10-yr median earnings
$20,073
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Lame Deer, Montana
Chief Dull Knife College
Chief Dull Knife College is a public institution in Lame Deer, Montana. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $14,010
- Avg net price / yr
- $20,073
- 10-yr median earnings
- 13.3%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Chief Dull Knife College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 3rd pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 13.3%
- 150%-time completion
- +8%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Remote
Carnegie: Tribal
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Chief Dull Knife College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Tribal Colleges and Universities"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
24/100
Chief Dull Knife College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$20,073
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C+
$14,010
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
13.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$14,010
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
13.3%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 13.3%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Chief Dull Knife College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Chief Dull Knife College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Chief Dull Knife College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$20,073 3rd percentile higher than 3% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Chief Dull Knife College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $20,073 | #4932 of 5103 | 3rd |
| Average net price | $14,010 | #1892 of 5020 | 62nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 13.3% | #4802 of 4858 | 1st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 183 | #3734 of 5462 | 32nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
183
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
13.3%
150%-time completion
$20,073
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Chief Dull Knife College ranks in Montana
State rank among 25 reporting Montana colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Chief Dull Knife College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $20,073 | #23 of 25 | 8th |
| Average net price | $14,010 | #14 of 26 | 46th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 13.3% | #25 of 26 | 4th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 183 | #21 of 27 | 22nd |
Highest former-student earnings in Montana
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carroll College | $61,772 | $23,960 |
| 2 | Montana Technological University | $54,329 | $16,481 |
| 3 | Highlands College of Montana Tech | $54,329 | $14,962 |
| 4 | Montana State University | $53,263 | $22,499 |
| 5 | Montana State University-Northern | $49,505 | $12,664 |
| 6 | Rocky Mountain College | $49,036 | $19,751 |
| 7 | University of Providence | $48,296 | $17,649 |
| 8 | The University of Montana | $44,511 | $16,784 |
| 9 | Montana State University Billings | $44,296 | $16,524 |
| 10 | City College Montana State University Billings | $44,296 | - |
| 11 | The University of Montana-Western | $43,229 | $16,558 |
| 12 | Miles Community College | $42,862 | $10,405 |
| 23 | Chief Dull Knife CollegeThis school | $20,073 | $14,010 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $1,960 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $1,960 |
| Average Net Price | $14,010 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $13,940 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $14,361 |
33.1%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
Published tuition barely moved. What students actually pay rose +250.1%.
Between 2013 and 2023, Chief Dull Knife College's published in-state tuition went from $2,260 to $2,260 (+0.0%), but average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort after grant aid, went from $2,740 to $9,594. The sticker price and the real price moved apart.
Published tuition
+0.0%
$2,260 → $2,260
Average net price
+250.1%
$2,740 → $9,594
9 reported years (years the source did not report are left as gaps). Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $2,7402023 · $9,594
Over the same years, enrollment went +27.0% (178 → 226 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
51.7%
Female
47.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
$18,636
Median Earnings (6yr)
27.9%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 13.3% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $18,636 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $20,073 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 27.9% |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 6 | $28,286 | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Chief Dull Knife College? ▼
Chief Dull Knife College is a public institution in Lame Deer, Montana. Undergraduate enrollment is 183 students.
How much do Chief Dull Knife College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Chief Dull Knife College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $20,073 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $18,636.
How much does Chief Dull Knife College cost? ▼
The average net price at Chief Dull Knife College is $14,010. In-state tuition is $1,960 and out-of-state tuition is $1,960.
What is the graduation rate at Chief Dull Knife College? ▼
Chief Dull Knife College has a 13.3% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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