The University of Montana vs Dakota County Technical College

Missoula, MT · Rosemount, MN · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MT:MN

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MT × MN
  • 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 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.

  • The University of Montana: average net price rose +34.0% from $12,776 (2013) to $17,118 (2023), r² 0.61.
  • Dakota County Technical College: average net price fell -24.1% from $14,681 (2013) to $11,140 (2023), r² 0.65.
  • The University of Montana: enrollment shrank -39.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -497 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.
  • Dakota County Technical College: enrollment shrank -21.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -43 students/yr fitted, r² 0.61.

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: The University of Montana vs Dakota County Technical College

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Dakota County Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,679 vs $33,671 at The University of Montana)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Dakota County Technical College leads on median debt at graduation ($11,000 vs $22,400 at The University of Montana)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Dakota County Technical College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($46,398 vs $35,729 at The University of Montana)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between The University of Montana and Dakota County Technical College?
Dakota County Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,679 versus $33,671 at The University of Montana. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between The University of Montana and Dakota County Technical College?
Dakota County Technical College leads on median debt at graduation at $11,000 versus $22,400 at The University of Montana. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between The University of Montana and Dakota County Technical College?
Dakota County Technical College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $46,398 versus $35,729 at The University of Montana. 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