The University of Montana-Missoula dedicates itself and its resources to the search for truth and new knowledge, the responsibility to disseminate knowledge, and the obligation to provide service to the people of the state, nation, and world. The University strives for excellence in all its endeavors, including creating and sharing new knowledge and serving the public, and seeks to assist the people of Montana to achieve their fullest cultural, professional, and personal potential.

The University offers a wide array of programs from the certificate through the doctoral level. Programmatic offerings distinctively reflect the human, natural, and social environments and culture of the Rocky Mountain region. Extraordinary faculty-student interaction provides exceptional opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to learn the techniques and skills essential to cope with an increasingly complex, challenging, and technological society.

The University community accords the highest priority to the rights and opinions of all. As a free marketplace of ideas, the campus brings together the diverse cultures and views of the people of the state, nation, and world. The University does not condone limits upon freedom of expression or opinion but expects people to respect the rights of others.

Through these commitments the University strives to provide students significant scholarly, leadership, and extracurricular enrichment. This education nurtures in students the capability to think critically, to communicate effectively, and to understand the world as they mature intellectually and emotionally.