A total of 34,331 students are enrolled in Montana colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Montana colleges and universites, 3,511 students are 18 years old or younger(10.23%), 10,040 students are 18 or 19 years old (29.24%), 8,639 students are between 20 and 22 years old (25.16%), 5,048 students are between 22 and 24 years old (14.70%), and 2,823 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.22%).
2,471 students are between 30 and 39 years old (7.20%), 1,133 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.30%), 643 students are 50 years old or older (1.87%).
In Montana 4-year colleges and universites, 967 students are 18 years old or younger(3.46%), 8,732 students are 18 or 19 years old (31.21%), 8,009 students are between 20 and 22 years old (28.62%), 4,598 students are between 22 and 24 years old (16.43%), 2,389 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.54%), 1,918 students are between 30 and 39 years old (6.85%), 888 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.17%), 478 students are 50 years old or older (1.71%)
In Montana community colleges, there are 3,852 students are younger than 20 years old (60.67%), 1,080 students are between 20 and 24 years old (17.01%), 434 students are between 25 and 29 years old (6.84%), and 963 students are 30 years old or older (15.17%).
| Total | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 34,331 | 3,511 (10.23%) |
10,040 (29.24%) |
8,639 (25.16%) |
5,048 (14.70%) |
2,823 (8.22%) |
2,471 (7.20%) |
1,133 (3.30%) |
643 (1.87%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 27,982 | 967 (3.46%) |
8,732 (31.21%) |
8,009 (28.62%) |
4,598 (16.43%) |
2,389 (8.54%) |
1,918 (6.85%) |
888 (3.17%) |
478 (1.71%) |
| Community Colleges | 6,349 | 2,544 (40.07%) |
1,308 (20.60%) |
630 (9.92%) |
450 (7.09%) |
434 (6.84%) |
553 (8.71%) |
245 (3.86%) |
165 (2.60%) |
| Trade Schools | 0 | 0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
The following table compares student population by age between Montana colleges. A total of 34,331 students have enrolled in Montana colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands College of Montana TechPublic, 2-4 year | 727 | 350 (48.14%) |
213 (29.30%) |
89 (12.24%) | 38 (5.23%) |
18 (2.48%) |
12 (1.65%) |
5 (0.69%) | 2 (0.28%) |
| Carroll CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,156 | 2 (0.17%) |
362 (31.31%) |
481 (41.61%) | 212 (18.34%) |
45 (3.89%) |
29 (2.51%) |
14 (1.21%) | 10 (0.87%) |
| Dawson Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 332 | 85 (25.60%) |
142 (42.77%) |
52 (15.66%) | 10 (3.01%) |
5 (1.51%) |
9 (2.71%) |
8 (2.41%) | 2 (0.60%) |
| Montana State University BillingsPublic, 4-year | 4,129 | 319 (7.73%) |
1,089 (26.37%) |
662 (16.03%) | 718 (17.39%) |
497 (12.04%) |
501 (12.13%) |
245 (5.93%) | 98 (2.37%) |
| Flathead Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,234 | 790 (35.36%) |
457 (20.46%) |
224 (10.03%) | 173 (7.74%) |
154 (6.89%) |
216 (9.67%) |
107 (4.79%) | 113 (5.06%) |
| Great Falls College Montana State UniversityPublic, 2-4 year | 1,502 | 528 (35.15%) |
229 (15.25%) |
145 (9.65%) | 146 (9.72%) |
154 (10.25%) |
194 (12.92%) |
79 (5.26%) | 27 (1.80%) |
| University of ProvidencePrivate, 4-year | 763 | 8 (1.05%) |
140 (18.35%) |
175 (22.94%) | 113 (14.81%) |
74 (9.70%) |
110 (14.42%) |
89 (11.66%) | 54 (7.08%) |
| Helena College University of MontanaPublic, 2-4 year | 1,554 | 791 (50.90%) |
267 (17.18%) |
120 (7.72%) | 83 (5.34%) |
103 (6.63%) |
122 (7.85%) |
46 (2.96%) | 21 (1.35%) |
| Montana Technological UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,702 | 8 (0.47%) |
522 (30.67%) |
542 (31.84%) | 295 (17.33%) |
129 (7.58%) |
146 (8.58%) |
41 (2.41%) | 19 (1.12%) |
| Montana State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 17,135 | 507 (2.96%) |
5,795 (33.82%) |
5,376 (31.37%) | 2,786 (16.26%) |
1,316 (7.68%) |
828 (4.83%) |
338 (1.97%) | 189 (1.10%) |
| Rocky Mountain CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,032 | 16 (1.55%) |
388 (37.60%) |
303 (29.36%) | 143 (13.86%) |
117 (11.34%) |
46 (4.46%) |
15 (1.45%) | 4 (0.39%) |
| Salish Kootenai CollegePublic, 4-year | 671 | 9 (1.34%) |
72 (10.73%) |
87 (12.97%) | 85 (12.67%) |
105 (15.65%) |
163 (24.29%) |
80 (11.92%) | 69 (10.28%) |
| The University of Montana-WesternPublic, 4-year | 1,358 | 94 (6.92%) |
358 (26.36%) |
371 (27.32%) | 239 (17.60%) |
101 (7.44%) |
94 (6.92%) |
66 (4.86%) | 34 (2.50%) |
| Montana Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year | 36 | 4 (11.11%) |
6 (16.67%) |
12 (33.33%) | 7 (19.44%) |
5 (13.89%) |
1 (2.78%) |
- | 1 (2.78%) |