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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Helena, MT
Population 80,000
Website http://www.carroll.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,698 (64%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (80%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,068
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 48%
From Region 13%
Athletes 45.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 79%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 5%
Asian 1%
Black 1%
Native American 0%
International 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2012 Men: 42.6% 42.6% 2013 Men: 42.2% 42.2% 2014 Men: 38.4% 38.4% 2015 Men: 45.5% 45.5% 2016 Men: 40.1% 40.1% 2017 Men: 39.1% 39.1% 2018 Men: 43.7% 43.7% 2019 Men: 36.5% 36.5% 2020 Men: 40.7% 40.7% 2021 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2022 Men: 42.6% 42.6% 2023 Men: 41.8% 41.8% 2024 Men: 40.8% 40.8%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2014 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 Native: 2.4% 2.4% 2017 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2018 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2011 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2013 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2014 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2015 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2017 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2018 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2021 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2011 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Black: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2014 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2015 Black: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Black: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Black: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Black: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Black: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Black: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Black: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2011 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2012 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2014 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2015 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2016 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2017 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2018 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2019 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2020 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6% 2021 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2022 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5% 2023 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2024 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2011 White: 82.9% 82.9% 2012 White: 87.7% 87.7% 2013 White: 85.7% 85.7% 2014 White: 88.0% 88.0% 2015 White: 81.7% 81.7% 2016 White: 79.0% 79.0% 2017 White: 86.9% 86.9% 2018 White: 83.0% 83.0% 2019 White: 78.4% 78.4% 2020 White: 78.8% 78.8% 2021 White: 81.9% 81.9% 2022 White: 80.5% 80.5% 2023 White: 81.6% 81.6% 2024 White: 78.7% 78.7% 2011 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2024 International: 1.2% 1.2%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2025 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Black: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Black: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Black: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Black: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2021 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2022 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2023 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2024 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5% 2025 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2020 White: 81.8% 81.8% 2021 White: 78.6% 78.6% 2022 White: 78.9% 78.9% 2023 White: 79.2% 79.2% 2024 White: 78.1% 78.1% 2025 White: 78.6% 78.6% 2020 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2025 International: 0.0% 0.0%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Carroll College 255 39% / 61% 0% $64,512 58 97%
Civil Engineering 8 — 100% / 0% 0% $83,072 85 —
Computer Information Systems 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $83,822 86 —
Computer Science 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $92,454 92 —
Applied Mathematics — — — — $90,383 91 —
Chemistry 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $65,484 61 —
Mathematics 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $70,479 71 —
Statistics 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $90,190 90 —
Biochemistry 10 — 30% / 70% 0% $61,578 51 —
Biology 21 +5 38% / 62% 0% $66,577 63 96%
Environmental Studies 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $53,414 27 —
Animal-Assisted Therapy 13 +1 8% / 92% 0% $50,281 19 100%
Health Sciences 22 +3 50% / 50% 0% $53,958 29 95%
Nursing 45 — 13% / 87% 0% $83,062 85 98%
Public Health 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,516 11 90%
Accounting 12 +2 25% / 75% 0% $79,678 82 100%
Business Administration 23 +2 65% / 35% 0% $67,902 66 92%
Finance 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $80,330 83 —
Christian Studies 4 +3 75% / 25% 0% $53,174 26 —
Communication 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $51,701 22 —
History 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $50,989 20 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $51,208 21 —
