After The University of Montana: graduation, pay and debt
Missoula, Montana · Public · 7,488 undergrads
45% of The University of Montana students finish within six years, the typical student earns $48,823 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $21,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$48.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
45%
finish within six years.
24%
finish in four years.
75%
of first-years come back for year two.
$21.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
58%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
24%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
45%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
75%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
40%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
49%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,556
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
47%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
24%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,773
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$41,769
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$48,823
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
57%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$21,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$15,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$18,283
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
58%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
65%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
71%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers