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The University of Montana
4.53 incidents / 1,000 students
Missoula, MT · Clery Act 2024 · Public
The University of Montana
Across 2022–2024, The University of Montana reported 126 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Rape). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Montana State University.
- 4.53
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,560
- Rank of 2,072
- #13
- MT rank
- 10,811
- Enrolled students
4.53 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
The University of Montana reports 4.53 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 210% above Central Washington University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Central Washington University (3.33/1k); University of Wyoming (1.76/1k); Southeast Community College Area (0.37/1k); Pennsylvania Western University (1.29/1k); Campbellsville University (0.55/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Montana State University (2.98/1k); Montana State University Billings (3.15/1k); Montana Technological University (1.18/1k); The University of Montana-Western (3.68/1k); Carroll College (3.46/1k); Rocky Mountain College (5.81/1k); Montana State University-Northern (0.00/1k); University of Providence (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 4.53
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,560
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 75%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 34
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 180489 · The University of Montana 4.53/1k score rate · #1,560/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HIGH 4.53/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,560/2,072
- ST-MID #13 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Central Washington University · +1.20
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 19%
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-MID 10,811
- FIRE-REPORT 4 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Central Washington University (-1.20/1k)
The University of Montana sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT · peer Central Washington University. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Central Washington University (-1.20/1k). National rank #1,560 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
The University of Montana reports 4.53 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 210% above Central Washington University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Central Washington University (3.33/1k); University of Wyoming (1.76/1k); Southeast Community College Area (0.37/1k); Pennsylvania Western University (1.29/1k); Campbellsville University (0.55/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Montana State University (2.98/1k); Montana State University Billings (3.15/1k); Montana Technological University (1.18/1k); The University of Montana-Western (3.68/1k); Carroll College (3.46/1k); Rocky Mountain College (5.81/1k); Montana State University-Northern (0.00/1k); University of Providence (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around The University of
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest The on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Southeast Community College Area · lowest peer 0.37
Southeast Community College Area — lowest peer
0.37 per 1,000 students
- Pennsylvania Western University · near 1.29
Pennsylvania Western University — near
1.29 per 1,000 students
- University of Wyoming · near 1.76
University of Wyoming — near
1.76 per 1,000 students
- Central Washington University · near
Central Washington University — near
3.33 per 1,000 students
- The University of Montana · this campus · highest
The University of Montana — this campus · highest
4.53 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around The University of Montana's 4.53/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
The University of Montana decreased from 50 to 34 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 13 MT 4-year peers in this comparison, The University of Montana is larger than 92% and safer-reporting than 17% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- The University of Montana: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
Read the chart as a table
| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaniiih Nakoda College | 120 | 0.00 | 0 | 75 |
| Stone Child College | 292 | 3.42 | 8 | 42 |
| Blackfeet Community College | 318 | 0.00 | 17 | 75 |
| Salish Kootenai College | 671 | 5.96 | 25 | 0 |
| University of Providence | 763 | 0.00 | 33 | 75 |
| Montana State University-Northern | 966 | 0.00 | 42 | 75 |
| Rocky Mountain College | 1,032 | 5.81 | 50 | 8 |
| Carroll College | 1,156 | 3.46 | 58 | 33 |
| The University of Montana-Western | 1,358 | 3.68 | 67 | 25 |
| Montana Technological University | 1,702 | 1.18 | 75 | 67 |
| Montana State University Billings | 4,129 | 3.15 | 83 | 50 |
| The University of Montana (this campus) | 10,811 | 4.53 | 92 | 17 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at The University of Montana fell from 50 to 34 (-32%). The increase shows up in Fondling (5 to 9) and Burglary (8 to 11). Falling over the same period: Rape (23 to 10), Motor Vehicle Theft (7 to 2) and Aggravated Assault (6 to 2).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at The University of Montana
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Burglary, Fondling, Motor Vehicle Theft, Aggravated Assault and Arson.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter and Robbery. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyThe University of Montana: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 19% (42 → 34 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 42 |
| 2023 | 50 |
| 2024 | 34 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 10 | 23 | 21 |
| Burglary | 11 | 8 | 6 |
| Fondling | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Aggravated Assault | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Arson | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
36 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 12 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 32 | 21 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 26 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 29 | 26 |
The University of Montana vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
WA
Central Washington University
3.33 incidents / 1,000 students
WY
University of Wyoming
1.76 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where The University of Montana sits on price and outcomes
At $16,784, The University of Montana's reported average net price is cheaper than 81% among 26 Montana colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $14,010.
