+11%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Carroll University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($35.1k → $38.9k).
Wisconsin · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Carroll University
Waukesha, Wisconsin. 2,525 undergraduate students. 73 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Carroll University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Carroll University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.0% → 0.0%).
+11%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Carroll University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($35.1k → $38.9k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Wisconsin
Each tile compares this institution to the Wisconsin median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$58,009+7% · 6→10y
Wisconsin median $46,297$54,456
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry69.6%+22% · '97→'24
Wisconsin median 58.4%$22,000+240% · '97→'20
At program completion2,525+12% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS78.9%-3% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time58.4%-19% · '01→'24
latest cohort$37,230+150% · '00→'24
out-of-state $37,230SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
5.1%Median federal debt $22,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $58,009 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+22%
Carroll University · completion · 150% rose
57.8% → 70.7%
+24%
Carroll University · completion · 100% rose
48.0% → 59.7%
+150%
Carroll University · in-state tuition rose
$15,580 → $38,890
+150%
Carroll University · out-of-state tuition rose
$15,580 → $38,890
+240%
Carroll University · median debt rose
$7,937 → $27,000
-100%
Carroll University · cohort default rate fell
3.5% → 0.0%
+28%
Carroll University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$45,200 → $58,009
+36%
Carroll University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$42,800 → $58,055
+36%
Carroll University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$39,900 → $54,456
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$125,835Business Administration, Management and Operations.$89,301Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$83,340Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$82,762Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$76,892Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$73,249Accounting and Related Services.$72,714Biology, General.$69,029Business Administration, Management and Operations.$67,677Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$66,141Public Health.$63,762Communication and Media Studies.$57,287Graphic Communications.$55,027Psychology, General.$53,733Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.$52,089Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$49,525Criminal Justice and Corrections.$47,956Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$45,538Education, Other.$35,651
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
19 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 10
EDUCATION · CIP 13
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$76,892Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$82,762Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$125,835Public Health.$63,762Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$83,340Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$49,525
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Carroll University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$598,455
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $22,720
- HS-only baseline · WI
- $37,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 31
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Wisconsin
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Carroll University graduates earn $X” — not “Carroll University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Carroll University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.