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University of Montana

University of Montana
32 Campus Drive
Missoula, MT 59812

Official telephone: (406) 243-0211
Toll-free telephone: (800) 462-8636
Fax number: (406) 243-5711
Website: www.umt.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 11,692
Full-time undergraduates: 9,281
Part-time undergraduates: 2,411
Total graduate students: 2,260
Full-time graduate students: 1,186
Part-time graduate students: 1,074
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 27%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
2.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
82.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.9% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.3% Nonresident Alien
2.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
3.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.8% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
77.6% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.9% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.4% Nonresident Alien
7.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 220 acres
City or town school is located in: Missoula, MT
Population of city/town: 69,122
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: College of Technology branch campus.
Nearest major city: Spokane, WA
Distance of nearest major city: 200 miles
Population of nearest major city: 210,721
Online campus map: map.umt.edu

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • sorority housing
  • fraternity housing
  • single-student apartments
  • married-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • special housing for international students
  • other housing including Honors and theme housing; quiet floors.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 80%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 30%
Percent of students who live off campus: 70%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried freshmen and students with no dependents with fewer than 30 semester hours must live on campus unless living with family.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 500
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Law library.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art galleries, zoological museum; broadcast media, geosciences paleontology, and natural history centers.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, internship services center.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Percent of men who join fraternities: 6%
Percent of women who join sororities: 6%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Kaimin
Campus-based religious organizations:
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Latter-day Saints Student Association; Baptist, Catholic, Episcopal, and Methodist groups
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Union, Native American club
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Marching and pep bands; musical organizations, theatre, drill team, Students with Disabilities Group

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Kent Haslam,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Jean Gee,
SWA
Athletic department's mailing address: Athletic Director,
Wayne Hogan,
The University of Montana,
Hoyt Athletic Complex,
32 Campus Drive,
M
School colors: copper, silver, and gold
School mascot: Grizzlies
Athletic conference memberships: Big Sky Conference (Football I-AA)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cross-countryyes 
Men's footballyes 
Men's tennisyes 
Men's track and field (indoor)yes 
Men's track and field (outdoor)yes 
Women's basketballyes 
Women's cross-countryyes 
Women's golfyes 
Women's socceryes 
Women's tennisyes 
Women's track and field (indoor)yes 
Women's track and field (outdoor)yes 
Women's volleyballyes 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 2%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Missoula, MT (8 miles)
Nearest other airport: Butte or Helena, MT (120 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Whitefish, MT (120 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Missoula, MT (5 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 21% immediately, 21% within one year of graduation
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 42% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Accounting firms, Community Medical Center, law firms, Missoula Public Schools, regional retailers, St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center, The University of Montana, United States Forest Service.

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