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Carroll College

Carroll College is a private campus in Helena proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$18,986

family income
under $30k

$16,302

$30–48k

$18,494

$48–75k

$24,393

$75–110k

$29,023

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$23,9602023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Carroll College rose from $19,963 (2008) to $23,960 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$19,963
2009	$26,227
2010	$20,721
2011	$22,382
2012	$23,583
2013	$24,020
2014	$23,227
2015	$24,702
2016	$26,297
2017	$25,674
2018	$23,726
2019	$23,072
2020	$23,992
2021	$22,470
2022	$24,842
2023	$23,960

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$55,6262024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Carroll College rose from $32,344 (2009) to $55,626 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$32,344
2010	$33,574
2011	$35,035
2012	$37,018
2013	$38,575
2014	$40,762
2015	$42,391
2016	$44,557
2017	$47,099
2018	$48,487
2019	$49,638
2020	$50,675
2021	$51,646
2022	$52,132
2023	$54,141
2024	$55,626

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$12,238
2001	$12,716
2002	$13,468
2003	$14,466
2004	$15,750
2005	$17,078
2006	$18,410
2007	$19,620
2008	$21,154
2013	$27,914
2014	$29,280
2015	$30,754
2016	$33,192
2017	$34,480
2018	$35,486
2019	$36,280
2020	$37,262
2021	$38,106
2022	$39,028
2023	$40,352

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Carroll College reports published tuition of $41,484 in this record. Carroll College's $41,484 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Carroll College reports 1,092 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

69.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Carroll College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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69.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Carroll College rose from 34.7% (entered 1994) to 69.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	43.4%
1992 cohort	41.4%
1994 cohort	34.7%
1995 cohort	55.7%
1996 cohort	64.7%
1997 cohort	59.8%
1998 cohort	57.1%
1999 cohort	61.1%
2000 cohort	61.2%
2001 cohort	58.2%
2002 cohort	60.9%
2003 cohort	64.5%
2004 cohort	60.9%
2005 cohort	58.9%
2006 cohort	62.1%
2007 cohort	67.4%
2008 cohort	63.2%
2009 cohort	63.8%
2010 cohort	65.7%
2011 cohort	71.5%
2012 cohort	68.7%
2013 cohort	63.5%
2014 cohort	67.2%
2015 cohort	67.4%
2016 cohort	70.1%
2017 cohort	66.3%
2018 cohort	69.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$17,125	$5,875
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,124	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,092	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,451	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,062	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,667	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,901	$4,335
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$4,625
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,125	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$26,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$26,675	$6,820
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,583	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,250	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,221	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,602	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,757	$8,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$43,507

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$56,040

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$61,772

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Carroll College admitted 1,315 of 1,854 applicants in Fall 2024. The 70.9% rate describes that application pool.

70.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $40,352 tuition · 2023–24 1,092 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1050–13001600

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Admissions

Carroll College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Carroll College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 540–660 and Math was 510–640 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1050–1300 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	540	600	660
SAT Math	510	560	640
ACT Composite	21	25	27

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Carroll College received 1,854 applications and admitted 1,315 (70.9%), with 284 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

70.9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at Carroll College declined from 95.1% to 70.9%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	95.1%
Fall 2002	88.1%
Fall 2003	82.5%
Fall 2004	80.5%
Fall 2005	78.9%
Fall 2006	70.9%
Fall 2007	74.9%
Fall 2008	76.2%
Fall 2009	74.1%
Fall 2010	77%
Fall 2011	72%
Fall 2012	62.8%
Fall 2013	53%
Fall 2014	57.5%
Fall 2015	64.1%
Fall 2016	71.5%
Fall 2017	77.8%
Fall 2018	78.3%
Fall 2019	68.9%
Fall 2020	73%
Fall 2021	83.9%
Fall 2022	78.1%
Fall 2023	72.6%
Fall 2024	70.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1050–1300Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1000	1210
Fall 2002	960	1210
Fall 2003	990	1190
Fall 2004	980	1230
Fall 2005	960	1190
Fall 2006	970	1178
Fall 2007	970	1185
Fall 2008	990	1200
Fall 2009	1020	1210
Fall 2010	970	1210
Fall 2011	1000	1210
Fall 2012	1000	1210
Fall 2013	1000	1230
Fall 2014	990	1250
Fall 2015	970	1200
Fall 2016	990	1220
Fall 2017	1080	1270
Fall 2018	1070	1270
Fall 2019	1070	1290
Fall 2020	1090	1290
Fall 2021	1100	1280
Fall 2022	1080	1200
Fall 2023	1080	1330
Fall 2024	1050	1300

