2024 Statistics for Montana Colleges

Of the 30 Montana schools, Montana State University ranked first and The University of Montana ranked second (view more at Montana college rankings).
The 2024 average tuition & fees of all Montana colleges is $8,020 for Montana residents and $15,447 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 77.60% and the average SAT score is 1,056. The average number of students is 1,582 and the average student to faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
The below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for Montana colleges. For the statistics, we include only 4-years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges.
In addition, for some statistics, we include only eligible colleges, for example, for the graduate tuition & fees over colleges that offer the graduate programs.

Montana Colleges Core Statistics Comparison

The following table lists colleges located in Montana ordered by college ranking. The ranking is targeting only 4-years universities and colleges. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges
College NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesSAT ScoreAcceptance RatePopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
Public, 4 years
four-years
$31,337$24,8631,17073.3%16,68156%18 to 1
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT
Public, 4 years
four-years
$31,622$35,314-95.4%9,95546%17 to 1
Montana State University Billings
Billings, MT
Public, 4 years
four-years
$21,347$23,781--4,05728%15 to 1
Butte Academy of Beauty Culture
Butte, MT
Private, Less than 2 years
$12,950---37-9 to 1
Fort Peck Community College
Poplar, MT
Public, 2-4 years
$2,250---69713%15 to 1
Montana Academy of Salons
Great Falls, MT
Private, Less than 2 years
$18,200---98-14 to 1
Crevier's Academy of Cosmetology Arts
Kalispell, MT
Private, Less than 2 years
$14,800---68-23 to 1
Montana State University-Northern
Havre, MT
Public, 4 years
four-years
$19,385$20,255--1,14029%14 to 1
Yellowstone Christian College
Billings, MT
Private, 4 years
four-years
$20,400---57-6 to 1
University of Providence
Great Falls, MT
Private, 4 years
four-years
$29,018$24,23772095.5%95541%7 to 1
Dawson Community College
Glendive, MT
Public, 2-4 years
$9,135---46227%13 to 1
Salish Kootenai College
Pablo, MT
Public, 4 years
four-years
$11,583$5,376--61961%5 to 1
Little Big Horn College
Crow Agency, MT
Public, 2-4 years
$3,200---2966%12 to 1
Montana Bible College
Bozeman, MT
Private, 4 years
four-years
$13,600------
Blackfeet Community College
Browning, MT
Private, 4 years
four-years
$3,610---3461%14 to 1
Montana Technological University
Butte, MT
Public, 4 years
four-years
$24,730$21,2701,19089.5%1,62556%13 to 1
Aaniiih Nakoda College
Harlem, MT
Public, 4 years
four-years
$3,600---11528%10 to 1
Bitterroot School of Cosmetology
Hamilton, MT
Private, Less than 2 years
$14,150---1484%5 to 1
Highlands College of Montana Tech
Butte, MT
Public, 2-4 years
$10,370---65534%13 to 1
Pima Medical Institute-Dillon
Dillon, MT
Private, 2-4 years
$16,915---5671%28 to 1
Great Falls College Montana State University
Great Falls, MT
Public, 2-4 years
$12,229---1,19236%14 to 1
Carroll College
Helena, MT
Private, 4 years
four-years
$40,352$14,8181,13078.1%1,16870%12 to 1
Rocky Mountain College
Billings, MT
Private, 4 years
four-years
$33,252$35,6351,07075.2%1,05445%13 to 1
Helena College University of Montana
Helena, MT
Public, 2-4 years
$10,687---1,42332%15 to 1
Chief Dull Knife College
Lame Deer, MT
Public, 2-4 years
$2,260---221-12 to 1
The University of Montana-Western
Dillon, MT
Public, 4 years
four-years
$19,038$1,930-36.3%1,42445%15 to 1
Academy of Cosmetology Inc
Bozeman, MT
Private, Less than 2 years
$16,815---37-19 to 1
Miles Community College
Miles City, MT
Public, 2-4 years
$10,768---58351%12 to 1
Flathead Valley Community College
Kalispell, MT
Public, 2-4 years
$11,363---2,12932%10 to 1
Stone Child College
Box Elder, MT
Public, 4 years
four-years
$3,610---28114%11 to 1
Average$15,447$20,7481,05677.6%1,58239%14 to 1