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Updated October 29, 2026

Montana pharmacy school acceptance rate

For the Fall 2026 entering class, University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy reports 96 applications received, with 42 students enrolled. That puts the acceptance rate at about 43.8% (enrolled per applicant).

Acceptance rate
43.8%
enrolled per applicant, Fall 2026 entering class
Applicants
96
applications received
Class size
42
Fall 2026 entering class
Average GPA
3.36
Fall 2026, overall
Average prerequisite GPA
3.34
Fall 2026
Average age
23
Fall 2026, range 18 to 47
Interview format
Interview (Zoom)

Every number is from Montana's own PharmD admissions pages, checked October 29, 2026. Rate: 42 students enrolled out of 96 applications received.

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How the Montana rate is worked out

Montana publishes its own admissions numbers for the Fall 2026 entering class: 96 applications received, 42 enrolled. 42 divided by 96 is 43.8%. Source

The school does not publish how many offers it made, so this counts students who enrolled. The share offered a seat is somewhat higher, because some admitted applicants go elsewhere.

We only use numbers the school posts on its own site. National PharmCAS and AACP tables count applicants differently, so they are left out, and so are PCAT averages, since the PCAT was retired in January 2024.

What Montana asks of applicants

  • Minimum 2.5 GPA, both overall and in the required pre-pharmacy courses, with a C- or better in each of those courses. Source
  • At least 20 hours of observation in a medical or social field, ideally a pharmacy, and one PharmCAS letter from that setting. Source
  • A PharmCAS application plus a $50 supplemental fee paid to the school. Source
  • The GrizRx Assurance Program takes high school seniors admitted to UM with an unweighted high school GPA above 3.4 and holds up to 10 seats in each first-year PharmD class for them. Members who keep a 3.0 cumulative GPA and file PharmCAS are assured a pharmacy school interview. Source
  • Based on 2026-27 costs, residents pay about $17,757 a year in tuition, fees and the pharmacy tuition fee, and nonresidents about $42,901, before room and board. Source

The Montana pharmacy school interview

Interviews run on Zoom during set interview weeks, about once a month starting in October, with at least two weeks of notice. Decisions follow each interview day, and strong candidates usually hear within one to two weeks. Source

About Montana's PharmD program

  • 37 of the 42 students who entered in fall 2026 are Montana residents. Source
  • Admissions are rolling, so more seats are open earlier in the cycle, and physics with lab was dropped as a prerequisite in June 2025. Source
  • Fourth-year students pay an extra $3,600 experiential fee. Source

Questions people ask

What is the Montana pharmacy school acceptance rate?

For the Fall 2026 entering class, University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy reports 96 applications received and 42 students enrolled. That is 43.8% (enrolled per applicant). The share offered a seat is somewhat higher, because some admitted applicants choose another school.

What GPA do you need for Montana pharmacy school?

Montana reports an average cumulative GPA of 3.36 (Fall 2026, overall). The average prerequisite GPA was 3.34. These are typical figures for admitted students, not minimums.

What is the Montana pharmacy school interview like?

Interviews run on Zoom during set interview weeks, about once a month starting in October, with at least two weeks of notice. Decisions follow each interview day, and strong candidates usually hear within one to two weeks.

Does Montana have an early assurance program?

The GrizRx Assurance Program takes high school seniors admitted to UM with an unweighted high school GPA above 3.4 and holds up to 10 seats in each first-year PharmD class for them. Members who keep a 3.0 cumulative GPA and file PharmCAS are assured a pharmacy school interview.

What are the Montana pharmacy school requirements?

Minimum 2.5 GPA, both overall and in the required pre-pharmacy courses, with a C- or better in each of those courses. At least 20 hours of observation in a medical or social field, ideally a pharmacy, and one PharmCAS letter from that setting. A PharmCAS application plus a $50 supplemental fee paid to the school.

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Confetto is not affiliated with University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy or University of Montana. Every figure on this page is from the school's own website (Missoula, Montana), checked October 29, 2026. Schools update these pages each year, so check the source links before you apply.