MT
Carroll College
3.46 incidents / 1,000 students
Helena, MT · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Carroll College
Across 2022–2024, Carroll College reported 10 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Motor Vehicle Theft.
- 3.46
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,387
- Rank of 2,072
- #11
- MT rank
- 1,156
- Enrolled students
3.46 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Carroll College reports 3.46 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 5% above Shawnee Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Shawnee Community College (0.00/1k); Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc (0.00/1k); Aquinas College (4.32/1k); King University (5.19/1k); Westminster University (6.93/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Rocky Mountain College (5.81/1k); Montana State University-Northern (0.00/1k); The University of Montana-Western (3.68/1k); University of Providence (0.00/1k); Salish Kootenai College (5.96/1k); Montana Technological University (1.18/1k); Blackfeet Community College (0.00/1k); Stone Child College (3.42/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 3.46
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,387
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 67%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 4
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 180106 · Carroll College 3.46/1k score rate · #1,387/2,072
RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-MID 3.46/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,387/2,072
- ST-MID #11 in state
- BELOW-PEER Aquinas College · 0.86 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-SMALL 1,156
- FIRE-REPORT 1 fire
Nearest enrollment peer: Aquinas College (+0.86/1k)
Carroll College sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT · peer Aquinas College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Aquinas College (+0.86/1k). National rank #1,387 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Carroll College reports 3.46 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 5% above Shawnee Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Shawnee Community College (0.00/1k); Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc (0.00/1k); Aquinas College (4.32/1k); King University (5.19/1k); Westminster University (6.93/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Rocky Mountain College (5.81/1k); Montana State University-Northern (0.00/1k); The University of Montana-Western (3.68/1k); University of Providence (0.00/1k); Salish Kootenai College (5.96/1k); Montana Technological University (1.18/1k); Blackfeet Community College (0.00/1k); Stone Child College (3.42/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Carroll College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Carroll on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Shawnee Community College · lowest peer 0
Shawnee Community College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Carroll College · this campus
Carroll College — this campus
3.46 per 1,000 students
- Aquinas College · near
Aquinas College — near
4.32 per 1,000 students
- King University · near
King University — near
5.19 per 1,000 students
- Westminster University · highest peer
Westminster University — highest peer
6.93 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Carroll College's 3.46/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Carroll College increased from 2 to 4 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 13 MT 4-year peers in this comparison, Carroll College is larger than 58% and safer-reporting than 33% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Carroll College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaniiih Nakoda College | 120 | 0.00 | 0 | 75 |
| Stone Child College | 292 | 3.42 | 8 | 42 |
| Blackfeet Community College | 318 | 0.00 | 17 | 75 |
| Salish Kootenai College | 671 | 5.96 | 25 | 0 |
| University of Providence | 763 | 0.00 | 33 | 75 |
| Montana State University-Northern | 966 | 0.00 | 42 | 75 |
| Rocky Mountain College | 1,032 | 5.81 | 50 | 8 |
| Carroll College (this campus) | 1,156 | 3.46 | 58 | 33 |
| The University of Montana-Western | 1,358 | 3.68 | 67 | 25 |
| Montana Technological University | 1,702 | 1.18 | 75 | 67 |
| Montana State University Billings | 4,129 | 3.15 | 83 | 50 |
| The University of Montana | 10,811 | 4.53 | 92 | 17 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Carroll College rose from 2 to 4 (+100%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (1 to 3).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Carroll College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 3 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary and Fondling.
The remaining 8 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Incest and Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyCarroll College: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable 0% (4 → 4 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 1 | 5 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 33 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 29 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Carroll College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
IL
Shawnee Community College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
IL
Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Carroll College sits on price and outcomes
At $23,960, Carroll College's reported average net price is cheaper than 96% among 26 Montana colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $14,010.
- $23,960
- average net price
- $14,010
- Montana median
- 1.7×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $10,933
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $17,072 for families reporting under $30,000 against $28,005 above $110,000, a difference of $10,933. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $23,960 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $43,507 run about 1.8 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $41,484
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $41,484
- Avg Net Price
- $23,960
- Median Debt
- $25,757
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 20%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- SAT Average
- 1200
- SAT Math Range
- 510-640
- ACT Average
- 25
- ACT Range
- 21-27
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 68%
- Retention Rate
- 82%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $43,507
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $61,772
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 87%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,267 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Shawnee Community College
Ullin, IL · 1,156 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc
Lisle, IL · 1,156 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Aquinas College
Grand Rapids, MI · 1,157 enrolled
Safety Score 4.32
King University
Bristol, TN · 1,157 enrolled
Safety Score 5.19
Westminster University
Salt Lake City, UT · 1,155 enrolled
Safety Score 6.93
Closest by National Rank
Carroll College (national rank #1387) sits near University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (#1386) and Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi (#1388) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
National Rank #1386
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
National Rank #1388
Mercy College of Health Sciences
Des Moines, IA
National Rank #1385
Baker University
Baldwin City, KS
National Rank #1389
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
National Rank #1390
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Carroll College, both outside MT so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Aquinas College
Grand Rapids, MI · 1,157 enrolled
Safety score 4.32
King University
Bristol, TN · 1,157 enrolled
Safety score 5.19
Westminster University
Salt Lake City, UT · 1,155 enrolled
Safety score 6.93
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, VA · 1,154 enrolled
Safety score 5.20
Galen Health Institutes-Dallas
Richardson, TX · 1,153 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary of the Woods, IN · 1,159 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus
Round Rock, TX · 1,161 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Saint Paul, MN · 1,163 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN · 56,666 enrolled
Safety score 3.46
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX · 11,266 enrolled
Safety score 3.46
Mercy College of Health Sciences
Des Moines, IA · 869 enrolled
Safety score 3.45
Baker University
Baldwin City, KS · 2,017 enrolled
Safety score 3.47
Saint Norbert College
De Pere, WI · 2,032 enrolled
Safety score 3.44
American Musical and Dramatic Academy
New York, NY · 1,452 enrolled
Safety score 3.44
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA · 8,913 enrolled
Safety score 3.48
Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR · 3,427 enrolled
Safety score 3.50
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Carroll College safe?
Carroll College has a safety score of 3.46 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,387 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Shawnee Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Rocky Mountain College (5.81/1k); Montana State University-Northern (0.00/1k); The University of Montana-Western (3.68/1k); University of Providence (0.00/1k); Salish Kootenai College (5.96/1k); Montana Technological University (1.18/1k); Blackfeet Community College (0.00/1k); Stone Child College (3.42/1k).
What crimes are reported at Carroll College?
For calendar year 2024, Carroll College reported Motor Vehicle Theft (3) and Burglary (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Carroll College compare to similar schools?
Carroll College reports 5% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Shawnee Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Shawnee Community College (0.00/1k); Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc (0.00/1k); Aquinas College (4.32/1k); King University (5.19/1k); Westminster University (6.93/1k). Same-state same-level set: Rocky Mountain College (5.81/1k); Montana State University-Northern (0.00/1k); The University of Montana-Western (3.68/1k); University of Providence (0.00/1k); Salish Kootenai College (5.96/1k); Montana Technological University (1.18/1k); Blackfeet Community College (0.00/1k); Stone Child College (3.42/1k).
Does Carroll College have fire safety data?
Yes. Carroll College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 1 fire was reported in the most recent year.
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