Rocky Mountain College
Billings, Montana · Private · 840 undergraduates · rocky.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
78%
of 863 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
925 to 1090
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$55,460Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Rocky Mountain College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
78% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$55,460
a year in 2027-28, from a $55,460 sticker price
What to do with your 1030
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1030).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: First Year Students - RMC · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
78%
of applicants were admitted: 671 of 863 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 3% of them sent SAT scores and 26% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 925 to 1090
Reading and Writing 465 to 530
Math 460 to 560
ACT composite 18 to 24
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.44
- 4.013%
- 3.75 to 3.9919%
- 3.50 to 3.7421%
- 3.25 to 3.4911%
- 3.00 to 3.2417%
- 2.50 to 2.9913%
- Below 2.504.8%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$55,460
a year
- Tuition$37,360
- Fees$1,120
- Food and housing$10,940
- Books and supplies$1,460
- Transportation and other$4,580
Rocky Mountain College published $53,322 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$16,796
- $30,001 to $48,000$18,380
- $48,001 to $75,000$18,641
- $75,001 to $110,000$23,248
- Over $110,000$27,989
Financial aid
77%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$24,523
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
6.4%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $15,208 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
35 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
32 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $3,740Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 6 | AP Studio Art: 2-D Design Portfolio |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 6 | AP Studio Art: 3-D Design Portfolio |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | AP Art History |
| Biology | 3 | 8 | AP Biology |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | |
| Chemistry | 3 | 8 | AP Chemistry |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | AP Comparative Government and Politics |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | ||
| Drawing | 3 | 6 | AP Studio Art: Drawing Portfolio |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | AP English Language and Composition |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | AP Literature and Composition |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | AP Environmental Science |
| European History | 3 | 6 | |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | AP Geography |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | |
| Latin | 4 | 12 | |
| Latin | 5 | 16 | |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | AP Macroeconomics |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | AP Microeconomics |
| Music Theory | 3 | 5 | |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | AP Physics I |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | AP Physics II |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | AP Physics C: Mechanics |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | AP Psychology |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 9 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 12 | |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | AP United States Government and Politics |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | AP United States History |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | AP History |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
45%
Come back for a second year
69%
Typical earnings
$54,124
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Rocky Mountain College$55,926
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 3 majors here have earnings data.
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