For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Montana colleges is 88.03%, 32,966 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 118, which is less than -1.79% last year.

Montana colleges' acceptance rate increased by 10.50% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Montana colleges. The yield increased by 0.38%.

Among Montana colleges, University of Providence has the lowest acceptance rate of 64.20% with 208 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 3,634.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Montana Colleges

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.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Montana Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
University of Providence324
125		208
18		116
17		64.20%
-31.28%		55.77%
3.66%
Carroll College1,787
268		1,298
112		273
-23		72.64%
-5.44%		21.03%
-3.93%
Rocky Mountain College1,471
13		1,072
-24		211
-50		72.88%
-2.29%		19.68%
-4.13%
Montana Bible College1311984.62%81.82%
Montana State University21,975
-6,819		19,081
-2,035		3,634
-118		86.83%
13.50%		19.05%
1.28%
Montana Technological University1,623
-134		1,459
-113		294
-13		89.90%
0.43%		20.15%
0.62%
The University of Montana9,464
521		9,048
518		1,652
31		95.60%
0.22%		18.26%
-0.74%
The University of Montana-Western793
-683		789
253		300
29		99.50%
63.19%		38.02%
-12.54%