A total of 34,584 students are enrolled in Montana colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Montana colleges and universites, 2,854 students are 18 years old or younger(8.25%), 10,324 students are 18 or 19 years old (29.85%), 8,122 students are between 20 and 22 years old (23.48%), 5,321 students are between 22 and 24 years old (15.39%), and 3,071 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.88%).
2,858 students are between 30 and 39 years old (8.26%), 1,311 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.79%), 722 students are 50 years old or older (2.09%).
In Montana 4-year colleges and universites, 729 students are 18 years old or younger(1.27%), 9,004 students are 18 or 19 years old (15.67%), 7,480 students are between 20 and 22 years old (13.02%), 4,944 students are between 22 and 24 years old (8.61%), 2,638 students are between 25 and 29 years old (4.59%), 2,280 students are between 30 and 39 years old (3.97%), 1,079 students are between 40 and 49 years old (1.88%), 569 students are 50 years old or older (0.99%)
In Montana community colleges, there are 3,445 students are younger than 20 years old (29.39%), 1,019 students are between 20 and 24 years old (8.69%), 433 students are between 25 and 29 years old (3.69%), and 963 students are 30 years old or older (8.22%).
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 34,584 | 2,854 (8.25%) |
10,324 (29.85%) |
8,122 (23.48%) |
5,321 (15.39%) |
3,071 (8.88%) |
2,858 (8.26%) |
1,311 (3.79%) |
722 (2.09%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 57,446 | 729 (1.27%) |
9,004 (15.67%) |
7,480 (13.02%) |
4,944 (8.61%) |
2,638 (4.59%) |
2,280 (3.97%) |
1,079 (1.88%) |
569 (0.99%) |
| Community Colleges | 11,722 | 2,125 (18.13%) |
1,320 (11.26%) |
642 (5.48%) |
377 (3.22%) |
433 (3.69%) |
578 (4.93%) |
232 (1.98%) |
153 (1.31%) |
| Trade Schools | 0 | 0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
The following table compares student population by age between Montana colleges. A total of 34,584 students have enrolled in Montana colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Montana-WesternPublic, 4-year | 1,424 | 90 (6.32%) |
373 (26.19%) |
327 (22.96%) | 270 (18.96%) |
109 (7.65%) |
114 (8.01%) |
98 (6.88%) | 43 (3.02%) |
| Salish Kootenai CollegePublic, 4-year | 619 | 16 (2.58%) |
66 (10.66%) |
68 (10.99%) | 86 (13.89%) |
94 (15.19%) |
130 (21.00%) |
75 (12.12%) | 84 (13.57%) |
| Rocky Mountain CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,054 | 14 (1.33%) |
367 (34.82%) |
291 (27.61%) | 178 (16.89%) |
134 (12.71%) |
43 (4.08%) |
22 (2.09%) | 5 (0.47%) |
| Montana State University-NorthernPublic, 4-year | 1,140 | 155 (13.60%) |
310 (27.19%) |
238 (20.88%) | 146 (12.81%) |
107 (9.39%) |
101 (8.86%) |
53 (4.65%) | 30 (2.63%) |
| Montana State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 16,681 | 236 (1.41%) |
6,007 (36.01%) |
4,855 (29.10%) | 2,826 (16.94%) |
1,329 (7.97%) |
920 (5.52%) |
339 (2.03%) | 169 (1.01%) |
| Montana Technological UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,625 | 6 (0.37%) |
484 (29.78%) |
456 (28.06%) | 314 (19.32%) |
152 (9.35%) |
153 (9.42%) |
38 (2.34%) | 22 (1.35%) |
| Helena College University of MontanaPublic, 2-4 year | 1,423 | 657 (46.17%) |
305 (21.43%) |
96 (6.75%) | 77 (5.41%) |
120 (8.43%) |
110 (7.73%) |
43 (3.02%) | 15 (1.05%) |
| University of ProvidencePrivate, 4-year | 955 | 3 (0.31%) |
151 (15.81%) |
116 (12.15%) | 107 (11.20%) |
95 (9.95%) |
210 (21.99%) |
179 (18.74%) | 94 (9.84%) |
| Great Falls College Montana State UniversityPublic, 2-4 year | 1,192 | 357 (29.95%) |
190 (15.94%) |
137 (11.49%) | 110 (9.23%) |
119 (9.98%) |
196 (16.44%) |
66 (5.54%) | 17 (1.43%) |
| Flathead Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,129 | 747 (35.09%) |
445 (20.90%) |
232 (10.90%) | 128 (6.01%) |
156 (7.33%) |
215 (10.10%) |
96 (4.51%) | 110 (5.17%) |
| Montana State University BillingsPublic, 4-year | 4,057 | 207 (5.10%) |
869 (21.42%) |
678 (16.71%) | 779 (19.20%) |
571 (14.07%) |
578 (14.25%) |
260 (6.41%) | 115 (2.83%) |
| Dawson Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 462 | 76 (16.45%) |
191 (41.34%) |
93 (20.13%) | 31 (6.71%) |
17 (3.68%) |
29 (6.28%) |
15 (3.25%) | 9 (1.95%) |
| Carroll CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,168 | 2 (0.17%) |
377 (32.28%) |
451 (38.61%) | 238 (20.38%) |
47 (4.02%) |
31 (2.65%) |
15 (1.28%) | 7 (0.60%) |
| Highlands College of Montana TechPublic, 2-4 year | 655 | 288 (43.97%) |
189 (28.85%) |
84 (12.82%) | 31 (4.73%) |
21 (3.21%) |
28 (4.27%) |
12 (1.83%) | 2 (0.31%) |