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Helena College landed the #2,028 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Helena College held the #2,102 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 11 colleges in Montana, Helena College is ranked at #10.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Helena College University of Montana has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at Helena College University of Montana is about average at 17 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Helena College University of Montana is 37%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Helena College University of Montana this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,324 undergraduates at Helena College with 331 being full-time and 993 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,306 | $10,463 | $13,292 | $14,476 | $15,530 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Helena College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Helena College, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $6,242 a year. That adds up to $24,968 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Helena College is 6.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Helena College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1115 N Roberts Street, Helena, MT 59601 |
| Phone: | 406-447-6900 |
| Website: | www.helenacollege.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 600 students took at least one online class at Helena College University of Montana. This is an increase from the 524 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 600 | 286 |
| 2019-2020 | 524 | 270 |
| 2018-2019 | 520 | 80 |
| 2017-2018 | 587 | 87 |
| 2016-2017 | 519 | 53 |
Learn more about online learning at Helena College University of Montana.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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