by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Rocky Mountain College was awarded 10 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health professions.
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Rocky is ranked #1,313 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Rocky held the #1,345 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Rocky also holds the #6 spot on the Best Colleges in Montana ranking.
The acceptance rate at Rocky Mountain College is 81%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Rocky is a good fit for you.
About 9% of students accepted to Rocky submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 600. Math scores were between 475 and 580.
At Rocky, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Rocky Mountain College is 91%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Rocky Mountain College this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Rocky this rate is 31%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 839 undergraduates at Rocky with 816 being full-time and 23 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,309 | $16,769 | $18,472 | $21,823 | $23,838 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Rocky, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Rocky, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $8,205 a year. That adds up to $32,820 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Rocky is 5.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Rocky are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1511 Poly Drive, Billings, MT 59102-1796 |
| Phone: | 406-657-1000 |
| Website: | https://www.rocky.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rocky-Mountain-College/150421602788 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 28 | $21,875 |
| General Biology | 26 | $27,494 |
| Business Administration & Management | 13 | $33,348 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 9 | NA |
| Animal Services | 8 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 7 | NA |
| Sociology | 6 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 6 | NA |
| History | 4 | NA |
| Computer Science | 4 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 215 students took at least one online class at Rocky Mountain College. This is an increase from the 193 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 215 | 15 |
| 2019-2020 | 193 | 16 |
| 2018-2019 | 194 | 29 |
| 2017-2018 | 126 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 152 | 0 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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