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Rocky Mountain College

Billings, MT · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$19,751
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$35,582
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
48.4%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$49,036
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$46,093
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$35,582
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$35,582
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$10,152
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$10,150
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,400
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00015,404
$30,001–48,00013,781
$48,001–75,00014,957
$75,001–110,00019,892
$110,001+25,150

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
48.4%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
46.3%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
69.0%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$41,783
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$49,036
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$26,000
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$275.64
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
65.4%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $49,036 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
69.6%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,083
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
18–24
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
840
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
14:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
31.5%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
31.1%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
54.7%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$62,012
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White69%
Hispanic9%
Black5%
Asian0%
Two or more races6%
Nonresident / international6%

Other Four-year institutions in MT

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Aaniiih Nakoda College$7,88734.2%$30,528
Blackfeet Community CollegeNot reported62.3%$22,953
Carroll CollegeNot reported69.3%$61,772
Montana Bible CollegeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Montana State University$22,49957.1%$53,263
Montana State University Billings$16,52430.0%$44,296
Montana State University-Northern$12,66441.1%$49,505
Montana Technological University$16,48158.2%$54,329
Salish Kootenai College$7,94527.6%$32,725
Stone Child College$4,42434.2%$24,555
The University of Montana$16,78448.0%$44,511
The University of Montana-Western$16,55851.2%$43,229

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$137,751$127,347Not reported
Educational Administration and Supervision.$82,769$71,685Not reported
Air Transportation.$77,374$85,825$27,000
Biology, General.$60,305$57,214$22,663
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$59,499$68,257$26,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.$46,839$54,562$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Not reported$51,389Not reported
Education, Other.Not reported$49,113Not reported
English Language and Literature, General.Not reported$48,590Not reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Not reported$48,471Not reported
Literature.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reported$53,072Not reported
Mathematics.Not reported$69,562Not reported
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other.Not reported$46,083Not reported
Chemistry.Not reported$65,120Not reported
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.Not reported$60,190Not reported
Physics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Psychology, General.Not reported$50,706Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10