by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
The University of Montana - Western was awarded 38 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education grade specific.
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College Factual ranked Montana Western as #721 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 Montana Western held the #1,111 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Montana Western also holds the #2 spot on the Best Colleges in Montana ranking.
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The acceptance rate at The University of Montana - Western is a competitive 33%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
The student to faculty ratio at The University of Montana - Western is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at The University of Montana - Western is 66%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The University of Montana - Western has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 20% for first-time, full-time students at Montana Western, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,334 undergraduates at Montana Western with 1,060 being full-time and 274 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,596 | $10,947 | $12,653 | $15,816 | $15,925 |
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 Montana Western, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Montana Western, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $7,924 a year. That adds up to $31,696 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Montana Western is 7.4%. 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 Montana Western are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 710 S Atlantic, Dillon, MT 59725-3598 |
| Phone: | 406-683-7011 |
| Website: | umwestern.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 75 | $34,421 |
| Business Administration & Management | 30 | $30,379 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 17 | $34,928 |
| Health & Physical Education | 15 | NA |
| Animal Services | 12 | NA |
| General Biology | 7 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 7 | NA |
| General English Literature | 6 | NA |
| Sociology & Anthropology | 6 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 6 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 439 students took at least one online class at The University of Montana - Western. This is a decrease from the 983 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 439 | 286 |
| 2019-2020 | 983 | 263 |
| 2018-2019 | 394 | 234 |
| 2017-2018 | 479 | 254 |
| 2016-2017 | 484 | 257 |
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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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