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. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

30 Montana Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Billings 431- $22,733
($6,706)
$29,708
($8,320)
5,111 4,510 601 7 to 1
Great Falls 3111 $29,018 $24,237 2,245 1,883 362 12 to 1
Butte 3111 $24,667
($7,993)
$21,270
($6,560)
2,317 2,129 188 12 to 1
Helena 211- $40,352 $14,818 2,591 2,548 43 14 to 1
Dillon 211- $19,039
($6,431)
$1,930
($1,930)
1,480 1,480 - 22 to 1
Kalispell 2-11 - - 2,197 2,197 - 17 to 1
Missoula 211- $31,622
($8,152)
$35,314
($9,580)
9,955 7,215 2,740 9 to 1
Bozeman 21-1 $31,337
($8,083)
$24,863
($7,313)
16,718 14,662 2,056 19 to 1
Lame Deer 1-1- - - 221 221 - 12 to 1
Harlem 11-- $3,600
($3,600)
- 115 115 - 10 to 1
Miles City 1-1- - - 583 583 - 12 to 1
Havre 11-- $18,665
($5,955)
$20,255
($7,201)
1,140 1,105 35 14 to 1
Browning 11-- $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 11-- $11,583
($6,399)
$9,318
($5,376)
619 591 28 5 to 1
Box Elder 11-- $3,610
($3,610)
- 281 281 - 11 to 1