- The Inkwell
- Wisconsin
- Carroll University
Waukesha, WICity: smallZIP 53186Founded 1846
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1846
- Motto
- Christo et Litteris
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.carrollu.edu
WisconsinReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Carroll University
Carroll University is a private nonprofit university in Waukesha, Wisconsin, with 2,523 undergraduates. It admits 67% of applicants, graduates 69% within six years and costs $24,205 a year after aid.
69%graduate
Admission rate67%
Retention78%
4-year graduation58%
Pell Grant share29%
Federal loans58%
$24,205net price / year
67%admission rate
1190average SAT
69%graduate in 6 years
$64,501median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#583 of 1,704 for earnings#1,177 of 1,739 for lowest net price#401 of 1,738 for graduation rate#494 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
- $55,204tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $40,680
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $40,680
- Average net price
- $24,205national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,942
$30,001–48,000$18,529
$48,001–75,000$19,908
$75,001–110,000$24,247
$110,001+$29,074
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 67%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 510–640
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–630
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college67%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college69%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college29%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 69%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 58%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 68%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,451
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,501middle 50%: $47,236–$86,690
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$86,690
Median, Carroll University$64,501
Lower quarter$47,236
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
- 2,523
- Part-time
- 3.3%
- Women / men
- 67% / 33%
- Average age at entry
- 20.3
- First-generation students
- 27%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 29%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 38%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,605 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,831
- Endowment, end of year
- $93,860,249
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White70%
Hispanic14%
Black4.2%
Asian2.5%
Two or more races3.0%
U.S. nonresident3.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.9%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions25%
Parks, recreation & fitness20%
Business & management12%
Biological & biomedical sciences10%
Education9.8%
Psychology5.6%
Visual & performing arts3.2%
Computer & information sciences2.7%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI | $27,027 | 63% | $92,761 |
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| Saint Norbert College De Pere, WI | $28,822 | 72% | $62,317 |
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| Viterbo University La Crosse, WI | $22,797 | 63% | $65,641 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY | $23,835 | 67% | $67,320 |
| Anderson University Anderson, SC | $24,068 | 72% | $51,191 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ | $24,803 | 70% | $62,652 |
| Manhattan University Riverdale, NY | $25,074 | 68% | $92,904 |
| Stevenson University Owings Mills, MD | $24,904 | 67% | $69,703 |
| Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO | $24,702 | 72% | $73,697 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 238458. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1045167.