The University of Montana
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| Motto | Lux et Veritas |
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Motto in English
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Light and Truth |
| Type | Public university (state university) |
| Established | 1893 |
| Endowment | $176.9 million |
| President | Sheila Stearns |
| Provost | Beverly Edmond |
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Academic staff
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581 full-time, 250 part-time |
| Students | 12,922 (Spring 2015) |
| Undergraduates | 10,189 total (Fall 2012) |
| Location | Missoula, Montana, U.S. |
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University town 220 acres (89 ha) |
| Colors | Maroon and Silver |
| Athletics |
NCAA Division I – Big Sky Conference USCSA |
| Nickname | Grizzlies and Lady Griz |
| Mascot | Monte |
| Affiliations | APLU |
| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| U.S. News & World Report | 214 |
| Washington Monthly | 97 |
The University of Montana (often simply referred to as UM) is a public research university in Missoula, Montana, in the United States. Founded in 1893, the university is the second largest of the Montana University System, second to Montana State University, and the flagship campus of the University of Montana System. The main campus is at the foot of Mount Sentinel, the hill bearing Missoula's most recognizable landmark, a large hillside letter "M."
The University of Montana ranks 17th in the nation and fifth among public universities in producing Rhodes Scholars, with 28 such scholars. The University of Montana has 11 Truman Scholars, 14 Goldwater Scholars and 40Udall Scholars to its name.
The University of Montana's Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library houses the earliest authorized edition of the Lewis and Clark journals. Rolling Stone labelled the university the "most scenic campus in America" and Outside magazine called it "among the top 10 colleges nationally for combining academic quality and outdoor recreation".
An act of Congress of February 18, 1881 dedicated 72 sections (46,000 acres or 19,000 hectares) in Montana Territory for the creation of the University.
Montana was admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, and the Montana Legislature soon began to consider where the state's permanent capital and state university would be located. To be sure that the new state university would be located in Missoula, the city's leaders made an agreement with the standing capital of Helena that Missoula would stay out of the bidding for the new capital and would support Helena over its leading competitor, Anaconda. The cities' bids were supported by the rival "Copper Kings," William A. Clark and Marcus Daly, respectively.
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