How has Montclair State University changed over time?

Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.

Admission rate

Admission rate rose from 50% (2010) to 88% (2024).

Applicants and students admitted

Applicants rose from 13,133 (2010) to 26,257 (2024).

Enrollment

Total enrollment rose from 18,402 (2010) to 23,375 (2024).

SAT mid-50% range

SAT mid-50% range moved from 990–1150 (2017) to 910–1210 (2024).

Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
Years before 2016 use the old 2400-point SAT and are not shown.

ACT mid-50% range

Not enough history yet

Montclair State University doesn't have enough years of comparable ACT data to chart. Many schools stopped reporting scores after going test-optional.

Cost

In-state tuition rose from $10,646 (2011) to $16,854 (2025).

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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.