Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 531 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (2.8%) 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 MTECH
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
- On campus2
Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race2
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Prospector Hall1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
MTECH vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions MTECH 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectHighlands College of Montana Tech | 45% | — | 727 | $14,962 | Community College |
| — | — | 1,554 | $11,593 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,457 | $4,764 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,626 | $9,266 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,653 | $6,591 | Community College | |
| — | — | 668 | $9,887 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 45% | — | 1,506 | $9,577 |
Institutions like MTECH
Explore the federal data for institutions in MTECH's comparison group.
- Community CollegeMontana
Helena College University of Montana
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,554Net price$11,593View data - Community CollegeWyoming
Eastern Wyoming College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,457Net price$4,764View data - Community CollegeColorado
Morgan Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,626Net price$9,266View data - Community CollegeWyoming
Western Wyoming Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,653Net price$6,591View data - Community CollegeSouth Carolina
Williamsburg Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment668Net price$9,887View data
Campus network
MTECH is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
MTECH Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides information about Montana Tech's Institutional Research office and highlights student enrollment data, student body profiles, retention rates, and the number of degrees awarded. It also includes contact information for the institution.
Visit IR office page- Melissa KumpDirector of Institutional Research
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