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Statement · Waukesha, WI

Carroll University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $15,718 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $52,639.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $58,009 ten years after entering, the 64th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 71% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
3,527

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $52,639 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $14,134 and $16,875 a year depending on income at Carroll University.

Statement of cost · Carroll University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$52,639
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$15,718
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$15,193
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$38,890

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $15,718; $30–48k: $16,875; $48–75k: $14,134; $75–110k: $15,730; over $110k: $14,891. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$15,718
$30k–$48k$16,875
$48k–$75k$14,134
$75k–$110k$15,730
Over $110k$14,891

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $58,009; the median graduate who borrowed owes $27,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$54,456
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$58,055
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
64th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$58,009
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
89th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$27,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$22,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $54,456; 8 yrs after entry: $58,055; 10 yrs after entry: $58,009. Median graduate debt: $27,000. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $27,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$54,456
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$58,055
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$58,009
Median graduate debt$27,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Carroll University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree128$76,892$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree118$73,249$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree76$82,762not reported
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree64$53,733$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree42$67,677$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree40$45,538$27,000
Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's Degree34not reported$27,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree31$125,835not reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree29not reported$26,500
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree27not reportednot reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree26$69,029$27,000
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree25not reportednot reported
Show all 23 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree23$89,301not reported
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree21$57,287not reported
Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's Degree18$55,027$27,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree18not reported$26,250
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree16$47,956$27,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree16$83,340not reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree14$72,714$27,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree14not reportednot reported
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree10not reportednot reported
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree7not reportednot reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree7not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Carroll University: 2,523 undergraduates; 23% of students receive Pell grants; 67% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

67%

37th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

2,523

81st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

23%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

26th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

71%

finish within 150% of normal time

75th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

27%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$79,870

88th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k13%
  • $30k–$48k11%
  • $48k–$75knot reported
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k13%
$30k–$48k11%
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.