- The Inkwell
- Montana
- Carroll College
Helena, MTCity: smallZIP 59625Founded 1909
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1909
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.carroll.edu
MontanaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Carroll College
Carroll College is a private nonprofit college in Helena, Montana, with 1,092 undergraduates. It admits 71% of applicants, graduates 68% within six years and costs $26,295 a year after aid.
68%graduate
Admission rate71%
Retention82%
4-year graduation58%
Pell Grant share14%
Federal loans38%
$26,295net price / year
71%admission rate
1200average SAT
68%graduate in 6 years
$66,371median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#508 of 1,704 for earnings#1,304 of 1,739 for lowest net price#460 of 1,738 for graduation rate#586 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $56,907tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $43,070
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $43,070
- Average net price
- $26,295national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,430
$30,001–48,000$17,844
$48,001–75,000$23,047
$75,001–110,000$26,634
$110,001+$29,538
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 71%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 510–640
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college71%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college68%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college14%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 68%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 58%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 67%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,426
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,371middle 50%: $45,872–$92,794
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$92,794
Median, Carroll College$66,371
Lower quarter$45,872
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,092
- Part-time
- 1.6%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 20.4
- First-generation students
- 20%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 14%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 68%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,620 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,107
- Endowment, end of year
- $81,002,414
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White79%
Hispanic7.2%
Black0.9%
Asian1.3%
Two or more races5.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown6.5%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions32%
Business & management14%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Education7.1%
Social sciences6.7%
Psychology5.5%
Engineering3.1%
Natural resources & conservation2.8%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 180106. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5046531.