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University or college · Private nonprofit

Carroll College

Helena, MT2 online only

Carroll College is a private nonprofit college in Helena, MT, with about 1,101 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,101
plus 2 studying only online
Admission rate
71%
lower than at 62% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$23,960
higher than at 68% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
69%
higher than at 77% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$61,772
higher than at 86% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Carroll College?

71%

of applicants admitted

About 14 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
540–660
SAT math
510–640
ACT
21–27

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1200.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $55,626 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $41,484Room & board $11,548Books & supplies $800Other costs $1,794

After grants, the average family on aid pays $23,960.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$19,139

About $76,556 over 4 years · 66% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
69%
within 6 years · Pell students 65%
Come back for year two
82%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$61,772
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$25,757
about $273 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7.5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$273 a month against about $3,626 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

79%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 95% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$57k
Middle income$30–75k
$65k
Higher incomeover $75k
$63k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 32%Business 15%Biology 12%Education 7%Social sciences 7%Psychology 5%Everything else 22%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing60 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$81k4 yrs out
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General30 graduates a year · typical debt $25,250
$62k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations27 graduates a year · typical debt $19,500
$61k4 yrs out
Biology, General26 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$33k4 yrs out
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions19 graduates a year · typical debt $24,250
$49k4 yrs out
Psychology, General18 graduates a year
$49k4 yrs out
Public Health15 graduates a year · typical debt $25,250
—not reported
Civil Engineering14 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,092 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 79%Hispanic 7%Black 1%Asian 1%Two or more 5%

Women and men

Women 59%Men 41%
12 : 1
students per teacher
20%
get Pell grants (lower income)
45%
take federal loans
5%
undergrads 25 or older
2%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Helena

7% of Helena’s 35,138 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Helena pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Carroll College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Helena College University of MontanaCommunity college · Public · Helena
1.2 mi1,173 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.