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The University of Montana Data & Information Overview

180 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
82% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is The University of Montana Ranked?

#764 Best Colleges in Nation
#3 Best Colleges in MT
Surgical Technology Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

The University of Montana was awarded 180 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is surgical technology.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked UM as #764 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UM held the #775 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

UM is also ranked #3 out of 11 schools in Montana.

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Is It Hard to Get Into UM?

82% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
9% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

When it comes to admittance, The University of Montana is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 82%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.

Average Test Scores

About 9% 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 660. Math scores were between 530 and 620.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for The University of Montana  ( 540 to 660 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for The University of Montana  ( 530 to 620 )
200
800
UM received ACT scores from 41% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 18 and 26.

ACT Composite Scores for The University of Montana  ( 18 to 26 )
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The University of Montana Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
66% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, The University of Montana is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at The University of Montana is 66%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  66 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at The University of Montana

75% Freshmen Retention
30% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 75% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like The University of Montana enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  75 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from UM have a four-year graduation rate of 30%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  30 out of 100
0
100

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The University of Montana Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,654 Full-Time Undergraduates
18.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
56.5% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,975 undergraduates at UM with 5,654 being full-time and 1,321 being part-time.

How Much Does The University of Montana Cost?

$14,755 Net Price
45% Take Out Loans
$26,120 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of UM is $14,755. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for UM

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$12,739 $13,429 $15,281 $16,939 $18,481

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UM, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

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 45% of students took out student loans averaging $6,530 a year. That adds up to $26,120 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UM is 6.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do UM Graduates Make?

$41,194 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from UM make around $41,194 per year during the early years of their employment. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of The University of Montana

Montana State
5,654 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
The University of Montana is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. Missoula is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for UM are given below.

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

The University of Montana Majors

95 Majors With Completions
1,922 Undergraduate Degrees
2,380 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 95 majors graduated from The University of Montana. Of these students, 1,922 received undergraduate degrees and 2,380 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
General Psychology 98 $26,665
Management Information Systems 79 $49,692
Natural Resources Conservation 79 $21,054
General Biology 67 $17,924
Wildlife Management 64 $21,601
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 61 NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific 60 $31,130
Sociology 51 $27,751
Marketing 49 NA
Social Work 46 $30,629

Learn more about the majors offered at The University of Montana along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at UM

38% Take At Least One Class Online
12% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 3,791 students took at least one online class at The University of Montana. This is a decrease from the 3,808 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 3,791 1,208
2019-2020 3,808 811
2018-2019 3,057 609
2017-2018 2,897 587
2016-2017 2,717 652

Learn more about online learning at The University of Montana.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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