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Montana Colleges by the Numbers
9 college profiles in our Montana directory. Available measures vary by school. Open a profile to check each figure’s year, student group and source.
State overview and medians
Reported tuition (in-state for public schools) runs from $4,311 at the cheapest campus to $41,484 at the most expensive — a $37,173 spread inside Montana alone. Montana's ten-year earnings benchmark of $49,036 sits 9% below the national median of reported school-level earnings in the reference group, not the median income of all college students. In the Fall 2024 filings for Montana, 0 listed schools reported requiring test scores and 1 reported not considering them. 2 had no recorded policy. Check each school's current admissions requirements.
Montana has 9 college profiles in this directory; available measures vary by school — from Montana State University at 14,451 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. Among the listed schools with reported rates, the lowest historical acceptance rate is at University of Providence at 50.3% admitted; the highest is at The University of Montana-Western at 99.8%.
Each Montana profile names its data years and student groups. Check these before comparing Montana schools.
Montana medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median annual earnings, 10 years after entry | 6-year graduation: first-time, full-time entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82.1% | $8,506 | $49,036 | 48.4% |
Medians across 10 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Montana; the directory below lists 9 published profiles. These are medians of school-level figures, not medians across all students. Missing measures are excluded from each median.
All Montana colleges in our data
Admissions and score ranges: Fall 2024. Tuition is published price, not total attendance cost; public-school prices are in-state. Scroll the table sideways for more measures.
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT section sums / ACT | Tuition | Undergrads | Annual earnings, 10 years after entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll College | Helena | 70.9% | 1050–1300 | $41,484 | 1,092 | $61,772 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman | 82.1% | 1065–1285 | $8,460 | 14,451 | $53,263 |
| Montana State University Billings | Billings | — | — | $7,280 | 2,626 | $44,296 |
| Montana Technological University | Butte | 91.1% | 1040–1260 | $8,340 | 1,480 | $54,329 |
| Rocky Mountain College | Billings | 69.6% | 893–1133 | $35,582 | 840 | $49,036 |
| Salish Kootenai College | Pablo | — | — | $4,311 | 580 | $32,725 |
| 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% | ACT 15–23 | $30,448 | 528 | $48,296 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" describes that historical cycle. SAT endpoints sum section percentiles and are not total-score percentiles or admission cutoffs. A dash means the measure is unavailable in this source, not zero. School profiles explain missing and withheld values.
Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release. The summary snapshot does not verify the exact observation years for earnings; it must not be read as current pay. Annual earnings cover federally aided students who worked and were not enrolled when measured, 10 years after entry, and may be shared across institutions. See each profile for its source limitations. Retrieved 2026-09-01.