Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UM Western is greatly skewed towards women students, with 67.0% of undergraduate students being women and 33.0% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,399, with 938 women and 461 men.
- men 33.0% 461 students
- women 67.0% 938 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 81.2% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,064 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 4.9% of the student body, with 64 students. Mixed race students represent 3.8% of the population, with 50 students, while African American students account for 1.1%, with 15 students. Hawaiian students account for 0.6% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 8 students. Finally, Asian students have the smallest representation at 0.4% , with 5 students.
International students make up 0.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 2 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 7.9% of the population, totaling 103 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UM Western.
Undergraduate Students
- White 81.2% 1,064 students
- Unknown race 7.9% 103 students
- Hispanic 4.9% 64 students
- Mixed race 3.8% 50 students
- African American 1.1% 15 students
- Hawaiian 0.6% 8 students
- Asian 0.4% 5 students
- International students 0.2% 2 students
Transfer Students
- White 87.6% 99 students
- Hispanic 7.1% 8 students
- Mixed race 1.8% 2 students
- Unknown race 1.8% 2 students
- African American 0.9% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.9% 1 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 26% 358 students
- 22-24 23% 320 students
- 18-19 21% 298 students
- 25-29 8% 118 students
- 30-34 6% 82 students
- 40-49 6% 80 students
- 35-39 4% 54 students
- 50-64 3% 39 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at The University of Montana-Western in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | 157 | 68.86% | |
| Washington | 16 | 7.02% | |
| Idaho | 13 | 5.70% | |
| Nevada | 8 | 3.51% | |
| California | 7 | 3.07% | |
| Oregon | 7 | 3.07% | |
| Wyoming | 5 | 2.19% | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 1.75% | |
| Alaska | 3 | 1.32% | |
| Colorado | 3 | 1.32% | |
| Wisconsin | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% |
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