International Relations 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $56,905 37 —
Literature 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,173 14 —
Philosophy 2 +2 50% / 50% 0% $49,666 17 —
Political Science 10 +4 30% / 70% 0% $57,964 41 —
Psychology 14 +3 36% / 64% 0% $50,007 18 100%
Sociology 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $51,387 21 —
Writing 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,641 13 —
Elementary Education 12 — 25% / 75% 0% $45,129 10 95%
English Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,490 19 —
Mathematics Teacher Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $51,608 22 —
Science Education — — — — $51,504 22 —
Social Studies Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,868 20 —
Art 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $42,964 7 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,387
ROI Percentile 58th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 58.9% 58.9% 2012 Graduated: 62.1% 62.1% 2013 Graduated: 67.4% 67.4% 2014 Graduated: 63.2% 63.2% 2015 Graduated: 63.8% 63.8% 2016 Graduated: 65.7% 65.7% 2017 Graduated: 71.5% 71.5% 2018 Graduated: 68.7% 68.7% 2019 Graduated: 63.5% 63.5% 2020 Graduated: 67.2% 67.2% 2021 Graduated: 67.4% 67.4% 2022 Graduated: 70.1% 70.1% 2023 Graduated: 66.3% 66.3% 2024 Graduated: 69.3% 69.3%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 54.0% 54.0% 2012 Men: 61.0% 61.0% 2013 Men: 65.6% 65.6% 2014 Men: 58.0% 58.0% 2015 Men: 60.9% 60.9% 2016 Men: 64.5% 64.5% 2017 Men: 63.8% 63.8% 2018 Men: 64.4% 64.4% 2019 Men: 59.4% 59.4% 2020 Men: 62.5% 62.5% 2021 Men: 68.8% 68.8% 2022 Men: 56.3% 56.3% 2023 Men: 54.8% 54.8% 2024 Men: 65.8% 65.8% 2011 Women: 62.4% 62.4% 2012 Women: 63.1% 63.1% 2013 Women: 68.5% 68.5% 2014 Women: 67.2% 67.2% 2015 Women: 65.6% 65.6% 2016 Women: 66.5% 66.5% 2017 Women: 77.6% 77.6% 2018 Women: 71.8% 71.8% 2019 Women: 66.5% 66.5% 2020 Women: 70.2% 70.2% 2021 Women: 66.4% 66.4% 2022 Women: 79.3% 79.3% 2023 Women: 73.7% 73.7% 2024 Women: 72.0% 72.0%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0% 2013 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2015 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2016 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2017 Hispanic: 77.8% 77.8% 2018 Hispanic: 77.8% 77.8% 2019 Hispanic: 70.6% 70.6% 2020 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0% 2021 Hispanic: 52.6% 52.6% 2022 Hispanic: 40.9% 40.9% 2023 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 Hispanic: 90.9% 90.9% 2011 White: 59.9% 59.9% 2012 White: 62.6% 62.6% 2013 White: 68.3% 68.3% 2014 White: 64.8% 64.8% 2015 White: 63.0% 63.0% 2016 White: 65.5% 65.5% 2017 White: 72.6% 72.6% 2018 White: 68.2% 68.2% 2019 White: 64.8% 64.8% 2020 White: 69.5% 69.5% 2021 White: 69.4% 69.4% 2022 White: 72.8% 72.8% 2023 White: 67.9% 67.9% 2024 White: 71.5% 71.5%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 32.2% 82 22% / 78% 0% $69,165 68 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 20.4% 52 37% / 63% 0% $52,468 24 100%
Business & Economics 14.5% 37 51% / 49% 0% $72,393 74 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 12.2% 31 35% / 65% 0% $64,964 59 96%
Education 7.1% 18 33% / 67% 0% $47,123 12 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.5% 9 78% / 22% 0% $75,384 78 —
Engineering 3.1% 8 100% / 0% 0% $83,072 85 —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.7% 7 86% / 14% 0% $53,414 27 —
Computer Science 2.7% 7 71% / 29% 0% $88,755 89 —
Arts 1.6% 4 0% / 100% 0% $42,964 7 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (Unbound) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 62% 62% 62%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 72.0% 72.0% 2012 Acceptance: 62.8% 62.8% 2013 Acceptance: 53.0% 53.0% 2014 Acceptance: 57.5% 57.5% 2015 Acceptance: 64.1% 64.1% 2016 Acceptance: 71.5% 71.5% 2017 Acceptance: 77.8% 77.8% 2018 Acceptance: 78.3% 78.3% 2019 Acceptance: 68.9% 68.9% 2020 Acceptance: 73.0% 73.0% 2021 Acceptance: 83.9% 83.9% 2022 Acceptance: 78.1% 78.1% 2023 Acceptance: 72.6% 72.6% 2024 Acceptance: 70.9% 70.9% 2011 Yield: 30.2% 30.2% 2012 Yield: 24.1% 24.1% 2013 Yield: 18.1% 18.1% 2014 Yield: 17.4% 17.4% 2015 Yield: 17.2% 17.2% 2016 Yield: 15.8% 15.8% 2017 Yield: 14.1% 14.1% 2018 Yield: 12.0% 12.0% 2019 Yield: 17.1% 17.1% 2020 Yield: 25.5% 25.5% 2021 Yield: 22.3% 22.3% 2022 Yield: 25.0% 25.0% 2023 Yield: 21.0% 21.0% 2024 Yield: 21.6% 21.6%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,588 1,588 2012 Applicants: 2,529 2,529 2013 Applicants: 3,279 3,279 2014 Applicants: 3,527 3,527 2015 Applicants: 3,513 3,513 2016 Applicants: 3,005 3,005 2017 Applicants: 2,686 2,686 2018 Applicants: 2,709 2,709 2019 Applicants: 2,650 2,650 2020 Applicants: 1,449 1,449 2021 Applicants: 1,499 1,499 2022 Applicants: 1,519 1,519 2023 Applicants: 1,787 1,787 2024 Applicants: 1,854 1,854 2011 Admitted: 1,143 1,143 2012 Admitted: 1,589 1,589 2013 Admitted: 1,738 1,738 2014 Admitted: 2,029 2,029 2015 Admitted: 2,252 2,252 2016 Admitted: 2,148 2,148 2017 Admitted: 2,090 2,090 2018 Admitted: 2,122 2,122 2019 Admitted: 1,826 1,826 2020 Admitted: 1,058 1,058 2021 Admitted: 1,258 1,258 2022 Admitted: 1,186 1,186 2023 Admitted: 1,298 1,298 2024 Admitted: 1,315 1,315 2011 Enrolled: 345 345 2012 Enrolled: 383 383 2013 Enrolled: 315 315 2014 Enrolled: 354 354 2015 Enrolled: 387 387 2016 Enrolled: 339 339 2017 Enrolled: 294 294 2018 Enrolled: 254 254 2019 Enrolled: 312 312 2020 Enrolled: 270 270 2021 Enrolled: 280 280 2022 Enrolled: 296 296 2023 Enrolled: 273 273 2024 Enrolled: 284 284

