The University of Montana-Western

The University of Montana-Western is a public college in Dillon, MT. Its average net price is $19,481 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$18,360
$30,001 to $48,000$17,821
$48,001 to $75,000$19,041
$75,001 to $110,000$19,424
$110,001 and up$23,200
$7,131Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$20,596Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$19,481Average Net Price
$10,138Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,383Books and Supplies
$4,678Other Expenses
37.6%Students on Pell Grants
66.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

99.8%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$38,923
8 years after entry$44,128
10 years after entry$47,501
45.8%Graduation Rate
78.6%Retention Rate
$19,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Dillon, MTLocation
Remote townSetting
1,198Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services$33,298 National median for this major n=293Not published
Behavioral Sciences$39,719 National median for this major n=1,960Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sociology and Anthropology$37,664 National median for this major n=494Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$39,927 Small program - rough guide n=58$17,951 Small program - rough guide n=65
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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