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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation United Church of Christ, Presbyterian, & United Methodist
Location Billings, MT
Population 180,000
Website http://www.rocky.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,698 (64%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (79%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 846
Men / Women 55% / 45%
From State 50%
From Region 10%
Athletes 53.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 70%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 6%
International 6%
Black 5%
Native American 4%
Asian 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 44.3% 44.3% 2012 Men: 51.9% 51.9% 2013 Men: 45.8% 45.8% 2014 Men: 49.3% 49.3% 2015 Men: 46.9% 46.9% 2016 Men: 41.0% 41.0% 2017 Men: 52.2% 52.2% 2018 Men: 53.2% 53.2% 2019 Men: 55.9% 55.9% 2020 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2021 Men: 46.8% 46.8% 2022 Men: 51.3% 51.3% 2023 Men: 53.6% 53.6% 2024 Men: 60.7% 60.7%

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: 2.8% 2.8% 2012 Native: 3.1% 3.1% 2013 Native: 6.1% 6.1% 2014 Native: 3.0% 3.0% 2015 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2018 Native: 3.4% 3.4% 2019 Native: 3.0% 3.0% 2020 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 Native: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 Native: 4.6% 4.6% 2023 Native: 3.3% 3.3% 2024 Native: 5.2% 5.2% 2011 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2012 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2014 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2015 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2016 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2018 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2014 Black: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2016 Black: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Black: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2019 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2020 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2021 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2024 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2011 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2013 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2014 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2015 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2016 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2017 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2018 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2019 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2020 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5% 2021 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2022 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2023 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2024 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3% 2011 White: 90.8% 90.8% 2012 White: 88.9% 88.9% 2013 White: 77.3% 77.3% 2014 White: 82.2% 82.2% 2015 White: 83.2% 83.2% 2016 White: 91.2% 91.2% 2017 White: 80.4% 80.4% 2018 White: 79.3% 79.3% 2019 White: 78.1% 78.1% 2020 White: 74.9% 74.9% 2021 White: 79.9% 79.9% 2022 White: 80.6% 80.6% 2023 White: 76.4% 76.4% 2024 White: 74.6% 74.6% 2011 International: 3.7% 3.7% 2012 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2013 International: 6.6% 6.6% 2014 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2015 International: 6.9% 6.9% 2016 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2017 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2018 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2019 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2020 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2021 International: 3.8% 3.8% 2022 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 International: 3.7% 3.7% 2024 International: 2.4% 2.4%

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% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 3.9% 3.9% 2021 Native: 3.9% 3.9% 2022 Native: 3.1% 3.1% 2023 Native: 3.9% 3.9% 2024 Native: 3.0% 3.0% 2025 Native: 3.8% 3.8% 2020 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2022 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2023 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2024 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2025 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2020 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9% 2021 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5% 2022 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2023 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6% 2024 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6% 2025 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2020 White: 75.7% 75.7% 2021 White: 73.8% 73.8% 2022 White: 71.2% 71.2% 2023 White: 70.4% 70.4% 2024 White: 71.4% 71.4% 2025 White: 69.5% 69.5% 2020 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2021 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2022 International: 5.0% 5.0% 2023 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2024 International: 5.5% 5.5% 2025 International: 6.0% 6.0%

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
Rocky Mountain College 160 53% / 47% 5% $59,009 50 97%
Computer Science 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $86,438 89 —
Chemistry 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $63,502 61 —
Geosciences 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $58,594 49 —
Mathematics 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $64,364 63 —
Biology 15 +2 20% / 80% 0% $60,883 55 96%
Environmental Science 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $50,330 25 —
Equestrian/Equine Studies 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,420 22 —
Exercise Science 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $57,670 47 100%
Kinesiology 9 +1 67% / 33% 11% $57,670 47 100%
Accounting 2 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Accounting — — — — $68,227 71 —
Accounting — — — — $67,797 70 —
Business Administration 22 +1 82% / 18% 23% $58,142 48 95%
Entrepreneurship 6 — 83% / 17% 0% $60,185 53 —
Sport Management 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $57,670 47 100%
Communication Studies 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $49,539 23 —
Creative Writing 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,513 14 —
Geography 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $57,617 46 —
History 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $48,039 19 —
Literature 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,083 15 —
Philosophy and Religion 1 +2 100% / 0% 100% $46,897 16 —
Political Science 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $57,719 47 —
Psychology 21 +2 29% / 71% 5% $45,063 13 100%
Sociology 2 +9 100% / 0% 0% $48,400 20 —
Elementary Education 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $50,720 26 —
English Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,992 32 —
History Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,198 33 —
Mathematics Teacher Education — — — — $52,451 31 —
Physical Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $52,742 32 —
Social Studies Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $52,757 32 —
Art 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $39,827 6 —
Art Teacher Education — — — — $52,733 32 —
Theatre — — — — $38,487 5 —
Aviation Management 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $78,367 83 96%
Professional Pilot 28 — 79% / 21% 0% $78,367 83 96%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,162
ROI Percentile 50th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 69%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 48%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 50.2% 50.2% 2012 Graduated: 50.6% 50.6% 2013 Graduated: 40.3% 40.3% 2014 Graduated: 41.6% 41.6% 2015 Graduated: 43.5% 43.5% 2016 Graduated: 48.4% 48.4% 2017 Graduated: 52.4% 52.4% 2018 Graduated: 49.0% 49.0% 2019 Graduated: 48.5% 48.5% 2020 Graduated: 53.3% 53.3% 2021 Graduated: 52.3% 52.3% 2022 Graduated: 45.8% 45.8% 2023 Graduated: 46.7% 46.7% 2024 Graduated: 48.4% 48.4%

