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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology vs Montana Technological University

Rapid City, SD · Butte, MT · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair SD:MT

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE SD × MT
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For South Dakota School of Mines and Technology vs Montana Technological University, the overlapping average net-price path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • Montana Technological University: average net price rose +39.8% from $11,619 (2013) to $16,240 (2023), r² 0.96.
  • South Dakota School of Mines and Technology: average net price rose +23.9% from $16,443 (2013) to $20,380 (2023), r² 0.70.

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: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology vs Montana Technological University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI South Dakota School of Mines and Technology leads on out-of-state tuition ($14,900 vs $26,150 at Montana Technological University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Montana Technological University leads on median debt at graduation ($18,750 vs $27,000 at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($72,257 vs $54,329 at Montana Technological University)

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology profile · Montana Technological University profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and Montana Technological University?▼
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology leads on out-of-state tuition at $14,900 versus $26,150 at Montana Technological University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and Montana Technological University?▼
Montana Technological University leads on median debt at graduation at $18,750 versus $27,000 at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and Montana Technological University?▼
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $72,257 versus $54,329 at Montana Technological University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025