The University of Montana prides itself on providing high-quality, well-rounded education. While the university’s primary focus is undergraduate liberal arts and science programs, its five high-caliber professional schools train students for professions in business, education, fine arts, journalism, and law.
A few notable UM accolades, achievements, and rankings:
- Journalism School graduates have won eight Pulitzer Prizes
- Law School teams have advanced to the final rounds of the National Moot Court Competition for an unprecedented 10 years in a row
- The College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences is ranked 4th nationally out of 92 schools and colleges of pharmacy in biomedical research funding
- 78% of all UM pre-med students are admitted to various medical schools (the national average acceptance rate is 40 percent)
- UM’s Creative Writing graduate program tied for 10th place in U.S. News and World Report’s list of the country’s best graduate programs
- The Wildlife Biology Program is ranked fourth in the nation by Princeton Review
- The College of Technology, with its own campus across town, offers 34 programs in business, industrial, electronic, and health care technology
- UM ranks 17th in the nation and fifth among public universities in producing Rhodes Scholars
