The University of Montana Trade Programs

The University of Montana is a public institution situated in Missoula, Montana. Missoula is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is The University of Montana?

Contact details for UM are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Missoula, Montana, Missoula, MT 59812
Phone:	406-243-0211
Website:	www.umt.edu

Can I Afford UM?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time UM students paid $230 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $1,132 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,515	$27,168
Fees	$2,204	$2,466
Books and Supplies	$1,100	$1,100
On Campus Room and Board	$11,608	$11,608
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,932	$4,932

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UM, approximately 45% of students took out student loans averaging $6,530 a year. That adds up to $26,120 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UM is 3.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

The University of Montana Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,223 undergraduate students at UM, with 5,779 being full-time and 1,444 being part-time.

There are also 2,883 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,779 full-time undergraduates at UM, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of Montana students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	66
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	355
White	4,416
International Students	79
Other Races/Ethnicities	814

Geographic Diversity

Montana students aren't the only ones who study at The University of Montana. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 60 countries are represented at UM. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Japan, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at The University of Montana

In 2020-2021, 3,791 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UM has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of UM

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The University of Montana was 13.0%. This is the #1,116 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UM regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Djembayz under License

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