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% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 48.2% 48.2% 2012 Men: 43.6% 43.6% 2013 Men: 29.7% 29.7% 2014 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2015 Men: 37.5% 37.5% 2016 Men: 45.5% 45.5% 2017 Men: 49.5% 49.5% 2018 Men: 44.4% 44.4% 2019 Men: 53.5% 53.5% 2020 Men: 51.8% 51.8% 2021 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2022 Men: 36.0% 36.0% 2023 Men: 42.2% 42.2% 2024 Men: 48.5% 48.5% 2011 Women: 52.4% 52.4% 2012 Women: 57.1% 57.1% 2013 Women: 51.1% 51.1% 2014 Women: 42.2% 42.2% 2015 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2016 Women: 51.4% 51.4% 2017 Women: 54.8% 54.8% 2018 Women: 54.0% 54.0% 2019 Women: 42.6% 42.6% 2020 Women: 54.8% 54.8% 2021 Women: 54.3% 54.3% 2022 Women: 52.8% 52.8% 2023 Women: 51.7% 51.7% 2024 Women: 48.3% 48.3%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2014 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2015 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2016 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2017 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2018 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7% 2019 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5% 2020 Hispanic: 41.2% 41.2% 2021 Hispanic: 46.7% 46.7% 2022 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2023 Hispanic: 46.2% 46.2% 2024 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2011 White: 52.3% 52.3% 2012 White: 52.8% 52.8% 2013 White: 41.4% 41.4% 2014 White: 42.0% 42.0% 2015 White: 42.5% 42.5% 2016 White: 48.5% 48.5% 2017 White: 54.1% 54.1% 2018 White: 49.3% 49.3% 2019 White: 49.2% 49.2% 2020 White: 59.4% 59.4% 2021 White: 56.0% 56.0% 2022 White: 48.9% 48.9% 2023 White: 49.5% 49.5% 2024 White: 51.1% 51.1% 2011 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2012 International: 37.5% 37.5% 2013 International: 58.3% 58.3% 2014 International: 62.5% 62.5% 2015 International: 56.2% 56.2% 2016 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2017 International: 77.8% 77.8% 2018 International: 45.5% 45.5% 2019 International: 90.0% 90.0% 2020 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2022 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2023 International: 44.4% 44.4% 2024 International: 50.0% 50.0%

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
Humanities & Social Sciences 24.4% 39 36% / 64% 5% $48,156 19 100%
Business & Economics 20.0% 32 81% / 19% 16% $58,519 49 96%
Professional 18.8% 30 73% / 27% 0% $78,367 83 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 9.4% 15 20% / 80% 0% $60,883 55 96%
Health Sciences 8.8% 14 57% / 43% 7% $57,670 47 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 6.9% 11 27% / 73% 0% $49,916 24 —
Education 5.0% 8 38% / 62% 0% $51,821 29 —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.8% 6 33% / 67% 0% $60,374 54 —
Arts 1.9% 3 67% / 33% 0% $39,827 6 —
Computer Science 1.2% 2 100% / 0% 0% $86,438 89 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 78%
Yield (Unbound) 28%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 83% 34%

