UM earned 36 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 3 in the top 1%, 5 in the top 5%, 12 in the top 10% and 16 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 80 in Most Popular Online for Rehabilitation Professions, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 36 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 3 / 5
Highest placement: #1 of 80, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 12
Placements this edition: 302
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has The University of Montana Earned?
The University of Montana holds 36 ranking badges across 12 fields of study, 8 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. The awards below are from the 2026 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. See our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
3
Top 5%
5
Top 10%
12
Top 15%
16
Total
36
What Is The University of Montana Known For?
The University of Montana is best known for Natural Resources & Conservation: 3 of its 17 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Rehabilitation Professions, Anthropology and Natural Resources Conservation. Its highest traditional-student placement is #3 of 541 in Most Popular for Rehabilitation Professions.
How Does The University of Montana Rank in Athletics?
The University of Montana earned no athletics badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #208 of 596 in Tennis (top 35%).
How Does The University of Montana Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2026 online-program rankings, The University of Montana earned 2 badges across 2 online programs, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 80 in Most Popular Online for Rehabilitation Professions.
How Does The University of Montana Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2026 veterans rankings, The University of Montana earned 17 badges, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #154 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2026 edition. The University of Montana appears in 302 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team