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The University of Montana

Missoula, MT · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · University of Montana

Public institution in Missoula, MT · 7,079 undergraduates · 96% acceptance rate · $44,511 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$17,118835th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$8,152380th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$31,6221,299th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$23,744606th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,400930th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,5111,377th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,7291,490th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
45.4%1,334th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
76.0%911th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
95.6%1,415th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1190417th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
22604th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
7,079365th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
27.5%1,327th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 393 mi (SEA)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$30
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 67 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$63,005$67,660
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$56,415$55,286
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciencesbachelors$42,682$29,685
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$41,193$39,729
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$39,626$40,934
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$38,289$35,701
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$33,993—
ForestryNatural Resourcesbachelors$33,281$35,823
Education, GeneralEducationbachelors$32,419$32,514
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$32,284$27,947
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$31,939$30,409
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$30,771$27,515

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,398,963 (M $3,828,167 · W $2,570,796)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to The University of Montana’s 7,079 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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