Montana State University vs North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Bozeman, MT · Raleigh, NC · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MT:NC

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MT × NC
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh: acceptance rate tightened -20.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.60).
  • Montana State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.21).
  • Montana State University: enrollment grew +10.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +131 students/yr fitted, r² 0.63.
  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh: enrollment grew +14.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +358 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.

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

Largest gaps: Montana State University vs North Carolina State University at Raleigh

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on acceptance rate (41.7% vs 82.1% at Montana State University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on 150%-time completion (84.7% vs 57.2% at Montana State University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on avg net price ($17,303 vs $22,499 at Montana State University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Montana State University and North Carolina State University at Raleigh?
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on acceptance rate at 41.7% versus 82.1% at Montana State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Montana State University and North Carolina State University at Raleigh?
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on 150%-time completion at 84.7% versus 57.2% at Montana State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Montana State University and North Carolina State University at Raleigh?
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on avg net price at $17,303 versus $22,499 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); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025