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–27Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	22	27
Fall 2002	21	26
Fall 2003	21	27
Fall 2004	21	27
Fall 2005	21	26
Fall 2006	21	26
Fall 2007	21	26
Fall 2008	21	26
Fall 2009	21	27
Fall 2010	22	27
Fall 2011	22	27
Fall 2012	22	26
Fall 2013	22	26
Fall 2014	22	28
Fall 2015	22	27
Fall 2016	22	28
Fall 2017	22	28
Fall 2018	22	28
Fall 2019	21	26
Fall 2020	22	27
Fall 2021	21	28
Fall 2022	13	29
Fall 2023	24	29
Fall 2024	21	27

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,092Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Carroll College has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 1,428 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 1,092.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,190
Fall 2003	1,288
Fall 2004	1,321
Fall 2005	1,319
Fall 2006	1,236
Fall 2007	1,281
Fall 2008	1,310
Fall 2009	1,350
Fall 2010	1,353
Fall 2011	1,381
Fall 2012	1,405
Fall 2013	1,376
Fall 2014	1,410
Fall 2015	1,428
Fall 2016	1,342
Fall 2017	1,309
Fall 2018	1,210
Fall 2019	1,165
Fall 2020	1,093
Fall 2021	1,084
Fall 2022	1,108
Fall 2023	1,052
Fall 2024	1,092

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

82%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Carroll College has held near 82% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	80%
Fall 2003 cohort	81%
Fall 2004 cohort	78%
Fall 2005 cohort	73%
Fall 2006 cohort	79%
Fall 2007 cohort	81%
Fall 2008 cohort	81%
Fall 2009 cohort	83%
Fall 2010 cohort	78%
Fall 2011 cohort	86%
Fall 2012 cohort	81%
Fall 2013 cohort	80%
Fall 2014 cohort	79%
Fall 2015 cohort	79%
Fall 2016 cohort	84%
Fall 2017 cohort	81%
Fall 2018 cohort	80%
Fall 2019 cohort	84%
Fall 2020 cohort	80%
Fall 2021 cohort	78%
Fall 2022 cohort	81%
Fall 2023 cohort	82%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Carroll College

Faculty pay at Carroll College averages $91,440 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Carroll College as a primarily residential campus of 1,092 undergraduates — and 82% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Carroll College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1050–1300 — their midpoint is near the MT four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Carroll College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Carroll College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Carroll College70.9%

Montana median82.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Carroll College$41,484

Montana median$8,506

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Carroll College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Carroll College$61,772

Montana median$49,036

National median$53,781

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Carroll College, Montana and national reference values
Metric & basis	Carroll College	Montana median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	70.9%	82.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$41,484	$8,506	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$61,772	$49,036	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Carroll College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Carroll College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 8 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$80,878
Accounting and Related Services	$79,048
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$62,284
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$60,597
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$52,448
Psychology, General	$49,321
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$49,309
Biology, General	$32,530

These 8 fields listed for Carroll College measure earnings after completion. The $61,772 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 35 additional Carroll College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Carroll College report?

Carroll College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1050–1300 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Carroll College's acceptance rate?

70.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,315 admitted from 1,854 applicants.

How much does Carroll College cost?

At Carroll College, tuition is $41,484. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Carroll College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $61,772. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Montana

Montana State University — 82.1% admitted
Rocky Mountain College — 69.6% admitted
Montana State University Billings
University of Providence — 50.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.