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Rocky Mountain College is a higher education institution located in Yellowstone County, MT. In 2024, the most popular Masters Degree concentrations at Rocky Mountain College were Physician Assistant (48 degrees awarded), General Educational Leadership & Administration (17 degrees), and Accounting & Business Management (3 degrees).
In 2024, 274 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Rocky Mountain College. 68.6% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 31.4% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (220 degrees), 14.7 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (15 degrees).
The median undergraduate tuition at Rocky Mountain College is $34,544, which is $10,544 more than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($24,000).
In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Rocky Mountain College is $34,544, which is $10,544 more than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($24,000).
After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $20,791.
In 2024, 98% of undergraduate students attending Rocky Mountain College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 55% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.
In 2024, the cost of tuition at Rocky Mountain College was $34,544. The cost of tuition at Rocky Mountain College is $10,544 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($24,000).
This chart compares the tuition costs of Rocky Mountain College (in red) with those of other similar universities.
In 2024 Rocky Mountain College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $20,791. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Rocky Mountain College grew by 8.44%.
This chart compares the average net price of Rocky Mountain College (in red) with that of other similar universities.
Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.
The average yearly cost of room and board at Rocky Mountain College was of $9,575 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 4.99% between 2023 and 2024.
During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,400. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.
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98% of undergraduate students at Rocky Mountain College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2023, when 98% of undergraduate students received financial aid.
This chart compares the average award discount at Rocky Mountain College (in red) with that of other similar universities.
The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.
Rocky Mountain College received 1,405 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 4.49% annual growth. Out of those 1,405 applicants, 978 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 69.6% acceptance rate.
There were 1,032 students enrolled at Rocky Mountain College in 2024. 6% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.
Rocky Mountain College has an overall enrollment yield of 28.6%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.
In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Rocky Mountain College was 69.6% (978 admissions from 1,405 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 72.9%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants declined by 4.49%, while admissions declined by 8.77%.
This chart compares the acceptance rate of Rocky Mountain College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.
6% of enrolled first-time students at Rocky Mountain College in 2024 submitted SAT scores with their applications.
The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.
Rocky Mountain College had a total enrollment of 1,032 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Rocky Mountain College is 997 students and the part-time enrollment is 35. This means that 96.6% of students enrolled at Rocky Mountain College are enrolled full-time.
The enrolled student population at Rocky Mountain College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 72.1% White, 8.82% Hispanic or Latino, 5.72% Two or More Races, 4.36% Black or African American, 2.71% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.388% Asian, and 0.194% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.
Students enrolled at Rocky Mountain College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (35.8%), followed by White Male (34.6%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (4.87%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (63.6%), followed by White Male (22.5%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (5.56%).
The total enrollment at Rocky Mountain College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,032 students. The full-time enrollment at Rocky Mountain College is 997 and the part-time enrollment is 35. This means that 96.6% of students enrolled at Rocky Mountain College are enrolled full-time compared with 67.1% at similar Masters Colleges and Universities.
This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Rocky Mountain College (in red) compares to similar universities.
Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Rocky Mountain College was 69%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Masters Colleges and Universities (73%), Rocky Mountain College had a retention rate lower than its peers.
This chart shows the retention rate over time at Rocky Mountain College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.
The enrolled student population at Rocky Mountain College is 72.1% White, 8.82% Hispanic or Latino, 5.72% Two or More Races, 4.36% Black or African American, 2.71% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.388% Asian, and 0.194% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Masters Colleges and Universities is 47.4% White, 18.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.6% Black or African American.
Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 5 students (0.484%) did not report their race.
In 2024, 102 more women than men received degrees from Rocky Mountain College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Rocky Mountain College is white (220 degrees awarded). There were 14.7 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (15 degrees).
The most common Masters Degree concentration at Rocky Mountain College is Physician Assistant (48 degrees awarded), followed by General Educational Leadership & Administration (17 degrees) and Accounting & Business Management (3 degrees).
In 2024, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Rocky Mountain College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Transportation (16 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (17 degrees), and Philosophy and Religious Studies (4 degrees).
The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Rocky Mountain College are Physicians (420,616 people), Other managers (183,544 people), Postsecondary teachers (140,482 people), Other Physical Scientists (125,169 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (107,586 people).
The most specialized majors at Rocky Mountain College in 2024 are Transportation (16 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (17 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (4 degrees), Biology (26 degrees), and Natural Resources & Conservation (4 degrees) (as of 2024).
The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Rocky Mountain College are Surgeons, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Physicians, Diagnostic medical sonographers, and Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
The most specialized majors at Rocky Mountain College are Transportation (16 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (17 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (4 degrees), Biology (26 degrees), and Natural Resources & Conservation (4 degrees) (as of 2024).
The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Rocky Mountain College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (557,692 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (356,928 people), Elementary & secondary schools (282,694 people), Offices of physicians (203,349 people), and Scientific research & development services (167,114 people).
The most specialized majors at Rocky Mountain College are Transportation (16 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (17 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (4 degrees), Biology (26 degrees), and Natural Resources & Conservation (4 degrees) (as of 2024).
In 2024, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Rocky Mountain College was General Biological Sciences with 26 degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Rocky Mountain College according to their major.
In 2024, 86 degrees were awarded to men at Rocky Mountain College, which is 0.457 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (188).
This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Rocky Mountain College by degrees awarded.
In 2024, 15 degrees were awarded to men at Rocky Mountain College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 3 times more than the 5 female recipients with that same degree.
In 2024, 41 degrees were awarded to men at Rocky Mountain College in Physician Assistant, which is 3.15 times more than the 13 male recipients with that same degree.
In 2024, 33% of students graduating from Rocky Mountain College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 45% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 46% within 200%.
The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Masters Colleges and Universities Carnegie Classification group.
Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.
The most common race/ethnicity at Rocky Mountain College is white (220 degrees awarded). There were 14.7 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (15 degrees).
1.09% of degree recipients (3 students) did not report their race.
The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Rocky Mountain College is white female (162 degrees awarded). There were 1.05 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (155 degrees).
Rocky Mountain College has an endowment valued at nearly $44.3M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 6M (13.5%) compared to the 9.2% average return (4.22M on 45.9M) across all Masters Colleges and Universities.
In 2024, Rocky Mountain College had a total salary expenditure of 29.8M. Rocky Mountain College employs 25 Assistant professors, 17 Professors and 12 Associate professors. Most academics at Rocky Mountain College are Female Assistant professor (14), Male Professor (12), and Male Assistant professor (11).
The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Rocky Mountain College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 35 employees, Management, with 28 employees, and Service with 15 employees.
Rocky Mountain College has an endowment valued at about $44.3M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Rocky Mountain College grew 9.21% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $1.55M lower than than the median endowment of Masters Colleges and Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.
This line chart shows how the endowment at Rocky Mountain College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.
The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs Carnegie Classification grouping.
In 2024, Rocky Mountain College paid a median of $12.9M in salaries, which represents 43.3% of their overall expenditure ($29.8M) and a 0.584% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 0.975% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 2.09% decline between 2021 and 2022.
In 2024, Rocky Mountain College paid a total of $4.22M to 64 employees working as instructors, which represents 32.7% of all salaries paid.
This is compared to a median of $965k (3.13%) for similar Masters Colleges and Universities.
In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Rocky Mountain College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 35 employees, Management with 28 employees, and Service with 15 employees.