- $16,784
- average net price
- $14,010
- Montana median
- 1.6×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $6,970
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $13,960 for families reporting under $30,000 against $20,930 above $110,000, a difference of $6,970. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $16,784 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $35,729 run about 2.1 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $8,552
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $33,671
- Avg Net Price
- $16,784
- Median Debt
- $22,400
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 28%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- SAT Average
- 1190
- ACT Average
- 22
- ACT Range
- 23-28
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 47%
- Retention Rate
- 75%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $35,729
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $44,511
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 78%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 753 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA · 10,811 enrolled
Safety Score 3.33
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY · 10,813 enrolled
Safety Score 1.76
Southeast Community College Area
Lincoln, NE · 10,816 enrolled
Safety Score 0.37
Pennsylvania Western University
California, PA · 10,834 enrolled
Safety Score 1.29
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY · 10,836 enrolled
Safety Score 0.55
Closest by National Rank
The University of Montana (national rank #1560) sits near Western Carolina University (#1561) and Coker University (#1559) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for The University of Montana, both outside MT so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA · 10,811 enrolled
Safety score 3.33
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY · 10,813 enrolled
Safety score 1.76
Pennsylvania Western University
California, PA · 10,834 enrolled
Safety score 1.29
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY · 10,836 enrolled
Safety score 0.55
Louisiana State University-Shreveport
Shreveport, LA · 10,749 enrolled
Safety score 1.21
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD · 10,739 enrolled
Safety score 5.77
Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, NV · 10,885 enrolled
Safety score 0.28
Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN · 10,732 enrolled
Safety score 1.58
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC · 11,686 enrolled
Safety score 4.54
Coker University
Hartsville, SC · 1,325 enrolled
Safety score 4.53
Graceland University-Lamoni
Lamoni, IA · 1,102 enrolled
Safety score 4.54
New College of Florida
Sarasota, FL · 881 enrolled
Safety score 4.54
Curry College
Milton, MA · 1,994 enrolled
Safety score 4.51
Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA · 2,632 enrolled
Safety score 4.56
Mars Hill University
Mars Hill, NC · 1,110 enrolled
Safety score 4.50
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH · 12,475 enrolled
Safety score 4.57
Frequently Asked Questions
Is The University of Montana safe?
The University of Montana has a safety score of 4.53 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,560 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Central Washington University (3.33/1k). Same-state same-level set: Montana State University (2.98/1k); Montana State University Billings (3.15/1k); Montana Technological University (1.18/1k); The University of Montana-Western (3.68/1k); Carroll College (3.46/1k); Rocky Mountain College (5.81/1k); Montana State University-Northern (0.00/1k); University of Providence (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at The University of Montana?
For calendar year 2024, The University of Montana reported Burglary (11), Rape (10), Fondling (9), Aggravated Assault (2) and Motor Vehicle Theft (2) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does The University of Montana compare to similar schools?
The University of Montana reports 210% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Central Washington University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Central Washington University (3.33/1k); University of Wyoming (1.76/1k); Southeast Community College Area (0.37/1k); Pennsylvania Western University (1.29/1k); Campbellsville University (0.55/1k). Same-state same-level set: Montana State University (2.98/1k); Montana State University Billings (3.15/1k); Montana Technological University (1.18/1k); The University of Montana-Western (3.68/1k); Carroll College (3.46/1k); Rocky Mountain College (5.81/1k); Montana State University-Northern (0.00/1k); University of Providence (0.00/1k).
Does The University of Montana have fire safety data?
Yes. The University of Montana reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 4 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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