There are 20 Public Colleges in Montana. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $6,127 for Montana residents and $18,472 for out-of-state students. The average graduate schools' tuition & fees are $7,212 for Montana residents and $18,970 for out-of-state students.

The University of Montana has the highest tuition & fees of $31,622 and Aaniiih Nakoda College has the lowest tuition & fees of $3,600 among Public Colleges in Montana.

Montana State University is the largest school with 16,681 students and Aaniiih Nakoda College is the smallest school with 115 students among those schools.

20 Public Colleges in Montana

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between Public Colleges in Montana
School NameUnder-graduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Aaniiih Nakoda CollegeHarlem, MT
Public, 4-year
 $3,600
($2,410)		- -28% 10 to 1 115
Chief Dull Knife CollegeLame Deer, MT
Public, 2-4 year
 $2,260
($2,260)		- -- 12 to 1 221
City College Montana State University BillingsBillings, MT
Public, 2-4 year
 $9,950
($4,547)		- -- - -
Dawson Community CollegeGlendive, MT
Public, 2-4 year
 $9,135
($6,435)		- -27% 13 to 1 462
Flathead Valley Community CollegeKalispell, MT
Public, 2-4 year
 $11,363
($6,033)		- -32% 10 to 1 2,129
Fort Peck Community CollegePoplar, MT
Public, 2-4 year
 $2,250
($2,250)		- -13% 15 to 1 697
Great Falls College Montana State UniversityGreat Falls, MT
Public, 2-4 year
 $12,229
($3,904)		- -36% 14 to 1 1,192
Helena College University of MontanaHelena, MT
Public, 2-4 year
 $10,687
($3,975)		- -32% 15 to 1 1,423
Highlands College of Montana TechButte, MT
Public, 2-4 year
 $10,370
($3,980)		- -34% 13 to 1 655
Little Big Horn CollegeCrow Agency, MT
Public, 2-4 year
 $3,200
($3,200)		- -6% 12 to 1 296
Miles Community CollegeMiles City, MT
Public, 2-4 year
 $10,768
($7,160)		- -51% 12 to 1 583
Montana State UniversityBozeman, MT
Public, 4-year
 $31,337
($8,083)		$24,863
($7,313)		 73.33%56% 18 to 1 16,681
Montana State University BillingsBillings, MT
Public, 4-year
 $21,347
($6,706)		$23,781
($8,320)		 -28% 15 to 1 4,057
Montana State University-NorthernHavre, MT
Public, 4-year
 $19,385
($6,269)		$20,255
($7,201)		 -29% 14 to 1 1,140
Montana Technological UniversityButte, MT
Public, 4-year
 $24,730
($8,050)		$21,270
($6,560)		 89.47%56% 13 to 1 1,625
Salish Kootenai CollegePablo, MT
Public, 4-year
 $11,583
($6,399)		$5,376
($4,296)		 -61% 5 to 1 619
Stone Child CollegeBox Elder, MT
Public, 4-year
 $3,610
($2,645)		- -14% 11 to 1 281
The University of MontanaMissoula, MT
Public, 4-year
 $31,622
($8,152)		$35,314
($9,580)		 95.38%46% 17 to 1 9,955
The University of Montana - Missoula CollegeMissoula, MT
Public, 2-4 year
 $17,571
($4,482)		- -- - -
The University of Montana-WesternDillon, MT
Public, 4-year
 $19,038
($6,430)		$1,930 36.31%45% 15 to 1 1,424