Grizzly pride!

The University of Montana, founded in 1893, is a beloved Missoula institution. If there's one thing you should know about the Garden City, know that it's Griz Country!

University of Montana

The University of Montana in Missoula carries on a tradition of 117 years of academic excellence while providing students, faculty, staff, and the surrounding community with a wealth of knowledge, culture, and quality of life.

Montana’s flagship public university in was founded in 1893 at the foot of 5,158-feet-tall Mount Sentinel. The university’s study-hard, play-hard ethos has earned the school and its town a reputation as a “Rocky Mountain Berkeley.”

Student enrollment as of Fall Semester 2010 is 15,642 which includes the Missoula UM campus and the College of Technology.

Explore campus and get your bearings with the UM Interactive Map.

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"Defined by a prestigious faculty, red-brick architecture and expansive lawns, the century-old school is often
referred to as the Harvard of the West."

- Ski Magazine

Missoula Home to World Champion Cribbage Player

By ALYSE BACKUS - The best cribbage player in the world is DeLynn Colve... more

Firm Ground: Black Coffee Makes Its Mark in Missoula

By DILLON KATO - Black Coffee Roasting Company, started in 2010 by Matt... more

UM Sports Trivia

By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Chris digs up some trivia on Mario Rivera an... more

Video: Nonprofits, University Offer Options to Reduce Drunk Driving

By GRADY HIGGINS and MATT HUDSON - Volunteers and student-supported services are working to reduce drunk driving and make the late-night streets of Missoula safer.... more

Local Vitamin Manufacturer Reaches Global Markets

By JON TWEETEN - In an inconspicuous building on Third Street, Nutritional Laboratories International makes supplements and vitamins that are sold all over the world.... more

UM Sports Trivia

By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Chris digs up some trivia on Josh Osweiiler, Alysheba--winner of the 1987 Kentucky Derby, Marc Mariani and other tid-bits--all with ties to Missoula! ... more

UM Sports Trivia

By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Chris digs up some trivia on baseball, the Seattle pro sports teams, Blair Kiel of Notre Dame, and other tid-bits--all with ties to Missoula! ... more

UM Sports Trivia

By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - The last time the University of Montana’s spring scrimmage was held under the lights on campus was 1959, at that time it was a varsity versus alumni game and when the Griz won they c... more

Step Up and Throw Down: The Cold Smoke Freeride 2012

By TRAVIS GOODKIND - On March 24, UMEM and Backcountry Racks & Skis hosted the first annual Cold Smoke Freeride Competition at Lost Trial Powder Mountain.... more

UM Sports Trivia

By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - The events involving the firing of UM Athletic Director Jim O’Day and football coach Robin Pflugrad were gut-wrenching for all UM fans, but now Griz nation will turn its attention to... more

UM Sports Trivia

By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Time to Dance. #13 Montana Grizzlies versus #4 Wisconsin Badgers in the first round. Let's Go Griz!... more

Coach Tinkle and the Montana Basketball Renaissance

There's basketball renaissance happening at the UM. From a guy who has always loved Grizzly basketball, I thank Coach Tinkle for returning Grizzly basketball to where it should be.... more

Photos & Multimedia: Griz Win the Big Sky Conference Championship

By PATRICK RECORD - Griz Nation filled the Adams Center and cheered the Montana basketball team on to win the Big Sky Conference finals against Weber State.... more

Photos & Multimedia: Griz Beat EWU, Advance to Finals

By PATRICK RECORD - It was déjà vu all over again for the Griz on Tuesday night. They beat Eastern Washington for the third time this season to advance to the BSC finals.... more

Multimedia: Griz Beat Weber, Win the Big Sky Conference

By PATRICK RECORD - Last Tuesday, the Griz showed up to win, and win they did. The Griz beat Weber State 66-51to claim the title of Big Sky Conference Champions.... more

UM Sports Trivia

By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Here is a little sports trivia about both men's and women's Big Sky Conference Basketball Tournaments. Go Griz!... more

Griz Grit: So Long Seniors

By MICK HOLIEN. The time approaches to bid adieu to four seniors who, as Big Sky tournament play begins, had profound effects on Grizzly basketball.... more

A UM College Degree: Worth an Extra $20,000 a Year

By AARON TRAYLOR - A new Pew Research study indicates that a college degree is worth an extra $20K a year. Wish you'd stayed in school? Wish you'd dropped out?... more