The University of Montana vs Montana State University
Montana State University is harder to get into (82% vs 95% admitted), but students with aid paid less there on average (in-state): $21,302 vs $23,106 a year.
Highlighted = the better number: lower price or debt, higher rate or pay.
Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$26,512
$26,943
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$21,302
$23,106
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$46,426
$47,941
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
The University of Montana
Montana State University
Under $30,000
$19,112
$19,322
$30,000–$48,000
$19,857
$19,557
$48,000–$75,000
$21,615
$21,133
$75,000–$110,000
$23,224
$24,666
Over $110,000
$24,484
$26,850
After you start
Measure
The University of Montana
Montana State University
Undergrads
7,488
14,451
Graduate within 6 years
45%
57%
Come back for year two
75%
79%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$48,823
$59,536
Median debt at graduation
$21,500
$19,500
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers