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The University of Montana vs Montgomery College

Missoula, MT · Rockville, MD · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MT:MD

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MT × MD
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • The University of Montana: average net price rose +34.0% from $12,776 (2013) to $17,118 (2023), r² 0.61.
  • Montgomery College: net price ranged $7,037–$9,650 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -16.3% is not a trend (r² 0.13).
  • The University of Montana: enrollment shrank -39.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -497 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.
  • Montgomery College: enrollment shrank -29.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -673 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

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: The University of Montana vs Montgomery College

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Montgomery College leads on out-of-state tuition ($14,250 vs $33,671 at The University of Montana)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Montgomery College leads on median debt at graduation ($10,415 vs $22,400 at The University of Montana)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Montgomery College leads on avg net price ($8,027 vs $16,784 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 Montgomery College?▼
Montgomery College leads on out-of-state tuition at $14,250 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 Montgomery College?▼
Montgomery College leads on median debt at graduation at $10,415 versus $22,400 at The University of Montana. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between The University of Montana and Montgomery College?▼
Montgomery College leads on avg net price at $8,027 versus $16,784 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