The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana
- Public
- City
- 7,488 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 96%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $21,302per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 48%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $48,82310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Grizzly Promise provides renewable financial support for up to four years for in-state Montana students whose families have incomes of less than $50,000 annually.
Source: UM Launches 'Grizzly Promise' to Make College More Affordable for ...
The University of Montana's Grizzly Promise provides a tuition-free education for in-state students from families earning less than $50,000 annually.
Source: UM Celebrates National First-Generation College Student Day
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 96%About 10 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 23–28Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From The University of Montana's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
35% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.41. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 95%8,643 admitted of 9,080 first-year applicants
- Top 10% of their class
- 22%44% were in the top quarter.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
Important
- Activities
- A talent or ability
Considered
- Class rank
Not considered
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Interview
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: The University of Montana Common Data Set 2025–26; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $21,302full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $26,512sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $9,188Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $34,312Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 48%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 75%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $48,82310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,488Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 33%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 30%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA — admits 91%
- Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT — admits 91%
- University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS — admits 99%
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA — admits 91%
- Pennsylvania Western University California, PA — admits 94%
- South Dakota State University Brookings, SD — admits 98%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for The University of Montana, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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