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Carroll University is a private regional university located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Carroll University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Carroll University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $49,867 10 years after enrolling, 15th in Wisconsin, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Carroll University bachelor students earn 3% more than the national average. Carroll University is ranked 19th in Wisconsin.
Carroll University’s median net annual cost of $22,987 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Carroll University sorted by number of graduates - Health & Fitness, Registered Nursing, Psychology, Business Administration, Health Administrative Services, Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$22,987
Average years to graduate
4.3
Accounting
Rank: #248
Economic score: 2.54
Computer Science
Rank: #222
Economic score: 3.1
Biology
Rank: #64
Economic score: 3.17
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #220
Economic score: 5.05
Graphic Comms
Rank: #14
Economic score: 5.1
Finance
Rank: #338
Economic score: 6.58
Criminal Justice
Rank: #327
Economic score: 8.52
Public Health
Rank: #109
Economic score: 10.04
Marketing
Rank: #378
Economic score: 10.39
Zoology
Rank: #16
Economic score: 18.09
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 4 graduate programs at Carroll University - Therapeutic professions, Business Administration, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Physiology & Pathology - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 66% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Carroll University is 7% higher than the state average, and 9% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Carroll University, Pell Grant recipients represent 22% of the measured graduating class, 13% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Carroll University graduates within 4.4 years.
Carroll University is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Carroll University’s economic mobility score of 6.45 is calculated by adjusting the 5.56 economic score of lower-income students by the 22% pell grant recipients within the student body. Carroll University’s EMS of 6.45 ranks in the bottom 10% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 10%
The average Title IV recipient at Carroll University pays $22,987 a year, $25,247 less than the $48,234 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $22,987
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Carroll University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $22,987 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 67% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,067. This is 13% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,210
Pell grants
$4,314
State grants
$3,336
Institutional grants
$19,707
Carroll University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 70% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 4,481 applicants, of which 3,159 were admitted and 678 enrolled. Carroll University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
94%
83%
Female
66%
59%
First time
81%
59%
In-state
72%
68%
1st generation
27%
35%
White
79%
52%
Black
2%
14%
Hispanic
9%
15%
Asian
4%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%