by our College Data Analytics TeamMontana Western earned 10 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 5 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #27 of 1,585 in Most Focused for Teacher Education Grade Specific, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
The University of Montana-Western holds 10 ranking badges across 4 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. This page reflects the 2026 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 0 |
| Top 5% | 1 |
| Top 10% | 4 |
| Top 15% | 5 |
| Total | 10 |
The University of Montana-Western is best known for Education: 3 of its 9 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Teacher Education Grade Specific, General Biology and General Education.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Popular (Montana) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology & Systematics Biology | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| General Biology | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Education | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military Applied Sciences | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
In College Factual’s 2026 veterans rankings, The University of Montana-Western earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #567 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for Veterans | ✓ |
Badges on this page come from rankings drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition. The University of Montana-Western appears in 83 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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