MT
Rocky Mountain College
5.81 incidents / 1,000 students
Billings, MT · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Rocky Mountain College
Across 2022–2024, Rocky Mountain College reported 14 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Rape). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Montana State University-Northern.
- 5.81
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,701
- Rank of 2,072
- #14
- MT rank
- 1,032
- Enrolled students
5.81 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Rocky Mountain College reports 5.81 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 66% above Northeast Ohio Medical University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Northeast Ohio Medical University (0.00/1k); Corban University (2.92/1k); Culver-Stockton College (3.89/1k); University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (5.84/1k); Wisconsin Lutheran College (4.87/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Montana State University-Northern (0.00/1k); Carroll College (3.46/1k); University of Providence (0.00/1k); The University of Montana-Western (3.68/1k); 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: Rape.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 5.81
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,701
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 82%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 6
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 180595 · Rocky Mountain College 5.81/1k score rate · #1,701/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HOT 5.81/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,701/2,072
- ST-MID #14 in state
- PEER-FINISH University of Science and · ±0.03
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 20%
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-SMALL 1,032
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (+0.03/1k)
Rocky Mountain College sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. 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-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (+0.03/1k). National rank #1,701 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Rocky Mountain College reports 5.81 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 66% above Northeast Ohio Medical University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Northeast Ohio Medical University (0.00/1k); Corban University (2.92/1k); Culver-Stockton College (3.89/1k); University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (5.84/1k); Wisconsin Lutheran College (4.87/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Montana State University-Northern (0.00/1k); Carroll College (3.46/1k); University of Providence (0.00/1k); The University of Montana-Western (3.68/1k); 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: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Rocky Mountain College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Rocky on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Northeast Ohio Medical University · lowest peer 0
Northeast Ohio Medical University — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Culver-Stockton College · near
Culver-Stockton College — near
3.89 per 1,000 students
- Wisconsin Lutheran College · near
Wisconsin Lutheran College — near
4.87 per 1,000 students
- Rocky Mountain College · this campus
Rocky Mountain College — this campus
5.81 per 1,000 students
- University of Science and · highest peer
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma — highest peer
5.84 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Rocky Mountain College's 5.81/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Rocky Mountain College increased from 3 to 6 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, Rocky Mountain College is larger than 50% and safer-reporting than 8% - 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 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- 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
- Rocky Mountain College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
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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 (this campus) | 1,032 | 5.81 | 50 | 8 |
| Carroll College | 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 Rocky Mountain College rose from 3 to 6 (+100%). The increase shows up in Aggravated Assault (0 to 2) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1 to 2).
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 Rocky Mountain College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 5 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Motor Vehicle Theft, Aggravated Assault, Burglary and Fondling.
The remaining 6 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and 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 onlyRocky Mountain College: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 20% (5 → 6 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 29 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 31 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 1 | 9 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
Rocky Mountain 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).
OH
Northeast Ohio Medical University
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
OR
Corban University
2.92 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Rocky Mountain College sits on price and outcomes
At $19,751, Rocky Mountain College's reported average net price is cheaper than 88% among 26 Montana colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $14,010.
- $19,751
- average net price
- $14,010
- Montana median
- 1.6×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $9,746
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $15,404 for families reporting under $30,000 against $25,150 above $110,000, a difference of $9,746. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $19,751 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $41,783 run about 2.1 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
- $35,582
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $35,582
- Avg Net Price
- $19,751
- Median Debt
- $26,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 31%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- SAT Average
- 1083
- SAT Math Range
- 405-568
- ACT Average
- 22
- ACT Range
- 18-24
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 48%
- Retention Rate
- 69%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $41,783
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $49,036
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 78%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,245 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Rootstown, OH · 1,029 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Corban University
Salem, OR · 1,029 enrolled
Safety Score 2.92
Culver-Stockton College
Canton, MO · 1,028 enrolled
Safety Score 3.89
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Chickasha, OK · 1,027 enrolled
Safety Score 5.84
Wisconsin Lutheran College
Milwaukee, WI · 1,027 enrolled
Safety Score 4.87
Closest by National Rank
Rocky Mountain College (national rank #1701) sits near Xavier University (#1702) and Concorde Career College-Memphis (#1700) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Rocky Mountain 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)
Corban University
Salem, OR · 1,029 enrolled
Safety score 2.92
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Rootstown, OH · 1,029 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Culver-Stockton College
Canton, MO · 1,028 enrolled
Safety score 3.89
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa
Wauwatosa, WI · 1,037 enrolled
Safety score 1.93
Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus
Nashville, TN · 1,027 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Chickasha, OK · 1,027 enrolled
Safety score 5.84
Wisconsin Lutheran College
Milwaukee, WI · 1,027 enrolled
Safety score 4.87
Hope International University
Fullerton, CA · 1,025 enrolled
Safety score 0.98
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH · 5,501 enrolled
Safety score 5.82
Centralia College
Centralia, WA · 2,244 enrolled
Safety score 5.79
Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD · 7,025 enrolled
Safety score 5.84
Augustana College
Rock Island, IL · 2,570 enrolled
Safety score 5.84
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD · 10,739 enrolled
Safety score 5.77
Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, MN · 1,906 enrolled
Safety score 5.77
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, PA · 5,633 enrolled
Safety score 5.86
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Rocky Mountain College safe?
Rocky Mountain College has a safety score of 5.81 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,701 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Northeast Ohio Medical University (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Montana State University-Northern (0.00/1k); Carroll College (3.46/1k); University of Providence (0.00/1k); The University of Montana-Western (3.68/1k); 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 Rocky Mountain College?
For calendar year 2024, Rocky Mountain College reported Aggravated Assault (2), Motor Vehicle Theft (2) and Rape (2) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Rocky Mountain College compare to similar schools?
Rocky Mountain College reports 66% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Northeast Ohio Medical University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Northeast Ohio Medical University (0.00/1k); Corban University (2.92/1k); Culver-Stockton College (3.89/1k); University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (5.84/1k); Wisconsin Lutheran College (4.87/1k). Same-state same-level set: Montana State University-Northern (0.00/1k); Carroll College (3.46/1k); University of Providence (0.00/1k); The University of Montana-Western (3.68/1k); 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 Rocky Mountain College have fire safety data?
Yes. Rocky Mountain College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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