There are 31 colleges in Montana - 20 public and 11 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Montana colleges is $6,591 for state residents and $21,571 for out-of-state students.

18 Montana cities have at least one college and, of them, Billings has the most of 5 colleges. It has 3 four-year colleges and 1 community college with a total of 5,277 students. Butte and Great Falls also has a number of colleges of 3 and 3 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the Montana colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

31 Montana Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Billings 5311 $24,373
($7,280)
$32,192
($8,899)
5,277 4,848 429 12 to 1
Butte 3111 $26,094
($8,289)
$22,493
($6,802)
2,442 2,237 205 14 to 1
Great Falls 3111 $30,448 $24,528 2,391 2,218 173 15 to 1
Bozeman 21-1 $33,287
($8,460)
$26,370
($7,661)
17,174 15,085 2,089 19 to 1
Dillon 211- $20,130
($6,669)
$2,125
($2,125)
1,379 1,356 23 12 to 1
Helena 211- $41,484 $17,912 2,710 2,666 44 14 to 1
Missoula 211- $33,671
($8,552)
$37,595
($10,039)
10,811 7,891 2,920 9 to 1
Kalispell 2-11 - - 2,313 2,313 - 18 to 1
Glendive 1-1- - - 332 332 - 13 to 1
Havre 11-- $21,875
($6,982)
$23,715
($8,324)
966 919 47 13 to 1
Poplar 1-1- - - 362 362 - 18 to 1
Crow Agency 1-1- - - 262 262 - 12 to 1
Lame Deer 1-1- - - 185 185 - 13 to 1
Pablo 11-- $11,583
($6,399)
$9,318
($5,376)
671 636 35 6 to 1
Harlem 11-- $3,080
($3,080)
- 120 120 - 10 to 1
Browning 11-- $3,610 - 318 318 - 7 to 1
Box Elder 11-- $3,610
($3,610)
- 292 292 - 11 to 1
Miles City 1-1- - - 710 710 - 13 to 1