Enrollment Trends at The University of Montana

The student population at The University of Montana is 10,811 (7,891 undergraduate and 2,920 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,233 (17.12%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at The University of Montana is 72.99% which is decreased by 2,886 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 653 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 65 male students for every 100 female students, down from 81 in 2015.
2,398 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 394.43% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,978 where 10,811 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 13,044 students in 2016 and was lowest at 9,808 in 2021. Overall, enrollment dropped from 13,044 to 10,811 students, a net loss of 2,233 (17.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at The University of Montana since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	13,044	10,777	4,924	5,853	2,267	897	1,370
2016-17	12,419 -625	10,077 -700	4,579 -345	5,498 -355	2,342 75	906 9	1,436 66
2017-18	11,865 -554	9,323 -754	4,170 -409	5,153 -345	2,542 200	945 39	1,597 161
2018-19	10,962 -903	8,306 -1,017	3,705 -465	4,601 -552	2,656 114	984 39	1,672 75
2019-20	10,487 -475	7,714 -592	3,395 -310	4,319 -282	2,773 117	1,031 47	1,742 70
2020-21	9,808 -679	6,975 -739	2,978 -417	3,997 -322	2,833 60	1,046 15	1,787 45
2021-22	10,106 298	7,223 248	3,024 46	4,199 202	2,883 50	1,068 22	1,815 28
2022-23	9,955 -151	7,215 -8	3,043 19	4,172 -27	2,740 -143	920 -148	1,820 5
2023-24	10,327 372	7,570 355	3,253 210	4,317 145	2,757 17	908 -12	1,849 29
2024-25	10,811 484	7,891 321	3,340 87	4,551 234	2,920 163	921 13	1,999 150
Average	10,978	8,307	3,641	4,666	2,671	963	1,709

The University of Montana Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 8,307 where 7,891 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at The University of Montana since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	10,777	8,682	3,942	4,740	2,095	982	1,113
2016-17	10,077	7,857	3,608	4,249	2,220	971	1,249
2017-18	9,323	7,444	3,358	4,086	1,879	812	1,067
2018-19	8,306	6,752	3,032	3,720	1,554	673	881
2019-20	7,714	6,163	2,744	3,419	1,551	651	900
2020-21	6,975	5,654	2,458	3,196	1,321	520	801
2021-22	7,223	5,779	2,447	3,332	1,444	577	867
2022-23	7,215	5,812	2,443	3,369	1,403	600	803
2023-24	7,570	6,141	2,671	3,470	1,429	582	847
2024-25	7,891	6,464	2,826	3,638	1,427	514	913
Average	8,307	8,307	2,953	3,722	8,307	688	944

The University of Montana Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,671 where 2,920 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at The University of Montana since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,267	1,168	486	682	1,099	411	688
2016-17	2,342	1,191	489	702	1,151	417	734
2017-18	2,542	1,215	470	745	1,327	475	852
2018-19	2,656	1,216	474	742	1,440	510	930
2019-20	2,773	1,182	480	702	1,591	551	1,040
2020-21	2,833	1,175	466	709	1,658	580	1,078
2021-22	2,883	1,186	461	725	1,697	607	1,090
2022-23	2,740	1,129	399	730	1,611	521	1,090
2023-24	2,757	1,127	402	725	1,630	506	1,124
2024-25	2,920	1,143	411	732	1,777	510	1,267
Average	2,671	2,671	454	719	2,671	509	989

The University of Montana Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.13%. The percentage was 74.56% 10 years ago and The University of Montana still has a high percentage of white students. 5.47% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.09% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.71% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 74.56% to 68.13%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.83% to 5.47%. Black student enrollment increased from 0.80% to 1.09%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.93% to 5.71%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5147 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4395 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at The University of Montana over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	381	369	104	512	35	9,726	473
2016-17	351	397	106	529	29	9,092	434
2017-18	363	391	113	506	30	8,816	480
2018-19	304	391	99	467	25	7,916	430
2019-20	356	617	94	502	24	7,597	450
2020-21	425	664	102	479	14	6,976	418
2021-22	366	670	104	583	13	7,132	616
2022-23	356	579	100	607	10	6,943	697
2023-24	335	530	106	586	10	6,956	1,194
2024-25	342	591	118	617	12	7,366	1,264
Average	358	520	105	539	20	7,852	646

The University of Montana Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,398 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 22% of total students. The number of online students has increased 394.43% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at The University of Montana from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	13,044	485	2,073	10,486
2016-17	12,419	522	2,079	9,818
2017-18	11,865	652	2,065	9,148
2018-19	10,962	587	2,310	8,065
2019-20	10,487	609	2,448	7,430
2020-21	9,808	811	2,997	6,000
2021-22	10,106	1,208	2,583	6,315
2022-23	9,955	1,326	2,797	5,832
2023-24	10,327	1,403	3,103	5,821
2024-25	10,811	2,398	3,174	5,239
Average	10,978	1,000	2,563	7,415

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Enrollment Trends at The University of Montana

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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