The University of Montana

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for The University of Montana

The University of Montana operates as a public institution located in Missoula, Montana (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 7,488 students of which 9,366 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. The University of Montana is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 95.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,190 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,784, with published in-state tuition of $8,552 and a Pell grant recipient share of 28.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,400, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 46.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 74.8%. Graduates earn a median of $44,511 ten years after enrolling, compared with $35,729 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 668400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 57.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.