Total 48,715 Students Enrolled in Montana Colleges

A total of 48,715 students are enrolled in Montana colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

There are 42,750 undergraduate and 5,965 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 87.76% and the proportion of graduate students is 12.24%.

By school level, 40,489 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 7,889 students enrolled in community colleges, and 337 students enrolled in trade schools.

For Montana colleges, Montana State University has the most number of students of 17,135 among 4-year colleges. For Montana community colleges, Flathead Valley Community College has the most students of 2,234 and Montana Academy of Salons is the largest trade school with 126.

Student Population By School Level for Montana Colleges

By attending status, there are 32,994 full-time students and 15,687 part-time students at Montana colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between Montana colleges. A total of 48,715 students have enrolled in Montana colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between Montana Colleges
School	Total Enrollment	Undergraduate			Graduate
School	Total Enrollment	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Academy of Cosmetology IncPrivate, Less than 2-year	39	39	39	-	-	-	-
Blackfeet Community CollegePrivate, 4-year	318	318	238	80	-	-	-
Butte Academy of Beauty CulturePrivate, Less than 2-year	13	13	-	-	-	-	-
Highlands College of Montana TechPublic, 2-4 year	727	727	278	449	-	-	-
Crevier's Academy of Cosmetology ArtsPrivate, Less than 2-year	79	79	79	-	-	-	-
Carroll CollegePrivate, 4-year	1,156	1,112	1,083	29	44	44	-
Dawson Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year	332	332	177	155	-	-	-
Chief Dull Knife CollegePublic, 2-4 year	185	185	81	104	-	-	-
Montana State University BillingsPublic, 4-year	4,129	3,881	1,862	2,019	248	103	145
Flathead Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year	2,234	2,234	649	1,585	-	-	-
Aaniiih Nakoda CollegePublic, 4-year	120	120	76	44	-	-	-
Fort Peck Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year	362	362	194	168	-	-	-
Great Falls College Montana State UniversityPublic, 2-4 year	1,502	1,502	538	964	-	-	-
University of ProvidencePrivate, 4-year	763	590	478	112	173	95	78
Helena College University of MontanaPublic, 2-4 year	1,554	1,554	335	1,219	-	-	-
Little Big Horn CollegePublic, 2-4 year	262	262	203	59	-	-	-
Miles Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year	710	710	253	457	-	-	-
Montana Technological UniversityPublic, 4-year	1,702	1,497	1,400	97	205	59	146
Montana State UniversityPublic, 4-year	17,135	15,046	12,970	2,076	2,089	578	1,511
The University of MontanaPublic, 4-year	10,811	7,891	6,464	1,427	2,920	1,143	1,777
Montana State University-NorthernPublic, 4-year	966	919	645	274	47	18	29
Rocky Mountain CollegePrivate, 4-year	1,032	851	828	23	181	169	12
Salish Kootenai CollegePublic, 4-year	671	636	478	158	35	27	8
The University of Montana-WesternPublic, 4-year	1,358	1,335	1,035	300	23	2	21
Montana Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year	36	36	12	24	-	-	-
Stone Child CollegePublic, 4-year	292	292	155	137	-	-	-
Montana Academy of SalonsPrivate, Less than 2-year	126	126	126	-	-	-	-
Pima Medical Institute-DillonPrivate, 2-4 year	21	21	-	-	-	-	-
City College Montana State University BillingsPublic, 2-4 year	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The University of Montana - Missoula CollegePublic, 2-4 year	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aveda Institute MontanaPrivate, Less than 2-year	80	80	80	-	-	-	-

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