Enrollment Trends at The University of Montana

The student population at The University of Montana is 9,955 (7,215 undergraduate and 2,740 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 4,991 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at The University of Montana is 72.48% which is decreased by 5,442 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 451 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.51 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,326 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 163.10% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 12,006 where 9,955 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

72.48% of total students is undergraduate students and 27.52% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 5,442 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 451 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.51 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in The University of Montana than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at The University of Montana since 2012.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	14,946	12,657	5,893	6,764	2,289	967	1,322
2013-14	14,525 -421	12,254 -403	5,676 -217	6,578 -186	2,271 -18	947 -20	1,324 2
2014-15	13,952 -573	11,692 -562	5,446 -230	6,246 -332	2,260 -11	923 -24	1,337 13
2015-16	13,044 -908	10,777 -915	4,924 -522	5,853 -393	2,267 7	897 -26	1,370 33
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
Average	12,006	9,474	4,258	5,216	2,532	967	1,566

The University of Montana Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 12 years is 9,474 where 7,215 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at The University of Montana since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	12,657	9,941	4,683	5,258	2,716	1,210	1,506
2013-14	12,254	9,446	4,465	4,981	2,808	1,211	1,597
2014-15	11,692	9,281	4,303	4,978	2,411	1,143	1,268
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
Average	9,474	9,474	3,408	4,121	9,474	850	1,096

The University of Montana Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 12 years is 2,532 where 2,740 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at The University of Montana since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	2,289	1,204	526	678	1,085	441	644
2013-14	2,271	1,136	509	627	1,135	438	697
2014-15	2,260	1,186	515	671	1,074	408	666
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
Average	2,532	2,532	480	701	2,532	487	864

The University of Montana Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 69.74%. The percentage was 83.37% 10 years ago and The University of Montana still has a high percentage of white students. 5.82% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.00% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at The University of Montana over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	445	306	94	488	28	12,460	500
2013-14	423	290	103	514	26	11,133	520
2014-15	411	343	101	506	31	10,444	501
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
Average	380	456	102	518	24	8,930	502

The University of Montana Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,326 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 163.10% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at The University of Montana from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	13,952	504	2,015	11,433
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
Average	11,400	745	2,374	8,281

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