Montana State University vs Austin Community College District

Bozeman, MT · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair MT:TX

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-NET

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MT × TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Austin Community College District: average net price fell -34.4% from $9,610 (2013) to $6,306 (2023), r² 0.83.
  • Montana State University: average net price rose +26.8% from $16,236 (2013) to $20,593 (2023), r² 0.96.
  • Montana State University: enrollment grew +10.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +131 students/yr fitted, r² 0.63.
  • Austin Community College District: enrollment shrank -20.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -795 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Montana State University vs Austin Community College District

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Austin Community College District leads on avg net price ($6,390 vs $22,499 at Montana State University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Austin Community College District leads on in-state tuition ($2,550 vs $8,460 at Montana State University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Austin Community College District leads on out-of-state tuition ($10,590 vs $33,287 at Montana State University)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Montana State University and Austin Community College District?
Austin Community College District leads on avg net price at $6,390 versus $22,499 at Montana State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Montana State University and Austin Community College District?
Austin Community College District leads on in-state tuition at $2,550 versus $8,460 at Montana State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Montana State University and Austin Community College District?
Austin Community College District leads on out-of-state tuition at $10,590 versus $33,287 at Montana State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025