RMC 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.

RMC is a private (not-for-profit) and MSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
RMC has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,252) than MSU ($31,337).
It is harder to admit to RMC than MSU.
MSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,110) than RMC (1,110).
MSU has higher submitted ACT score (21) than RMC (21).
MSU has more students with 16,681 students while RMC has 1,054 students.
RMC has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while MSU's ratio is 18 to 1.
MSU has more full-time faculties with 736 faculties while RMC has 69 full-time faculties.

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

RMC	vs.	MSU
Billings, Montana	Location	Bozeman, Montana
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$33,252	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,083 Out-Of-State$31,337
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$22,842	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,742

73.01 %	Acceptance Rates	87.00 %
20.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
1,110	SAT Score	1,160
21	ACT Score	23
45 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
66 %	Retention Rate	75 %
1,054	Student Population	16,681
69	Number of Faculties	736
13 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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