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Montana Colleges by the Numbers
7 four-year Montana colleges — click any for its profile: acceptance rates, SAT ranges, tuition for all 7, with Montana medians up top.
Published in-state tuition runs from $6,670 at the cheapest campus to $41,484 at the most expensive — a $34,814 spread inside Montana alone. Montana's ten-year earnings benchmark of $49,036 sits 9% below the national median for college-goers. Not one of Montana's listed schools still requires test scores; the one profiled — The University of Montana-Western — doesn't consider scores at all.
Montana has 7 four-year colleges with full admissions profiles here — from Montana State University at 14,451 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. The most selective door in the state is University of Providence at 50.3% admitted; the most open is The University of Montana-Western at 99.8%.
Each Montana school links to its profile — admissions, cost, earnings. To see where you stand in Montana, bring your saved calculator numbers.
Montana medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median earnings (10 yr) | 6-yr graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82.1% | $8,506 | $49,036 | 48.4% |
Medians across 10 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Montana; the table below lists the 7 with complete admissions records.
All Montana colleges in our data
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT middle 50% | Tuition (in) | Undergrads | Median earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll College | Helena | 70.9% | 1080–1330 | $41,484 | 1,092 | $61,772 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman | 82.1% | 1060–1270 | $8,460 | 14,451 | $53,263 |
| Montana Technological University | Butte | 91% | 1060–1250 | $8,340 | 1,480 | $54,329 |
| Rocky Mountain College | Billings | 69.6% | 990–1240 | $35,582 | 840 | $49,036 |
| The University of Montana | Missoula | 95.9% | ACT 23–28 | $8,552 | 7,488 | $44,511 |
| The University of Montana-Western | Dillon | 99.8% | not considered | $6,670 | 1,198 | $43,229 |
| University of Providence | Great Falls | 50.3% | 845–1135 | $30,448 | 528 | $48,296 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" schools ignore tests entirely. Wondering where your own numbers fit? TheGPA calculator andSAT score calculator give you the other half of this table.
Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Jun 2026), IPEDS ADM2023/HD2024. Retrieved 2026-09-01.