CC vs MSU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

CC is a private (not-for-profit) and MSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CC has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,352) than MSU ($31,337).
It is harder to admit to CC than MSU.
MSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than CC (1,140).
CC has higher submitted ACT score (25) than MSU (23).
MSU has more students with 16,681 students while CC has 1,168 students.
CC has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while MSU's ratio is 18 to 1.
MSU has more full-time faculties with 736 faculties while CC has 79 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Carroll College and Montana State University.

CC	vs.	MSU
Helena, Montana	Location	Bozeman, Montana
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$40,352	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,083 Out-Of-State$31,337
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$27,945	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,742

73.03 %	Acceptance Rates	87.00 %
21.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,160
25	ACT Score	23
70 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
78 %	Retention Rate	75 %
1,168	Student Population	16,681
79	Number of Faculties	736
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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