Carroll University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Carroll University

Carroll University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Waukesha, Wisconsin (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 2,523 students of which 2,733 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Carroll University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 66.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,190 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,193, with published in-state tuition of $38,890 and a Pell grant recipient share of 22.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 70.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.3%. Graduates earn a median of $58,009 ten years after enrolling, compared with $54,456 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 151400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.