There are 30 colleges in Montana - 20 public and 10 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Montana colleges is $6,325 for state residents and $20,379 for out-of-state students.
18 Montana cities have at least one college and, of them, Billings has the most of 4 colleges. It has 3 four-year colleges and 1 community college with a total of 5,111 students. Great Falls and Butte also has a number of colleges of 3 and 3 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Montana colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Billings | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | $22,733 ($6,706) |
$29,708 ($8,320) |
5,111 | 4,510 | 601 | 7 to 1 |
| Great Falls | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $29,018 | $24,237 | 2,245 | 1,883 | 362 | 12 to 1 |
| Butte | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $24,667 ($7,993) |
$21,270 ($6,560) |
2,317 | 2,129 | 188 | 12 to 1 |
| Dillon | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $19,039 ($6,431) |
$1,930 ($1,930) |
1,480 | 1,480 | - | 22 to 1 |
| Kalispell | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2,197 | 2,197 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Missoula | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $31,622 ($8,152) |
$35,314 ($9,580) |
9,955 | 7,215 | 2,740 | 9 to 1 |
| Bozeman | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $31,337 ($8,083) |
$24,863 ($7,313) |
16,718 | 14,662 | 2,056 | 19 to 1 |
| Helena | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $40,352 | $14,818 | 2,591 | 2,548 | 43 | 14 to 1 |
| Harlem | 1 | 1 | - | - | $3,600 ($3,600) |
- | 115 | 115 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Miles City | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 583 | 583 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Havre | 1 | 1 | - | - | $18,665 ($5,955) |
$20,255 ($7,201) |
1,140 | 1,105 | 35 | 14 to 1 |
| Browning | 1 | 1 | - | - | $3,610 | - | 346 | 346 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Glendive | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 462 | 462 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Poplar | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 697 | 697 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Crow Agency | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 296 | 296 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Pablo | 1 | 1 | - | - | $11,583 ($6,399) |
$9,318 ($5,376) |
619 | 591 | 28 | 5 to 1 |
| Box Elder | 1 | 1 | - | - | $3,610 ($3,610) |
- | 281 | 281 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Lame Deer | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 221 | 221 | - | 12 to 1 |