by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
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%
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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.
| $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.
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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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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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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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