The University of Montana vs Maria College of Albany

Missoula, MT · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair MT:NY

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MT × NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · Retention Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • The University of Montana: enrollment shrank -39.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -497 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.
  • Maria College of Albany: enrollment ranged 702–876 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • The University of Montana: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • Maria College of Albany: acceptance rate eased +280.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.41).

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 Maria College of Albany

  1. RETENTION-RATE The University of Montana leads on retention rate (74.8% vs 33.3% at Maria College of Albany)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION The University of Montana leads on in-state tuition ($8,552 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Maria College of Albany leads on acceptance rate (44.5% vs 95.9% at The University of Montana)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between The University of Montana and Maria College of Albany?
The University of Montana leads on retention rate at 74.8% versus 33.3% at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between The University of Montana and Maria College of Albany?
The University of Montana leads on in-state tuition at $8,552 versus $18,740 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between The University of Montana and Maria College of Albany?
Maria College of Albany leads on acceptance rate at 44.5% versus 95.9% 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); retention rate focus for this pair · 2025