Montana

Where Montana's high school graduates go to college

11,707
Total Freshmen
496
Destination Colleges
76%
Stay In-State
80%
Go to 4-Year

Enrollment by Sector

Trends Over Time

Top Destination Colleges

Where Montana's high school graduates enroll as freshmen

# College State Freshmen Share
1 Montana State University in-state Montana 2,676 22.9%
2 The University of Montana in-state Montana 1,440 12.3%
3 Montana State University Billings in-state Montana 763 6.5%
4 Flathead Valley Community College in-state Montana 515 4.4%
5 Montana Technological University in-state Montana 460 3.9%
6 Montana State University-Northern in-state Montana 311 2.7%
7 The University of Montana-Western in-state Montana 311 2.7%
8 Rocky Mountain College in-state Montana 247 2.1%
9 Great Falls College Montana State U in-state Montana 242 2.1%
10 Highlands College of Montana Tech in-state Montana 221 1.9%
11 Carroll College in-state Montana 217 1.9%
12 Helena College University of Montan in-state Montana 216 1.8%
13 Miles Community College in-state Montana 184 1.6%
14 Blackfeet Community College in-state Montana 154 1.3%
15 Bold Beauty Academy in-state Montana 134 1.1%
16 Salish Kootenai College in-state Montana 133 1.1%
17 Grand Canyon University Arizona 131 1.1%
18 Dawson Community College in-state Montana 118 1.0%
19 University of Providence in-state Montana 118 1.0%
20 Brigham Young University-Idaho Idaho 117 1.0%
21 Dickinson State University North Dakota 107 0.9%
22 Fort Peck Community College in-state Montana 97 0.8%
23 Williston State College North Dakota 96 0.8%
24 Northwest College Wyoming 79 0.7%
25 Little Big Horn College in-state Montana 74 0.6%
26 Northern Wyoming Community College Wyoming 67 0.6%
27 Stone Child College in-state Montana 64 0.5%
28 Minot State University North Dakota 49 0.4%
29 Brigham Young University Utah 47 0.4%
30 Southern New Hampshire University New Hampshire 45 0.4%
31 North Idaho College Idaho 45 0.4%
32 University of Mary North Dakota 43 0.4%
33 Aaniiih Nakoda College in-state Montana 43 0.4%
34 Academy of Cosmetology Inc in-state Montana 37 0.3%
35 Northern Arizona University Arizona 36 0.3%
36 Boise State University Idaho 35 0.3%
37 Gonzaga University Washington 34 0.3%
38 Montana Academy of Salons in-state Montana 34 0.3%
39 Utah Tech University Utah 32 0.3%
40 Utah State University Utah 31 0.3%
41 Washington State University Washington 26 0.2%
42 Pima Medical Institute-Dillon in-state Montana 25 0.2%
43 Colorado State University-Fort Coll Colorado 24 0.2%
44 Arizona State University Campus Imm Arizona 24 0.2%
45 Crevier's Academy of Cosmetology Ar in-state Montana 24 0.2%
46 University of Utah Utah 24 0.2%
47 Western Washington University Washington 24 0.2%
48 Eastern Gateway Community College Ohio 23 0.2%
49 Whitworth University Washington 22 0.2%
50 Charter College Alaska 22 0.2%