Montana has no MD programs, 2 DO programs and no dental schools in NextGen MedPrep's US school directory. Montana residents also have a route through WWAMI at University of Washington School of Medicine.
Overview
Studying medicine and dentistry in Montana
About Montana: Pop. ~1.1M; Billings, Missoula, and Great Falls are the largest cities. Montana is a WWAMI partner state with significant rural and frontier medicine training emphasis.
In-state preference: Montana residents participate in the WWAMI program through UW School of Medicine. Strong priority given to applicants committed to rural Montana primary care.
Major health systems in Montana
RiverStone Health
Benefis Health System
St. Patrick Hospital (Providence)
Billings Clinic
Schools
Medical and dental schools in Montana
2 programs in NextGen MedPrep's directory for 2027 entry, grouped by degree. Click any program for its how-to-get-in guide; each group links to the full Montana list and its residency table.
NextGen MedPrep's US school directory lists no MD programs based in Montana, but residents here have a regional route:
WWAMI: University of Washington School of Medicine. The University of Washington is a five-state regional school: it does not use the term "out of state" but "out of region", and Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho residents are considered in their own state's cohort rather than against the national pool. In the entering class of 2025 the five WWAMI states supplied 1,299 applicants for 263 places, while 3,976 out-of-region applicants produced 17 — so being a WWAMI resident is the single largest advantage available here. The school publishes a block of 30 places in each entering class for Montana residents. How to get into University of Washington School of Medicine · Source
MCAT and GPA figures are labeled median or mean when the school's own published class profile confirms them, and “unconfirmed” when it has not yet been checked — the school's page cites the source. In-state preference tags are NextGen MedPrep's rating, not school policy, unless marked “published policy”.
NextGen MedPrep's US school directory lists no MD programs, 2 DO programs (RVU Montana and TouroCOM Montana), and no dental schools in Montana.
None of the 2 programs in Montana is rated as favoring Montana residents in NextGen MedPrep's ratings. The ratings are NextGen MedPrep's reading of each school's matriculation pattern and admissions guidance, not school policy.
None of the MCAT figures we hold for the 2 DO programs has been confirmed on the school's own pages yet; unconfirmed, they range from 503 at RVU Montana to 504 at TouroCOM Montana. For GPA, none of the figures we hold has been confirmed yet; unconfirmed, they are all 3.50. Confirmed figures are medians unless marked mean. Each card labels its figures, and an unconfirmed figure should be checked against the source cited on the school's page.
By the format each program describes: Traditional interviews: TouroCOM Montana. Panel interviews: RVU Montana. Each card quotes the program's own description of its interview.
WWAMI (University of Washington School of Medicine): The University of Washington is a five-state regional school: it does not use the term "out of state" but "out of region", and Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho residents are considered in their own state's cohort rather than against the national pool. In the entering class of 2025 the five WWAMI states supplied 1,299 applicants for 263 places, while 3,976 out-of-region applicants produced 17 — so being a WWAMI resident is the single largest advantage available here. The school publishes a block of 30 places in each entering class for Montana residents.
MD programs are listed in California (13), Arizona (3), Nevada (3), Washington (2), Colorado (1), Hawaii (1), New Mexico (1), Oregon (1), and Utah (1). DO programs are listed in Arizona (3), California (3), Colorado (2), Utah (2), Idaho (1), Nevada (1), New Mexico (1), Oregon (1), and Washington (1). Dental schools are listed in California (7), Arizona (2), Utah (2), Washington (2), Colorado (1), Nevada (1), and Oregon (1). The counts in parentheses are the programs NextGen MedPrep's US school directory lists in each state.
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