Sitting Bull College

Fort Yates, ND

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 216
Graduate Enrollment: 23
Tribal Colleges
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Tribal college/university
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Rural: Remote (rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from an urban cluster)
Four-year, very small, primarily residential // full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 37% / 63% (2017)

First generation college students: 38.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 9.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 6.1% (2001)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 17.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 12.5% (2015)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools:
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 32.0% (2008)

Ethnicity Information

White: 8.8%
Black: 0.0%
Hispanic: 0.5%
Asian: 0.0%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 90.7%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 0.0%
Non-resident alien: 0.0%
Unknown race: 0.0%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $9,326
In-State tuition: $4,010
Out-of-State tuition: $4,010

Estimated books and supplies: $1,200 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $5,546 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,500 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $7,416 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,500 (2022)

Average Family Income: $26,845 (2017)
Median Family Income: $4,661 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 60.6%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 0.0%

Median federal loan debt at graduation:
Median federal loan payment:

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $3,367
$30k-48k $3,955
$48k-75k $3,404
$75k-110k $0
$110k+ $0

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 0%
6-year graduation rate: 11%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 75.0% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates:
Median federal debt for non-graduates:

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates:
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates:

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year
@3 year
@5 year


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients:
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees:

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $28,932 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $40,749 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Associate's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 3
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 3
Master's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 1
Associate's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 2
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 2
Associate's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 1
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 8
Associate's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 3
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 9
Associate's Degree American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 3
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 2
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 4
Associate's Degree Human Services, General. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Construction Trades, General. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Ground Transportation. 2
Associate's Degree Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. 1
Associate's Degree Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. 4
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 4
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 3


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $54,504
Full time faculty: 69%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 6.0

School's endowment start of year: $1,819,623 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $2,026,672 (2022)