A total of 47,374 students are enrolled in Montana colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

There are 41,321 undergraduate and 6,053 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 87.22% and the proportion of graduate students is 12.78%.

By school level, 39,420 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 7,714 students enrolled in community colleges, and 240 students enrolled in trade schools.

For Montana colleges, Montana State University has the most number of students of 16,681 among 4-year colleges. For Montana community colleges, Flathead Valley Community College has the most students of 2,129 and Montana Academy of Salons is the largest trade school with 98.

Student Population By School Level for Montana Colleges

By attending status, there are 32,080 full-time students and 15,294 part-time students at Montana colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between Montana colleges. A total of 47,374 students have enrolled in Montana colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between Montana Colleges
SchoolTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
Academy of Cosmetology IncPrivate, Less than 2-year373737----
Blackfeet Community CollegePrivate, 4-year346346195151---
Butte Academy of Beauty CulturePrivate, Less than 2-year373737----
Highlands College of Montana TechPublic, 2-4 year655655278377---
Crevier's Academy of Cosmetology ArtsPrivate, Less than 2-year686868----
Carroll CollegePrivate, 4-year1,1681,1251,0992643403
Dawson Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year462462210252---
Chief Dull Knife CollegePublic, 2-4 year22122191130---
Montana State University BillingsPublic, 4-year4,0573,6651,8961,769392156236
Flathead Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,1292,1295861,543---
Aaniiih Nakoda CollegePublic, 4-year1151159817---
Fort Peck Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year697697400297---
Great Falls College Montana State UniversityPublic, 2-4 year1,1921,192453739---
University of ProvidencePrivate, 4-year955593454139362148214
Helena College University of MontanaPublic, 2-4 year1,4231,4233371,086---
Little Big Horn CollegePublic, 2-4 year296296194102---
Miles Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year583583275308---
Montana Technological UniversityPublic, 4-year1,6251,4371,33010718865123
Montana State UniversityPublic, 4-year16,68114,62512,5352,0902,0566241,432
The University of MontanaPublic, 4-year9,9557,2155,8121,4032,7401,1291,611
Montana State University-NorthernPublic, 4-year1,1401,105683422351322
Rocky Mountain CollegePrivate, 4-year1,05484582421209209-
Salish Kootenai CollegePublic, 4-year61959144314828217
The University of Montana-WesternPublic, 4-year1,4241,4241,013411---
Montana Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year-------
Stone Child CollegePublic, 4-year281281173108---
Montana Academy of SalonsPrivate, Less than 2-year989898----
Pima Medical Institute-DillonPrivate, 2-4 year565656----
City College Montana State University BillingsPublic, 2-4 year-------
The University of Montana - Missoula CollegePublic, 2-4 year-------