The University of Montana Student Population

How many students at The University of Montana?

For the academic year 2024-2025, The University of Montana has a total enrollment of 10,811 students, including 7,891 undergraduate and 2,920 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,261 male students (39.4%) and 6,550 female students (60.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,366 White students (68.1%) and 1,264 Two or more races students (11.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 7,891 undergraduate students (73%) and 2,920 graduate students (27%).
• Class Delivery: 2,398 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,174 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - The University of Montana's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 4,261 male (39.41%) and 6,550 female (60.59%) students are attending The University of Montana. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 65.05.

By class level, 7,891 (72.99%) are undergraduate students and 2,920 (27.01%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.33% are male and 57.67% are female, while among graduate students, 31.54% are male and 68.46% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,366 White, 118 Black, and 591 Asian students out of a total of 10,811 are attending at The University of Montana. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

The University of Montana is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 51.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, The University of Montana has 416 students under 18 years old and 43 students over 65 years old. There are 6,588 students under 25 years old, and 3,739 students over 25 years old out of 10,327 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 416 students are younger than 18 and 28 students are older than 65. The University of Montana has 6,083 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,487 students aged 25 and over.

It has 505 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,252 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At The University of Montana, 2,398 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,174 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,317 students who live in Montana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,081 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 7,891 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 655 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.30%.513 students have transferred in as full-time status and 142 students transferred in as part-time status.