For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Montana colleges is 88.24%, 33,046 accepted out of 37,450 applicants.
For Montana college admission, the total number of applicants decreased by 6,696 (-15.17%) compared to last year, from 44,146 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 136, which is less than -2.06% last year.
Montana colleges' acceptance rate increased by 10.71% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Montana colleges. The yield increased by 0.28%.
Among Montana colleges, University of Providence has the lowest acceptance rate of 63.89% with 207 accepted students out of 324 applicants. Montana State University has the most number of applicants of 21,975 and Montana State University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 3,632.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Montana. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Providence | 324 125 | 207 17 | 116 17 | 63.89% -31.59% | 56.04% 3.93% |
| Rocky Mountain College | 1,471 13 | 1,074 -22 | 215 -46 | 73.01% -2.16% | 20.02% -3.79% |
| Carroll College | 1,787 268 | 1,305 119 | 274 -22 | 73.03% -5.05% | 21.00% -3.96% |
| Montana Bible College | 13 | 11 | 9 | 84.62% | 81.82% |
| Montana State University | 21,975 -6,819 | 19,118 -1,998 | 3,632 -120 | 87.00% 13.67% | 19.00% 1.23% |
| Montana Technological University | 1,623 -134 | 1,461 -111 | 292 -15 | 90.02% 0.55% | 19.99% 0.46% |
| The University of Montana | 9,464 521 | 9,085 555 | 1,635 14 | 96.00% 0.62% | 18.00% -1.00% |
| The University of Montana-Western | 793 -683 | 785 249 | 298 27 | 98.99% 62.68% | 37.96% -12.60% |