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