BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Carroll College

Helena, Montana·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Rocky Mountains·carroll.edu
6-yr Graduation
69%
+8.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,156
peer median 1,005
Avg net price
$24,842
+$4.8k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
1,854
1,854 candidates competed
Admitted
1,315
70.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
284
21.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
69%+8.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
56%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
69%
Full-time retention
82%

Pell equity

2.0pp gap
Pell recipients
65%
Non-Pell
67%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 38 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 30 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
38
Passing
7
18.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
2.6% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.6%
+2.0pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

38programs
  • Passing7 · 18.4%
  • No Data30 · 78.9%
  • Failing1 · 2.6%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
7
No data
30

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

8
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
-6.5%
$32,530 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+41.7%
$49,321 vs $34,808
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+41.7%
$49,309 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+50.7%
$52,448 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+74.1%
$60,597 vs $34,808
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+78.9%
$62,284 vs $34,808
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+127.1%
$79,048 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+132.4%
$80,878 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

7
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
83%
$27,000 debt · $32,530 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
53%
$26,297 debt · $49,309 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
52%
$27,000 debt · $52,448 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
51%
$25,000 debt · $49,321 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
42%
$25,500 debt · $60,597 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
40%
$25,000 debt · $62,284 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
33%
$26,934 debt · $80,878 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1949Next review Oct 2025

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

  1. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Jan 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  3. Oct 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$18,986
$30–48k$16,302
$48–75k$18,494
$75–110k$24,393
$110k+$29,023

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$24,842
+$4,802vs Baccalaureate median $20,040
Federal loans
44.9%
In-state tuition
$40,352
Out-of-state
$40,352

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 248 students received $1.4M in Pell grants, alongside $5.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
248
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.4M
$1,359,638 total
Direct Loans
$5.8M
851 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.1M
283 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.7M
411 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$668K
34 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.9M
106 loan awards
Grad PLUS$287K
17 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 277 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (1.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
277
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.3%
2017
1.1%
2018
1.3%
2019
1.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Carroll College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs55
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

235 total completions
01Health Professions
8636.6%
02Biological Sciences
3615.3%
03Business
3414.5%
04Social Sciences
177.2%
05Public Admin
177.2%
06Education
166.8%
07Psychology
93.8%
08Computer Sciences
73.0%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
73.0%
10Engineering
62.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,156
12-mo unduplicated
1,141
Undergraduate
1,100
Graduate
41

Gender split

Men
42%480
Women
58%661

Race / ethnicity composition

White
78.4%
Hispanic
7.5%
Two or more
6.0%
Unknown
5.8%
Asian
1.1%
Black
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
367
214 M · 153 W
Women athletes
41.7%
Athletic aid
$2.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$7.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.5M
$1.1M
Recruiting expense
$40K
$18K
Head-coach salaries
$48K
$43K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
88 M · 99 W
$866K
Football
125 M ·
$1.9M
Soccer
31 M · 24 W
$670K
Basketball
17 M · 25 W
$1.4M
Volleyball
· 27 W
$424K
Golf
11 M · 12 W
$148K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.71
2 offenses · 1,168 students

3-year trend

9.932 yrs ago3.571 yr ago1.71Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
17
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

2total
  • On campus2

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons11
Drugs02
Liquor033

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
85

Carroll College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Carroll College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectCarroll College
69%1,156$24,842Baccalaureate
The College of Idaho
63%49.1%1,090$20,566Baccalaureate
Brigham Young University-Idaho
50%95.8%45,585$7,131Baccalaureate
North Central University
65%99.0%852$23,574Baccalaureate
Spring Hill College
52%76.6%919$19,514Baccalaureate
Hallmark University
58%51.3%836$11,130Baccalaureate
Peer group median61%76.6%1,005$20,040

Frequently asked questions about Carroll College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Carroll College.

What is the graduation rate at Carroll College?

Carroll College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 69% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Carroll College?

Carroll College reports a total enrollment of 1,156 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Carroll College?

The average net price at Carroll College is $24,842 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Carroll College?

Carroll College's yield rate is 21.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Carroll College located?

Carroll College is located in Helena, Montana 59625-0002.

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