University of Montana

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

568

Offers of admission

292

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

51.4%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

153 / 156 / 159

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.33 / 3.64 / 3.80

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$24,582 tuition + $2,930 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$51,582 tuition + $3,502 fees

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), residents

$82,536

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), non-residents

$165,252

Living costs (estimate)

$35,371 a year

Living costs are the school's own estimate for a single student.

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

89%

Full-time grant, 25th / median / 75th percentile

$6,630 / $10,000 / $15,585 a year

Conditional scholarships

Of 64 students who started in 2024–25 with a conditional scholarship, none had it reduced or eliminated.A conditional scholarship can be reduced or eliminated if your grades fall below the school's cutoff.

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

86

Employed

76

Full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar

80.2% of graduates

BigLaw: full-time, long-term jobs at firms with 501+ lawyers

0.0% of graduates

Federal clerkships

5.8% of graduates

State and local clerkships

12.8% of graduates

Government

18.6% of graduates

Public interest

12.8% of graduates

Education

0.0% of graduates

Business and industry

5.8% of graduates

Percentages are of all graduates and count full-time, long-term jobs ten months after graduation.

Bar passage

ABA bar passage report, 2026

First-time takers

80

First-time pass rate

82.5%

ABA state average

82.3%This is the ABA's average across the states where this school's graduates took the bar, weighted by where most sat. It is not one state's number.

Difference from the ABA state average

+0.2 points

Two-year pass rate

94.7%