Total 48,715 Students Enrolled in Montana Colleges

48,715

Total

40,489

4-Year Colleges

7,889

Community Colleges

337

Trade Schools

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

  • Student Level: 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%.
  • Institution Level: 40,489 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 7,889 students enrolled in community colleges, and 337 students enrolled in trade schools.

Montana 4-Year College Enrollment Statistics

For 14 Montana 4-year colleges, there are 40,489 students enrolled.

  • Institution Control: 37,184 (91.84%) students in public and 3,305 (8.16%) in private 4-year colleges.
  • Student Level: 34,524 (85.27%) undergraduate and 5,965 (14.73%) graduate students in Montana public 4-year colleges.
  • Gender Breakdown: Of the total student population in Montana 4-year colleges, 54.35% are women (22,004) and 45.65% are men (18,485). This yields a ratio of approximately 84 male students for every 100 female students.
  • Online Enrollment: 2,816 (6.95%) undergraduate and 2,505 (6.19%) graduate students are enrolled online in Montana 4-year colleges.
  • Largest and Smallest: 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
SchoolTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
Academy of Cosmetology IncPrivate, Less than 2-year393939----
Blackfeet Community CollegePrivate, 4-year31831823880---
Butte Academy of Beauty CulturePrivate, Less than 2-year1313-----
Highlands College of Montana TechPublic, 2-4 year727727278449---
Crevier's Academy of Cosmetology ArtsPrivate, Less than 2-year797979----
Carroll CollegePrivate, 4-year1,1561,1121,083294444-
Dawson Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year332332177155---
Chief Dull Knife CollegePublic, 2-4 year18518581104---
Montana State University BillingsPublic, 4-year4,1293,8811,8622,019248103145
Flathead Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,2342,2346491,585---
Aaniiih Nakoda CollegePublic, 4-year1201207644---
Fort Peck Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year362362194168---
Great Falls College Montana State UniversityPublic, 2-4 year1,5021,502538964---
University of ProvidencePrivate, 4-year7635904781121739578
Helena College University of MontanaPublic, 2-4 year1,5541,5543351,219---
Little Big Horn CollegePublic, 2-4 year26226220359---
Miles Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year710710253457---
Montana Technological UniversityPublic, 4-year1,7021,4971,4009720559146
Montana State UniversityPublic, 4-year17,13515,04612,9702,0762,0895781,511
The University of MontanaPublic, 4-year10,8117,8916,4641,4272,9201,1431,777
Montana State University-NorthernPublic, 4-year966919645274471829
Rocky Mountain CollegePrivate, 4-year1,0328518282318116912
Salish Kootenai CollegePublic, 4-year67163647815835278
The University of Montana-WesternPublic, 4-year1,3581,3351,03530023221
Montana Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year36361224---
Stone Child CollegePublic, 4-year292292155137---
Montana Academy of SalonsPrivate, Less than 2-year126126126----
Pima Medical Institute-DillonPrivate, 2-4 year2121-----
City College Montana State University BillingsPublic, 2-4 year-------
The University of Montana - Missoula CollegePublic, 2-4 year-------
Aveda Institute MontanaPrivate, Less than 2-year808080----