Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between The University of Montana-Western and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 452 male and 972 female students attending WMC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.47 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at WMC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at WMC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,4241,013411
Men45235993
Women972654318

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,046 White students (73.46%) and 163 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (11.45%) at The University of Montana-Western(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at The University of Montana-Western.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of Montana-Western
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native882365
Asian312
Black or African American14122
Hispanic511734
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander871
White1,046330716
Two or More Races491930
Race/Ethnicity Unknown16343120
Total 1,424452972

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,060 students whose age under twenty five and 255 students whose age is over thirty years old at The University of Montana-Western.
Especially, 90 students are younger than eighteen and 1 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at The University of Montana-Western.
Population by Student Age at The University of Montana-Western
TotalMenWomen
Total1,424 452972
Under 1890 3258
18-19373 149224
20-21327 107220
22-24270 103167
25-29109 2881
30-3459 851
35-3955 847
40-4998 1187
50-6442 636
65 and over1 01
Total 1,424 452972

Online Student Population

At The University of Montana-Western, 409 students (28.72% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 309 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 301 students live in Montana where The University of Montana-Western is located in and 8 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total1,424
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes309
Enrolled Some in Online Classes100
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,015
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)309
Montana Residents301
Other State in U.S.8
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0