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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

33.3%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$30

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UM Western during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 1,278 495 780
Admitted students 426 161 265
Enrolled students 229 93 136
Acceptance rate 33% 32% 34%
Yield rate 54% 58% 51%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UM Western received a total of 1,278 applications. These applications included 495 male applicants and 780 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 1,278 applicants, UM Western admitted 426 students. Among the admitted students, there were 161 males and 265 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 229 students chose to enroll at UM Western. This means that 229 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 93 were male and 136 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UM Western had an overall acceptance rate of 33% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 32% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 34%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UM Western had an overall yield rate of 54% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 58%, and for female admitted students, it was 51%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UM Western over the past 5 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2017 815 334 481 495 203 292 61% 61% 61% 277 113 164 56% 56% 56%
2018 722 302 420 435 189 246 60% 63% 59% 247 101 146 57% 53% 59%
2019 793 312 481 448 178 270 56% 57% 56% 269 105 164 60% 59% 61%
2020 860 330 530 446 184 262 52% 56% 49% 241 100 141 54% 54% 54%
2021 1,278 495 780 426 161 265 33% 32% 34% 229 93 136 54% 58% 51%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

The University of Montana-Western uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record

Recommended

  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at The University of Montana-Western.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted