For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Montana colleges is 85.36%, 32,453 accepted out of 38,021 applicants.
For Montana college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 571 (1.52%) compared to last year, from 37,450 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 125, which is more than 1.93% last year.
Montana colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 2.67% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Montana colleges. The yield increased by 0.70%.
Among Montana colleges, University of Providence has the lowest acceptance rate of 50.28% with 177 accepted students out of 352 applicants. Montana State University has the most number of applicants of 21,652 and Montana State University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 3,612.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Montana. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Providence | 352 28 | 177 -31 | 89 -27 | 50.28% -13.92% | 50.28% -5.49% |
| Rocky Mountain College | 1,405 -66 | 978 -94 | 280 69 | 69.61% -3.27% | 28.63% 8.95% |
| Carroll College | 1,854 67 | 1,315 17 | 284 11 | 70.93% -1.71% | 21.60% 0.57% |
| Montana State University | 21,652 -323 | 17,786 -1,295 | 3,612 -22 | 82.14% -4.69% | 20.31% 1.26% |
| Montana Technological University | 1,811 188 | 1,649 190 | 352 58 | 91.05% 1.15% | 21.35% 1.20% |
| The University of Montana | 9,576 112 | 9,180 132 | 1,771 119 | 95.86% 0.26% | 19.29% 1.03% |
| The University of Montana-Western | 1,371 578 | 1,368 579 | 226 -74 | 99.78% 0.28% | 16.52% -21.50% |