Missoula, Montana. 7,079 undergraduate students. 259 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
UNITID 180489 · OPEID 002536 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at The University of Montana
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+19%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at The University of Montana rose 18% between 2021 and 2024 ($28.4k → $33.7k).
LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at The University of Montana fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (3.0% → 0.0%).
LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+15%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at The University of Montana rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($7.4k → $8.6k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Montana
Each tile compares this institution to the Montana median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$44,511+25% · 6→10y
Montana median $40,738
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$35,729
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
45.4%+22% · '97→'24
Montana median 46.1%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$15,000+266% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
7,079+47% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
76.0%+7% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
95.6%+9% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$8,152+179% · '00→'24
out-of-state $31,622
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.5%
0%8% · GE20%+
Median federal debt $15,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $44,511 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
UNDERGRAD · 1996–20247,488
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202448.0%
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$22,400
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2024+22%
The University of Montana · completion · 150% rose
39.5% → 48.0%
COMPLETION · 100% · 1997→2024+116%
The University of Montana · completion · 100% rose
15.6% → 33.6%
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2024+47%
The University of Montana · undergrad enrollment rose
5,085 → 7,488
IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+179%
The University of Montana · in-state tuition rose
$3,066 → $8,552
OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+301%
The University of Montana · out-of-state tuition rose
$8,395 → $33,671
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+266%
The University of Montana · median debt rose
$6,125 → $22,400
COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%
The University of Montana · cohort default rate fell
4.7% → 0.0%
EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 2007→2020+24%
The University of Montana · earnings_median_10yr rose
$35,800 → $44,511
EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+26%
The University of Montana · earnings_median_8yr rose
$31,900 → $40,221
EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 2003→2020+26%
The University of Montana · earnings_median_6yr rose
$28,300 → $35,729
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Estimate the financial outcome at The University of Montana
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$544,722
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 12
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
Cost per year
$17,795
HS-only baseline · MT
$35,800
Years to complete
7
CIP family
51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Montana
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
“The University of Montana graduates earn $X” — not “The University of Montana makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending The University of Montana caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.