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Carroll University

Waukesha, WI · Private · Small city

Private institution in Waukesha, WI · 2,525 undergraduates · 58% acceptance rate · $58,009 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$24,3621,439th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$37,2301,550th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$37,2301,507th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$49,9351,470th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$58,009642nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$54,456368th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
69.6%439th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
78.9%721st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
58.4%370th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1209380th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,525802nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
21.6%1,620th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 73 mi (ORD)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 55 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$63,749$62,012
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$62,391$61,317
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professionsbachelors$58,221$74,576
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$54,948$54,644
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$52,107—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$45,383$45,618
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$39,969$41,441
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$39,909$43,128
Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technologybachelors$38,289$40,768
Public HealthHealth Professionsbachelors$38,289$36,132
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$36,848$33,993
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$36,668$36,992

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Carroll University’s 2,525 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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