by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Rocky Mountain College, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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Published attendance costs at Rocky Mountain College amounts to about $44,180.00 for a single academic year.
Here the cost is broken out three ways: no aid, average aid, and the aid a low-income student typically receives.
| Tuition and fees | $35,582.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $8,598.00 |
| Total cost | $44,180.00 |
| That is 35% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $44,180.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$26,342.00 |
| Net price | $17,838.00 |
| That is 46% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $44,180.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$30,689.00 |
| Net price | $13,491.00 |
| That is 59% below the national average net price. | |
| Explore each piece on tuition and fees plus living costs. |
Published costs have climbed year over year by around 4.3% per year; the projections below compound that across a degree. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. Loan totals assume a ten-year repayment at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Freshman year | $14,077.00 | $18,613.00 | $46,099.00 |
| Senior year | $15,993.00 | $21,146.00 | $52,373.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $60,086.00 | $79,446.00 | $196,767.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $22,890.00 | $30,266.00 | $74,961.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $691.00 | $914.00 | $2,264.00 |
| Total amount paid | $82,976.00 | $109,712.00 | $271,728.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Freshman year | $14,077.00 | $18,613.00 | $46,099.00 |
| Senior year | $14,689.00 | $19,422.00 | $48,102.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $28,766.00 | $38,035.00 | $94,202.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $10,959.00 | $14,490.00 | $35,888.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $331.00 | $438.00 | $1,084.00 |
| Total amount paid | $39,725.00 | $52,525.00 | $130,089.00 |
See the full net-price breakdown in the Net Price section.
The net price figure shows the cost after grants and scholarships are deducted. For most families it is a more realistic figure than the published cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $19,751.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $18,508.00 |
Net price is not the same for every family — it falls as financial need rises and grant aid increases. Below, average net price is broken out by family income:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $15,604.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $15,016.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $15,553.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $16,833.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $23,838.00 |
Get a tailored estimate from the Rocky Mountain College Net Price Calculator, or visit the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the grants & scholarships detail.
The median graduating debt at Rocky Mountain College stands at $12,000.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Low ($10-20k) burden category.
The percentile breakdown reveals the full debt landscape:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,250.00 |
| 25th | $5,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $12,000.00 |
| 75th | $27,000.00 |
| 90th | $36,100.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Dig deeper into debt on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Debt outcomes vary substantially with family income. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $12,500.00 |
| Middle income | $12,500.00 |
| High income | $12,000.00 |
Low-income graduates carry $500.00 more debt than high-income graduates.
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,000.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $12,000.00 |
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Looking at Pell recipients versus non-recipients tells us how debt is distributed across need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Rocky Mountain College comes to $4,750.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The federal default-rate classification for Rocky Mountain College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 3.1% |
To put the rates in context, Stafford loans at Rocky Mountain College total $89,700,154.00 distributed across 4,604 loan recipients.
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for substantial federal education benefits such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 51 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $25,443.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the college veterans page.
The figures above are a starting point — as you weigh Rocky Mountain College, consider the following:
Use the pages below to go deeper on a specific part of the cost story:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.