Rocky Mountain College
Billings, MT · Private · Midsize city · RMC
Private institution in Billings, MT · 790 undergraduates · 73% acceptance rate · $49,036 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
- $18,508947th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $33,2521,419th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $33,2521,356th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $44,1801,310th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,0361,122nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,7831,102nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 46.8%1,276th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 63.8%1,481st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 72.9%687th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1093694th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22604th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7901,493rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 31.7%1,098th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 386 mi (SLC)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 33 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | $50,856 | $46,478 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $41,565 | $40,017 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $35,518 | $36,312 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $26,739 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $24,035 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: United Church of Christsource
- Founded in 1878source
- Athletic nickname: "Battlin' Bears"source
- School colors: Forest Greensource
- Campus size: about 60 acressource
- Formerly known as "Montana Collegiate Institute" (1878–1883)source
- Formerly known as "College of Montana" (1883–1916)source
- Formerly known as "Intermountain Union College" (1923–1935)source
- Formerly known as "Billings Polytechnic Institute" (1908–1947)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Notable alum: Jason Earlessource
- Notable alum: Arlo Guthriesource
Athletics — 7 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,987,973 (M $3,418,541 · W $1,569,432)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Rocky Mountain College’s 790 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MT
- Montana State University-NorthernHavre, MT · 787 undergrads
- Salish Kootenai CollegePablo, MT · 568 undergrads
- Carroll CollegeHelena, MT · 1,052 undergrads
- University of ProvidenceGreat Falls, MT · 527 undergrads
- The University of Montana-WesternDillon, MT · 1,271 undergrads
- Blackfeet Community CollegeBrowning, MT · 240 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, MN · 789 undergrads
- Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City, MO · 791 undergrads
- Peirce CollegePhiladelphia, PA · 789 undergrads
- Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, OR · 788 undergrads
- Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboro, KY · 794 undergrads
- La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA · 786 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiterocky.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 180595)
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- Compare with Montana State University-NorthernSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Rocky Mountain College vs Montana State University-NorthernHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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