Carroll College
Helena, Montana · Also known as Carroll Montana CC · Website
$61,772
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$61,772
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Carroll College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Helena, Montana with 1,092 undergraduates and 44 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $23,960 a year (tuition and fees $41,484). It admits 71% of applicants and 69% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $61,772 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,757 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$23,960
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$41,484
US median $11,837
Admission rate
71%
US median 78%
Completion rate
69%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,757
About $273 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$61,772
Rank 698 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $23,960
- Tuition and fees
- $41,484
- Cost of attendance
- $55,626
- Students with a need-based grant
- 20%
- Students with federal loans
- 45%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,072
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,329
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,139
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,919
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $28,005
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $30,754 in 2015-16 to $41,484 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1,200
- SAT reading, middle
- 600
- SAT math, middle
- 590
- ACT, middle
- 25
- Undergraduates
- 1,092
- Graduate students
- 44
- Part-time students
- 1.6%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 69%
- Retention rate
- 82%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 52
- Endowment
- $81.0M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 698 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 25 in Montana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $23,960 | $13,337 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $41,484 | $4,961 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 71% | 82% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 69% | 45% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 82% | 64% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,757 | $18,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,507 | $35,820 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $61,772 | $41,951 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 79% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
52 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $27,000 | $75,007 | $80,878 | $88,910 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $25,250 | $30,457 | $62,284 | $61,296 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $19,500 | $48,337 | $60,597 | $68,257 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $27,000 | $35,157 | $32,530 | $57,214 |
| Social WorkOnlineMaster's | Master's | 20 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $24,250 | $22,319 | $49,309 | $55,792 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | $49,321 | $50,706 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $25,250 | $30,831 | Withheld | $58,808 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,517 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $24,050 | Withheld | $79,048 | $76,194 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $27,000 | $43,469 | $52,448 | $47,382 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $95,833 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| LiteratureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,173 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Carroll College cost?
$23,960 a year is the average net price at Carroll College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $41,484, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $55,626. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,072 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Carroll College?
71% of applicants are admitted to Carroll College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,200 and the middle ACT score is 25. The median admission rate of colleges in Montana is 82%.
How much do Carroll College graduates earn?
$61,772 a year is the median pay of former Carroll College students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,507 after 6 years). That ranks 698 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 25 in Montana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $75,007.
How much student debt do Carroll College graduates have?
$25,757 is the median federal student loan debt of Carroll College graduates, about $273 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 45% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Carroll College?
69% of first-time, full-time students at Carroll College finish within 6 years. 82% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Carroll College?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (60 bachelor's graduates), Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (30 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (27 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 52 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.