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The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana·Public, 4-year or above·Rocky Mountains·umt.edu
6-yr Graduation
48%
-9.0pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
10,811
peer median 20,130
Avg net price
$16,784
-$2.2k vs R1 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
9,576
9,576 candidates competed
Admitted
9,180
95.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,771
19.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
48%-9.0pp vs R1 Research
4-year graduation
34%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
49%
Full-time retention
75%

Pell equity

9.3pp gap
Pell recipients
42%200 of 480
Non-Pell (all)
51%457 of 890
Subsidized loan, no Pell
46%94 of 203
No Federal Aid
53%363 of 687

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 285 Title IV programs, 37 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 247 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
285
Passing
37
13.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.4% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.4%
-0.2pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

285programs
  • Passing37 · 13.0%
  • No Data247 · 86.7%
  • Failing1 · 0.4%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
4
Safe
33
No data
247

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

38
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-6.2%
$29,606 vs $31,564
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+14.6%
$36,169 vs $31,564
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+17.8%
$57,297 vs $48,653
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+19.7%
$37,771 vs $31,564
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+23.9%
$39,103 vs $31,564
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+26.9%
$47,087 vs $37,112
Anthropology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+28.5%
$40,550 vs $31,564
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+30.8%
$60,362 vs $46,158

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

32
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
103%
$84,404 debt · $82,240 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
98%
$51,640 debt · $52,978 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
87%
$50,022 debt · $57,297 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
84%
$39,422 debt · $47,087 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
83%
$24,499 debt · $29,606 earn
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
80%
$69,239 debt · $86,640 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
74%
$44,479 debt · $60,362 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
71%
$26,937 debt · $37,771 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1932Next review Apr 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 15

Action history · 19

  1. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Education for Public Health · Public Health Programs (PHPBG) - Baccalaureate and Graduate level programs offered outside a school of public health
  2. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  4. Feb 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  5. Apr 2022Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Council on Education for Public Health · Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,960
$30–48k$14,892
$48–75k$17,180
$75–110k$19,269
$110k+$20,930

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$16,784
-$2,247vs R1 Research median $19,032
Federal loans
41.1%
In-state tuition
$8,552
Out-of-state
$33,671

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,903 students received $15.4M in Pell grants, alongside $58.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,903
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$15.4M
$15,423,466 total
Direct Loans
$58.3M
6,917 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$9.3M
2,396 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$11.4M
2,662 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$17.2M
968 loan awards
Parent PLUS$7.1M
345 loan awards
Grad PLUS$13.2M
546 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 2,736 borrowers who entered repayment, 83 (3.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.0%
+0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,736
Defaulted
83
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.0%
2017
11.0%
2018
6.7%
2019
3.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at University of Montana

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs215
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,262 total completions
01Health Professions
62427.6%
02Business
32014.1%
03Natural Resources
2189.6%
04Public Admin
2018.9%
05Social Sciences
1687.4%
06Liberal Arts
1597.0%
07Visual/Performing Arts
1516.7%
08Biological Sciences
1466.5%
09Education
1466.5%
10Psychology
1295.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
10,811
12-mo unduplicated
13,411
Undergraduate
9,728
Graduate
3,683

Gender split

Men
39%5,234
Women
61%8,177

Race / ethnicity composition

White
71.2%
Two or more
14.5%
Hispanic
6.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
3.4%
Unknown
1.9%
Asian
1.2%
Black
0.9%
Non-resident
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
373
212 M · 161 W
Women athletes
43.2%
Athletic aid
$6.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$30.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.8M
$2.6M
Recruiting expense
$341K
$205K
Head-coach salaries
$318K
$126K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
114 M · 116 W
$1.5M
Football
134 M · —
$8.9M
Soccer
— · 36 W
$1.3M
Basketball
16 M · 16 W
$5.8M
Softball
— · 21 W
$1.2M
Tennis
10 M · 9 W
$953K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.39
35 offenses · 10,327 students

3-year trend

4.162 yrs ago5.021 yr ago3.39Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
127
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
57
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
8
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
21

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
12
Rape
10
Fondling
9
Aggravated assault
2
Motor vehicle theft
2

By location

35total
  • On campus34
  • Non-campus1

Includes 21 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

7
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
8
Stalking
15 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Ethnicity1
  • National origin1
  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs120
Liquor3221

Residence-hall fires

  • JESSE HALL1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • MILLER HALL1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Yreka Court, 1032-1042 even numbered apts.1 fire
    Cooking3 injured · 0 deathsDamage $10,000-$24,999
  • Lewis and Clark Village apartments, Building K1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
442

University of Montana vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions University of Montana selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectThe University of Montana
48%—10,811$16,784R1 Research
Montana State University
57%82.1%17,135$22,499R1 Research
Colorado School of Mines
82%60.7%8,044$28,690R1 Research
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
46%74.7%23,124$11,900R1 Research
Utah State University
57%92.5%28,904$14,936R1 Research
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
67%88.5%34,096$21,279R1 Research
Peer group median57%82.1%20,130$19,032

Institutions like University of Montana

Explore the federal data for institutions in University of Montana's comparison group.

