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University of Missouri-Columbia vs Montclair State University

Columbia, MO · Montclair, NJ · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MO:NJ

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MO × NJ
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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.

  • Montclair State University: average net price fell -29.1% from $19,960 (2013) to $14,159 (2023), r² 0.78.
  • University of Missouri-Columbia: net price ranged $16,001–$19,979 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +17.4% is not a trend (r² 0.33).
  • University of Missouri-Columbia: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).
  • Montclair State University: acceptance rate eased +33.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.86).

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: University of Missouri-Columbia vs Montclair State University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Montclair State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($26,022 vs $36,056 at University of Missouri-Columbia)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Montclair State University leads on avg net price ($15,566 vs $20,268 at University of Missouri-Columbia)
  3. RETENTION-RATE University of Missouri-Columbia leads on retention rate (92.7% vs 77.9% at Montclair State University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Missouri-Columbia and Montclair State University?▼
Montclair State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $26,022 versus $36,056 at University of Missouri-Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Missouri-Columbia and Montclair State University?▼
Montclair State University leads on avg net price at $15,566 versus $20,268 at University of Missouri-Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between University of Missouri-Columbia and Montclair State University?▼
University of Missouri-Columbia leads on retention rate at 92.7% versus 77.9% at Montclair 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025