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: 54.6% 54.6% 2012 Acceptance: 63.5% 63.5% 2013 Acceptance: 66.8% 66.8% 2014 Acceptance: 63.6% 63.6% 2015 Acceptance: 69.9% 69.9% 2016 Acceptance: 62.1% 62.1% 2017 Acceptance: 64.4% 64.4% 2018 Acceptance: 58.4% 58.4% 2019 Acceptance: 59.2% 59.2% 2020 Acceptance: 71.2% 71.2% 2021 Acceptance: 80.7% 80.7% 2022 Acceptance: 75.2% 75.2% 2023 Acceptance: 72.9% 72.9% 2024 Acceptance: 69.6% 69.6% 2011 Yield: 29.8% 29.8% 2012 Yield: 30.6% 30.6% 2013 Yield: 25.5% 25.5% 2014 Yield: 24.3% 24.3% 2015 Yield: 24.0% 24.0% 2016 Yield: 22.6% 22.6% 2017 Yield: 31.0% 31.0% 2018 Yield: 28.3% 28.3% 2019 Yield: 26.6% 26.6% 2020 Yield: 24.1% 24.1% 2021 Yield: 19.5% 19.5% 2022 Yield: 23.8% 23.8% 2023 Yield: 19.7% 19.7% 2024 Yield: 28.6% 28.6%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,404 1,404 2012 Applicants: 1,347 1,347 2013 Applicants: 1,396 1,396 2014 Applicants: 1,484 1,484 2015 Applicants: 1,423 1,423 2016 Applicants: 1,545 1,545 2017 Applicants: 1,238 1,238 2018 Applicants: 1,521 1,521 2019 Applicants: 1,558 1,558 2020 Applicants: 1,370 1,370 2021 Applicants: 1,396 1,396 2022 Applicants: 1,458 1,458 2023 Applicants: 1,471 1,471 2024 Applicants: 1,405 1,405 2011 Admitted: 766 766 2012 Admitted: 856 856 2013 Admitted: 933 933 2014 Admitted: 944 944 2015 Admitted: 994 994 2016 Admitted: 959 959 2017 Admitted: 797 797 2018 Admitted: 889 889 2019 Admitted: 922 922 2020 Admitted: 975 975 2021 Admitted: 1,126 1,126 2022 Admitted: 1,096 1,096 2023 Admitted: 1,072 1,072 2024 Admitted: 978 978 2011 Enrolled: 228 228 2012 Enrolled: 262 262 2013 Enrolled: 238 238 2014 Enrolled: 229 229 2015 Enrolled: 239 239 2016 Enrolled: 217 217 2017 Enrolled: 247 247 2018 Enrolled: 252 252 2019 Enrolled: 245 245 2020 Enrolled: 235 235 2021 Enrolled: 220 220 2022 Enrolled: 261 261 2023 Enrolled: 211 211 2024 Enrolled: 280 280

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 29%
SAT Range 920 – 1090
SAT Math Range 460 – 560
SAT RW Range 460 – 530

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: 940 940 2012 25th: 890 890 2013 25th: 900 900 2014 25th: 860 860 2015 25th: 900 900 2016 25th: 878 878 2017 25th: 910 910 2018 25th: 990 990 2019 25th: 936 936 2020 25th: 918 918 2021 25th: 975 975 2022 25th: 970 970 2023 25th: 990 990 2024 25th: 893 893 2011 75th: 1120 1120 2012 75th: 1090 1090 2013 75th: 1130 1130 2014 75th: 1120 1120 2015 75th: 1100 1100 2016 75th: 1106 1106 2017 75th: 1150 1150 2018 75th: 1175 1175 2019 75th: 1168 1168 2020 75th: 1138 1138 2021 75th: 1180 1180 2022 75th: 1230 1230 2023 75th: 1240 1240 2024 75th: 1133 1133

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: 470 470 2012 25th: 450 450 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 450 450 2016 25th: 438 438 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 500 500 2019 25th: 453 453 2020 25th: 455 455 2021 25th: 475 475 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 470 470 2024 25th: 405 405 2011 75th: 570 570 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 570 570 2014 75th: 560 560 2015 75th: 550 550 2016 75th: 553 553 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 585 585 2019 75th: 578 578 2020 75th: 558 558 2021 75th: 580 580 2022 75th: 630 630 2023 75th: 620 620 2024 75th: 568 568

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: 470 470 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 450 450 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 450 450 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 483 483 2020 25th: 463 463 2021 25th: 500 500 2022 25th: 470 470 2023 25th: 520 520 2024 25th: 488 488 2011 75th: 550 550 2012 75th: 540 540 2013 75th: 560 560 2014 75th: 560 560 2015 75th: 550 550 2016 75th: 553 553 2017 75th: 590 590 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 590 590 2020 75th: 580 580 2021 75th: 600 600 2022 75th: 600 600 2023 75th: 620 620 2024 75th: 565 565

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: 99.0% 99.0% 2021 Submitted: 66.0% 66.0% 2022 Submitted: 61.0% 61.0% 2023 Submitted: 55.0% 55.0% 2024 Submitted: 50.0% 50.0%

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.