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Rocky Mountain College is a private regional university located in Billings, Montana. Rocky Mountain College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Rocky Mountain College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $46,400 10 years after enrolling, 4th in Montana, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Rocky Mountain College bachelor students earn 4% less than the national average. Rocky Mountain College is ranked 5th in Montana.
Rocky Mountain College’s median net annual cost of $20,310 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 4 programs at Rocky Mountain College sorted by number of graduates - Biology, Air Transportation, Business Administration, Education - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$20,310
Average years to graduate
4.6
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
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 2 graduate programs at Rocky Mountain College - Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Educ. Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 50% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Rocky Mountain College is 3% higher than the state average, and 8% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Rocky Mountain College, Pell Grant recipients represent 33% of the measured graduating class, 2% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Rocky Mountain College graduates within 4.8 years.
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.
Rocky Mountain College’s economic mobility score of 4.9 is calculated by adjusting the 8.83 economic score of lower-income students by the 33% pell grant recipients within the student body. Rocky Mountain College’s EMS of 4.9 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
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 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Rocky Mountain College pays $20,310 a year, $23,442 less than the $43,752 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 $20,310
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Rocky Mountain College, 99% 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 $20,310 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 $8,205. This is 13% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,220
Pell grants
$4,623
Institutional grants
$20,485
Rocky Mountain College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 81% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,396 applicants, of which 1,126 were admitted and 220 enrolled. Rocky Mountain College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
99%
83%
Female
52%
59%
First time
75%
59%
In-state
53%
68%
1st generation
32%
35%
White
74%
52%
Black
3%
14%
Hispanic
8%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
3%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
11%
12%