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 64%
SAT Range 1050 – 1300
SAT Math Range 510 – 640
SAT RW Range 540 – 660

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 1000 1000 2012 25th: 1000 1000 2013 25th: 1000 1000 2014 25th: 990 990 2015 25th: 970 970 2016 25th: 990 990 2017 25th: 1080 1080 2018 25th: 1070 1070 2019 25th: 1070 1070 2020 25th: 1090 1090 2021 25th: 1100 1100 2022 25th: 1080 1080 2023 25th: 1080 1080 2024 25th: 1050 1050 2011 75th: 1210 1210 2012 75th: 1210 1210 2013 75th: 1230 1230 2014 75th: 1250 1250 2015 75th: 1200 1200 2016 75th: 1220 1220 2017 75th: 1270 1270 2018 75th: 1270 1270 2019 75th: 1290 1290 2020 75th: 1290 1290 2021 75th: 1280 1280 2022 75th: 1200 1200 2023 75th: 1330 1330 2024 75th: 1300 1300

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 500 500 2012 25th: 500 500 2013 25th: 510 510 2014 25th: 490 490 2015 25th: 490 490 2016 25th: 500 500 2017 25th: 540 540 2018 25th: 530 530 2019 25th: 530 530 2020 25th: 540 540 2021 25th: 540 540 2022 25th: 470 470 2023 25th: 540 540 2024 25th: 510 510 2011 75th: 610 610 2012 75th: 610 610 2013 75th: 610 610 2014 75th: 620 620 2015 75th: 600 600 2016 75th: 620 620 2017 75th: 630 630 2018 75th: 630 630 2019 75th: 640 640 2020 75th: 640 640 2021 75th: 640 640 2022 75th: 580 580 2023 75th: 670 670 2024 75th: 640 640

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 500 500 2012 25th: 500 500 2013 25th: 490 490 2014 25th: 500 500 2015 25th: 480 480 2016 25th: 490 490 2017 25th: 540 540 2018 25th: 540 540 2019 25th: 540 540 2020 25th: 550 550 2021 25th: 560 560 2022 25th: 610 610 2023 25th: 540 540 2024 25th: 540 540 2011 75th: 600 600 2012 75th: 600 600 2013 75th: 620 620 2014 75th: 630 630 2015 75th: 600 600 2016 75th: 600 600 2017 75th: 640 640 2018 75th: 640 640 2019 75th: 650 650 2020 75th: 650 650 2021 75th: 640 640 2022 75th: 620 620 2023 75th: 660 660 2024 75th: 660 660

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 62.0% 62.0% 2022 Submitted: 4.0% 4.0% 2023 Submitted: 8.0% 8.0% 2024 Submitted: 64.0% 64.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.