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EQUAL PARTS BOOKS AND BUSHWHACKING

Backpacks here serve double duty.

A UM student skis in the backcountry of the Bitterroot Mountains.

Make history at UM. Literally.

Sometimes it’s research in a biochemistry lab and other times it's revitalizing endangered languages. Sometimes it’s something you never knew you could research. What history will you make? That’s up to you.

Knowledge? Yeah, we know a thing or two.

There’s more to the University of Montana than our mountainous academics … but, let’s face it, they’re pretty impressive. From finance to welding to forestry to law — we offer you more than 175 academic programs to summit success.

The Montana Way

An education at the University of Montana is enriched by experience, guided by service and inspired by leadership. Grizzlies live boldly, learn deeply and lead with purpose. That’s The Montana Way.
Scenes of student life at the University of Montana
Looking east from the Oval at Main Hall with Mount Sentinel in the background

A degree you can take to the bank, coming right up.

Personalized Academics Supportive Community Endless Opportunity

“Double majoring at UM allows me to bridge the data-driven nature of science and the fluid nature of art.”

– AYLA KALTENNECKER, WILDLIFE BIOLOGY AND MEDIA ARTS

“I really enjoyed UM’s community. I think it’s a really supportive environment that allows you to grow in a lot of different areas.”

– RUBY SCHIPF, CLASS OF 2024

“It’s pretty magical to step into exactly where I want to be.”

– HANNAH HORNYAK, 2025 UDALL SCHOLAR

11K

total student population

13:1

student-to-faculty ratio

77%

first-to-second-year retention rate

150+

student clubs and groups

33%

first-generation college students

R1

research institution

Griz fans in the student section cheer enthusiastically.

Get Grizzly With It

We love every inch of Big Sky Country, but our Grizzly community — and the town of Missoula — is where the magic happens.

Discover your student experience

The UM experience is different for each student, but for every Grizzly it is defined by a unique combination of community, well-being, inclusivity, engagement and support.

Land Acknowledgement

The University of Montana acknowledges that we are in the aboriginal territories of the Salish and Kalispel people. We honor the path they have always shown us in caring for this place for generations to come.
Student reads UM's land acknowledgement in Salish as photos of UM play