The University of Montana

Missoula, MT · Public · 7,488 undergrads (medium, city) · website ↗

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$30 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$13,960
$30,000 – $48,000	$14,892
$48,000 – $75,000	$17,180
$75,000 – $110,000	$19,269
Over $110,000	$20,930
All incomes (average)	$16,784

Sticker tuition and fees: $8,552 in-state, $33,671 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use The University of Montana's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$14,566
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$14,566
Books and supplies	$2,046
Other expenses, on campus	$5,905
Other expenses, off campus	$5,905

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (1,500 of them) in 2022–23; 93% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	87%	$9,208
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	29%	$5,112
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	76%	$8,199
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	50%	$5,174

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1190
Median ACT: 22
Students with Pell grants: 28%
Graduation rate (6yr): 48%
Freshman retention: 75%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $44,511
Median debt at graduation: $22,400
International undergrads: 95 (1.3%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $30
Students per faculty member: 17 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 69%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: —
SAT Math: —
ACT composite: 23–28

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Not considered
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered
Personal statement or essay	Not considered
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 9,464
Admitted: 9,048
Enrolled: 1,652

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business14%

Social Sciences9%

Environmental Studies9%

Health & Nursing9%

Visual & Performing Arts8%

Computer Science8%

Biology & Life Sciences6%

Psychology6%

Education3%

Communications & Media3%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (30)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Psychology, General	113	$35,674	$46,192national $50,706	$21,380
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	64	—	—national $85,063	$18,954
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	58	$35,191	$43,813national $55,012	$20,481
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	52	$28,161	$43,286national $45,338	$21,166
Sociology	51	$41,470	$51,708national $52,657	$25,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations	46	$37,465	$57,892national $68,257	$21,500
Marketing	45	$48,329	—national $69,303	$16,750
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	43	$32,377	—national $62,172	$19,500
History	43	$29,789	$46,408national $50,680	$30,577
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	42	$38,112	$43,347national $47,382	$23,961
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	39	—	$43,929national $58,928	$21,500
Finance and Financial Management Services	39	—	—national $83,343	$21,500
Journalism	34	$34,529	$46,267national $56,278	$14,600
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	34	$37,112	$36,169national $43,765	$23,000
Social Work	33	$43,531	$46,459national $51,790	$24,894
Communication and Media Studies	31	$45,821	$54,300national $56,359	$19,000
Biology, General	31	$34,326	$37,771national $57,214	$24,218
Political Science and Government	27	—	$47,341national $63,293	—
Accounting and Related Services	26	—	$61,408national $76,194	$19,687
Fine and Studio Arts	24	—	$29,606national $41,367	$25,000
English Language and Literature, General	22	$29,511	$41,634national $48,590	$20,753
Anthropology	22	—	$40,550national $46,676	$25,500
Computer Science	20	$58,430	—national $107,009	$25,728
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	20	$23,199	—national $39,775	$21,423
Music	20	—	—national $42,892	$23,998
Forestry	16	—	$60,526national $58,784	—
Computer and Information Sciences, General	0	—	$91,943national $92,374	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	—	$51,540national $51,389	—
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	0	—	$51,426national $50,468	—
Management Information Systems and Services	0	$57,164	$73,149national $83,290	—

Associate degrees (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	146	$35,153	$39,103national $44,125	$16,096
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	43	$57,316	$64,057national $65,389	$17,750
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	36	$71,876	$77,388national $80,813	$29,250

Undergraduate certificates (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	51	—	—national $47,440	$15,000

Master's degrees (10)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	59	$67,372	$91,218national $103,485	$30,994
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	36	$55,391	$57,297national $67,030	$72,953
Public Administration	34	$62,658	$65,365national $81,408	$23,578
Public Health	27	$63,061	—national $82,751	$46,741
Curriculum and Instruction	24	$48,964	$49,672national $63,399	—
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	20	$49,171	$52,978national $60,111	$33,238
Social Work	18	$52,735	$60,362national $65,123	$53,201
Educational Administration and Supervision	14	—	$62,539national $71,685	—
Accounting and Related Services	13	$69,677	$93,752national $95,833	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	0	—	$47,087national $59,916	—

First professional degrees (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	273	$74,201	$82,240national $81,641	$117,112
Law	81	$69,935	$86,640national $107,773	$90,402
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	44	$101,301	$141,791national $138,348	$63,104

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 240 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: Missoula, Montana, Missoula, MT 59812
Phone: (406) 243-0211
Institutional accreditor: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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