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Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 7,488 undergrads, where 28% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−32% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.46

Diversity index vs. every college0.46
0.46
← 0.00higher than 30% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients28%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students30%
National median: 33%About typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college28%
28%
← 0%higher than 35% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

7,488undergrads
Compared to every college7.5K
7.5K
← 19larger than 85% of 1,89337.8K →

10% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 38% take some

Where first-years come from

1,771 first-time students

39% came from other states and 0.6% from abroad; 59% are from Montana. More from other states than at 69% of colleges.

  • In-state (Montana)59%
  • Other states39%
  • Abroad0.6%
  • Not reported0.9%

Top home states

  1. Montana(home state)59% 1,048
  2. Washington8.6% 152
  3. California4.4% 78
  4. Idaho3.4% 60
  5. Oregon2.8% 50

From 48 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

655

new transfer students, 27% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 53% of colleges.

513 full-time, 142 part-time.

Going on to another college

22%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 587 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

14% of undergrads study part-time.

Men43%
National median: 44%About typical

57% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students14%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older20%
National median: 11%Above typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 3,029 students.

Housing

Beds

3,029

About 40 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division I FCS · Big Sky Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, cross country/track.

How the Big Sky Conference compares

ROTC

Army

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • On-campus child care for students' children
  • 15% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

No religious affiliation

Campus ministries

Listed among campus activities

Greek life

Undergrad men in a fraternity6.0%
National median: 7.0%About typical
Undergrad women in a sorority6.0%
National median: 8.0%About typical

Among first-years: 6.0% of men, 6.0% of women.

  • Fraternity and sorority housing

Councils and chapters

  • 2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Kappa Sigma

    Delta-Omicron

    Sigma Nu

    Gamma Phi

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: fewer than 10

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;The University of Montana Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;The University of Montana Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)