Carroll University Overview

Carroll University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Carroll University Known For?

• Students at Carroll U have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Carroll U.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 36% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Carroll U bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $44,200 a year. That's about 8% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from Carroll U to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Carroll University Rankings

Carroll U is ranked #271 out of 2,587 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2022 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Carroll U has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#164	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Carroll U.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#20	Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#42	Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#52	Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#60	Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#75	Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#89	Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#117	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#130	Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#151	Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Carroll U has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#71	Best Health & Physical Education Schools	College Factual
#79	Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools	College Factual
#98	Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Schools	College Factual
#126	Best Allied Health Professions Schools	College Factual
#169	Best Healthcare Schools	Healthcare Degree Search
#337	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual

Where Is Carroll University?

Contact details for Carroll U are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 N East Ave, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:	262-547-1211
Facebook:	http://facebook.com/carroll.university
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/carrollu

How Do I Get Into Carroll U?

You can apply to Carroll U online at: https://my.carrollu.edu/ICS/Admissions/Admission.jnz?portlet=Apply_Online&screen=Display+Form&screenType=next

Admission Requirements for Carroll U

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Carroll U?

With an acceptance rate of 72%, Carroll U may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

About 20% of students accepted to Carroll U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 610. Math scores were between 520 and 623.

Carroll U received ACT scores from 85% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 26. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 21 and 26.

Can I Afford Carroll University?

The overall average net price of Carroll U is $30,460. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Carroll U, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $9,108 a year. That adds up to $36,432 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Carroll U is 3.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Carroll University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,957 undergraduate students at Carroll U, with 2,783 being full-time and 174 being part-time.

There are also 494 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,783 full-time undergraduates at Carroll U, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Carroll University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	105
Black or African American	54
Hispanic or Latino	239
White	2,212
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	145

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at Carroll University. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at Carroll U. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, China, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Carroll University

In 2019-2020, 1,349 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Carroll U has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Carroll U

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Carroll University was 60.8%. This is the #585 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Carroll U regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Carroll University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	2	15	77	94
Nursing	92	0	0	92
Health & Physical Education	86	0	0	86
Business Administration & Management	38	25	0	63
General Psychology	55	0	0	55
General Biology	38	0	0	38
Allied Health Professions	16	20	0	36
Health & Medical Administrative Services	33	0	0	33
Teacher Education Grade Specific	29	0	0	29
Curriculum & Instruction	0	19	0	19
Accounting	17	0	0	17
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	16	0	16
Zoology	16	0	0	16
Educational Administration	0	16	0	16
Computer Science	15	0	0	15
Special Education	2	13	0	15
Marketing	14	0	0	14
Romance Languages	13	0	0	13
Criminal Justice & Corrections	13	0	0	13
Natural Resources Conservation	10	0	0	10
Graphic Communications	9	0	0	9
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	8	0	0	8
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	7	0	0	7
Health Sciences & Services	7	0	0	7
Finance & Financial Management	6	0	0	6
Communication & Media Studies	6	0	0	6
Teacher Education Subject Specific	6	0	0	6
General English Literature	6	0	0	6
Computer Information Systems	5	0	0	5
History	5	0	0	5
Mathematics	5	0	0	5
Drama & Theater Arts	5	0	0	5
Other Education	4	0	0	4
Public Health	4	0	0	4
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	4	0	0	4
Computer Engineering	0	3	0	3
Engineering Physics	3	0	0	3
Chemistry	3	0	0	3
Political Science & Government	3	0	0	3
Sociology	3	0	0	3
Fine & Studio Arts	3	0	0	3
Music	3	0	0	3
International Studies	2	0	0	2
Religious Studies	2	0	0	2
Business/Managerial Economics	1	0	0	1
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
Human Biology	0	0	0	0
Mathematics & Computer Science	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Recreation Administration	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	599	127	77	803

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.