 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 9
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 8
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
Carpentry 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 7
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 6
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Legal Support Services 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6
Dance 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 5
Area Studies 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
East Asian Languages 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
Public Policy 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
Hospitality Management 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
Other Statistics 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Construction Management 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Computer Programming 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Sustainability Science 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
General Education 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Special Education 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Teaching English or French 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Legal Professions (Other) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Historic Preservation 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
International Studies 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Materials Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Botany/Plant Biology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Computer & Information Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Environmental Control Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mathematics & Computer Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health & Physical Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreation Administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Science Technologies/Technicians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 19 330 256 1,365 148 500 500 3,118

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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