Great Falls College Montana State University
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 37 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 30 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing7 · 18.9%
- No Data30 · 81.1%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Programmatic accreditations · 4
Action history · 19
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
- Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
- Aug 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
- Feb 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 676 students received $3.0M in Pell grants, alongside $2.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 525 borrowers who entered repayment, 23 (4.3%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Gfcmsu
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Gfcmsu vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Gfcmsu selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectGreat Falls College Montana State University | 34% | — | 1,502 | $12,468 | Community College |
| — | — | 710 | $10,405 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,234 | $8,099 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,534 | $9,346 | Community College | |
| — | — | 10,176 | $6,095 | Community College | |
| — | — | 15,012 | $11,571 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 34% | — | 2,884 | $9,876 |
Institutions like Gfcmsu
Explore the federal data for institutions in Gfcmsu's comparison group.
- Community CollegeMontana
Miles Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment710Net price$10,405View data - Community CollegeMontana
Flathead Valley Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,234Net price$8,099View data - Community CollegeWyoming
Northern Wyoming Community College District
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,534Net price$9,346View data - Community CollegeIdaho
College of Southern Idaho
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment10,176Net price$6,095View data - Community CollegeColorado
Arapahoe Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment15,012Net price$11,571View data
Gfcmsu Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness collects, analyzes and reports institutional data to support informed decision-making, continuous improvement and planning to ensure mission fulfillment. The Office of Institutional Effectiveness adheres to the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) accreditation standards and the ethical principles of the Association of Institutional Research.
Visit IR office page- Eleazar Ortega, Ed.D.Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Common Data Set
Gfcmsu's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C1888 applied → 886 admitted (99.8%) → 198 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 99.8% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Where grant aid comes from
H10% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 0%; first-year retention None.
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I381% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~5% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B20% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1286 transfer applicants → 237 admitted (82.9%) → 110 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
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