Student Population at The University of Montana

By race/ethnicity, 7,366 White, 118 Black, and 591 Asian students out of a total of 10,811 are attending at The University of Montana. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

The University of Montana is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 51.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

By age, The University of Montana has 416 students under 18 years old and 43 students over 65 years old. There are 6,588 students under 25 years old, and 3,739 students over 25 years old out of 10,327 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 416 students are younger than 18 and 28 students are older than 65. The University of Montana has 6,083 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,487 students aged 25 and over.

It has 505 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,252 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At The University of Montana, 2,398 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,174 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,317 students who live in Montana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,081 students live in another State or outside of the United States.