Rocky Mountain College
Billings, Montana · Also known as RMC · Website
$49,036
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$49,036
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Rocky Mountain College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Billings, Montana with 840 undergraduates and 181 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,751 a year (tuition and fees $35,582). It admits 70% of applicants and 48% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $49,036 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,751
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$35,582
US median $11,837
Admission rate
70%
US median 78%
Completion rate
48%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$49,036
Rank 1,555 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
- $19,751
- Tuition and fees
- $35,582
- Cost of attendance
- $46,093
- Students with a need-based grant
- 31%
- Students with federal loans
- 55%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,404
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,781
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,957
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,892
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,150
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 $25,742 in 2015-16 to $35,582 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
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1,083
- SAT reading, middle
- 550
- SAT math, middle
- 528
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 840
- Graduate students
- 181
- Part-time students
- 1.7%
- Women
- 45%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 48%
- Retention rate
- 69%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 39
- Endowment
- $44.3M
- 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 1,555 of 5,094 US colleges and 6 of 25 in Montana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,751 | $13,337 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $35,582 | $4,961 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 70% | 82% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 48% | 45% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 69% | 64% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $18,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $41,783 | $35,820 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $49,036 | $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. 65% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
39 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 45 | $166,205 | $127,725 | $137,751 | $127,347 |
| Air TransportationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $25,798 | $41,588 | $77,374 | $85,825 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $25,565 | $42,971 | $59,499 | $68,257 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $23,250 | $27,912 | $60,305 | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | $29,910 | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $82,769 | $71,685 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $24,212 | $30,025 | $46,839 | $54,562 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsOnlineProfessional | Professional | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,334 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| LiteratureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,471 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $95,833 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,027 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Billings and Montana on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Rocky Mountain College cost?
$19,751 a year is the average net price at Rocky Mountain College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $35,582, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $46,093. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,404 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Rocky Mountain College?
70% of applicants are admitted to Rocky Mountain College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,083 and the middle ACT score is 22. The median admission rate of colleges in Montana is 82%.
How much do Rocky Mountain College graduates earn?
$49,036 a year is the median pay of former Rocky Mountain College students who work, 10 years after they started ($41,783 after 6 years). That ranks 1,555 of 5,094 US colleges and 6 of 25 in Montana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $127,725.
How much student debt do Rocky Mountain College graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Rocky Mountain College graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 55% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Rocky Mountain College?
48% of first-time, full-time students at Rocky Mountain College finish within 6 years. 69% 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 Rocky Mountain College?
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (45 master's graduates), Air Transportation (33 bachelor's graduates), Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (28 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 39 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.