Illinois State vs Montclair State
What each college publishes, side by side. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt come from federal data.
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Illinois State UniversityNormal, ILCompass Score: Good · Top 38%BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJCompass Score: Good · Top 43%
At a glance
- Montclair State has the lower average price after aid: $15,566 a year, against $19,398 at Illinois State.
Scores
Compass Score
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 38%
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 43%
Academic Excellence
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 40%
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 44%
Value
B+Value: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 26%
A-Value: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 19%
The college
Category
National universities
National universities
Location
Normal, IL
Montclair, NJ
Setting
Suburb
Suburb
Students
20,989
22,570
Sports
NCAA Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
NCAA Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference
Admission
Admission rate
88%
88%
Average SAT
1113
1070
ACT middle 50%
21–27
Not reported
Outcomes
Graduation rate
65%
65%
First-year retention
81%
78%
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$62,117
$61,415
Median debt
$20,482
$22,000
Cost
Average price after aid
$19,398
$15,566
Price after aid, by family income
Up to $30,000
$11,568
$10,880
$30,001–$48,000
$12,301
$11,532
$48,001–$75,000
$16,348
$16,388
$75,001–$110,000
$23,865
$22,058
Over $110,000
$28,224
$25,573
Top majors by graduate earnings
Bachelor's majors
- Computer science $111,099
- Computing and information science $98,382
- Management information systems $95,120
- Insurance $94,124
- Construction Management $91,017
- Nursing $109,167
- Accounting $84,906
- Biochemistry $81,519
- Computing and information science $79,692
- Chemistry $74,401
Compare with another college
The Compass Score and grades are College Compass Guide’s own ratings. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This comparison doesn’t rank the two colleges; the figures are shown as published.