- The Inkwell
- Montana
- Rocky Mountain College
Billings, MTCity: midsizeZIP 59102Founded 1878
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1878
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.rocky.edu
MontanaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Rocky Mountain College
Rocky Mountain College is a private nonprofit college in Billings, Montana, with 840 undergraduates. It admits 70% of applicants, graduates 45% within six years and costs $21,679 a year after aid.
45%graduate
Admission rate70%
Retention69%
4-year graduation31%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans55%
$21,679net price / year
70%admission rate
1083average SAT
45%graduate in 6 years
$54,124median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#1,060 of 1,704 for earnings#1,002 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,210 of 1,738 for graduation rate#556 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
- $49,348tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,006
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,006
- Average net price
- $21,679national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,796
$30,001–48,000$18,380
$48,001–75,000$18,641
$75,001–110,000$23,248
$110,001+$27,989
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 70%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1083
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 488–565
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 405–568
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college70%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college69%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college45%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 45%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 31%
- First-year retention
- 69%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 51%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,132
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,124middle 50%: $34,209–$80,332
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$80,332
Median, Rocky Mountain College$54,124
Lower quarter$34,209
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
- 840
- Part-time
- 1.7%
- Women / men
- 45% / 55%
- Average age at entry
- 21.0
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 94%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,957 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,659
- Endowment, end of year
- $44,324,445
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White69%
Hispanic9.3%
Black5.4%
Asian0.2%
Two or more races6.4%
U.S. nonresident6.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native3.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Transportation & materials moving19%
Business & management19%
Psychology13%
Parks, recreation & fitness10%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.4%
Social sciences5.6%
Education5.0%
Natural resources & conservation3.8%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll College Helena, MT | $26,295 | 68% | $66,371 |
| University of Providence Great Falls, MT | $21,492 | 28% | $51,419 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Grand View University Des Moines, IA | $21,705 | 49% | $58,718 |
| East Texas Baptist University Marshall, TX | $23,414 | 45% | $51,124 |
| Manchester University North Manchester, IN | $20,763 | 48% | $60,682 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 180595. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q14704764.