IPEDS

University of Montana Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Email
pope.ashworth [at] umontana.edu
Phone
406-243-5661
Address
University Hall 303, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT 59812

The Office of Institutional Research supports faculty, staff and student success by contributing to data-informed decision-making. We collect, analyze and circulate institutional data for the campus community through establishing a culture of transparency and building a foundation for data governance.

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • Pope Ashworth
    Director of Institutional Research
  • Cara Grewell
    Business Operations Analyst
  • Johannah Kohorst
    Computer Systems Analyst
  • Stella Phipps
    Data Research Analyst

Common Data Set

University of Montana's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Acceptance rate
95.6%
Accessible
Yield
18.3%
of admitted students enroll
Total enrollment
10,327
7,570 UG · 2,757 grad
6-yr graduation rate
45%
First-year retention
76%
Student–faculty ratio
17.9 to 1
Est. net price (aided)
$20,838
after avg need-based grant
01

Selectivity & Admissions

Admissions funnel

C1
Applied
9,464
Admitted
9,048
Enrolled
1,652

9,464 applied → 9,048 admitted (95.6%) → 1,652 enrolled.

Selectivity

C1
Acceptance rate
95.6%

Accessible — 95.6% acceptance rate.

Admit rate by gender

C1
Men94.4%
Women78.1%
Other50.0%

Men were admitted at 1.2× the rate of Women (94.4% vs 78.1%).

SAT range (middle 50%)

C9
25th
1110
Median
1190
75th
1280

Middle 50% SAT 1110–1280 (median 1190).

ACT range (middle 50%)

C9
25th
19
Median
22
75th
26

Middle 50% ACT 19–26 (median 22).

High-school class rank

C10
top tenth22%
top quarter44%
top half73%
bottom half27%
bottom quarter11%

Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.

What matters in admission

C7
Very Important2
Rigor of secondary school recordAcademic GPA
Important2
Standardized test scoresTalent/ability
Considered7
Class rankExtracurricular activitiesCharacter/personal qualitiesFirst generationRacial/ethnic statusVolunteer workWork experience
Not Considered8
Application EssayRecommendationInterviewAlumni/ae relationGeographical residenceState residencyReligious affiliation/commitmentLevel of applicant’s interest

Relative importance of each admission factor.

02

Affordability & Value

Cost of attendance

G
Total$26,598
Tuition
$8,45632%
Room & board
$12,80448%
Books
$2,65010%
Other
$2,68810%

Total sticker cost of attendance is $26,598 (2025-2026).

Sticker vs. net price

G+H
Sticker COA
$26,598
Net (aided)
$20,838
Avg need grant
$5,760

Sticker $26,598 → about $20,838 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($5,760); 50% of demonstrated need is met.

Where grant aid comes from

H1
Institutional49.3%
Federal47.8%
External2.0%
State0.9%

49% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.

Graduate debt

H4/H5
Grads with debt
54%
Avg debt
$24,922

54% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $24,922 on average.

03

Outcomes & Equity

Graduation & retention

B
6-yr grad rate
45%
Retention
76%

6-year graduation rate 45%; first-year retention 76%.

Equity: Pell graduation gap

B4
All students45%
Pell recipients34%

Pell-grant recipients graduate 12 pts below the overall rate (34% vs 45%).

04

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students261
10-19 students405
20-29 students326
30-39 students129
40-49 students69
50-99 students92
100+ students36

51% of classes have under 20 students; 10% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
17.9 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
69%
Women faculty
47%

Key faculty indicators.

Degrees by discipline

J
Natural resources and conservation14%
Business/marketing13%
Social sciences11%
Visual and performing arts10%
Biological/life sciences9%
Psychology8%
Communication/journalism5%
Computer and information sciences5%

STEM-dominant: ~17% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.

05

Student Body & Diversity

Undergraduate race/ethnicity

B2
White70.3%
Two or more races14.4%
Hispanic5.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native3.4%
Race/ethnicity unknown2.7%
Asian1.3%
Nonresident aliens1.3%
Black or African American0.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0.1%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.

International students

B2
International UG
95
Share
1%

1% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).

Undergrad vs graduate

B1
Undergraduate
7,57073%
Graduate
2,75727%

7,570 undergraduates and 2,757 graduate students.

06

Transfer Path

Transfer admissions

D1
Applied
1,578
Admitted
1,278
Enrolled
639

1,578 transfer applicants → 1,278 admitted (81.0%) → 639 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about The University of Montana

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about University of Montana.

What is the graduation rate at The University of Montana?

The University of Montana reports a 6-year graduation rate of 48% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend The University of Montana?

The University of Montana reports a total enrollment of 10,811 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at The University of Montana?

The average net price at The University of Montana is $16,784 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at The University of Montana?

The University of Montana's yield rate is 19.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is The University of Montana located?

The University of Montana is located in Missoula, Montana 59812.

Who runs Institutional Research at The University of Montana?

The University of Montana's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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