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. Former students earn a median of $20,073 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $14,010/yr — 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
Chief Dull Knife College is a public institution in Lame Deer, Montana enrolling 183 undergraduates, using College Scorecard institution data retrieved in July 2026.. Federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $20,073 ten years after entry. Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort is $14,010. This profile combines source fields with separately labeled PlainCollege comparisons and derived metrics.
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Chief Dull Knife College
Chief Dull Knife College operates as a public institution located in Lame Deer, Montana (rural: remote), with a reported undergraduate enrollment of 183 students. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile's peer group and cost cohort are determined; Chief Dull Knife College is categorized as "Tribal Colleges and Universities" under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.
Admissions and cost fields are IPEDS-derived values published through the Scorecard and retain their source reporting periods. 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; the income-band fields provide more context but still do not replace an institution's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-derived records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year; the entry cohort includes completers and noncompleters. IPEDS completion and retention rates use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so their denominator is not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not as a causal verdict or an 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 Top 97% 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
Quick Facts
183
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
13.3%
150%-time completion
$20,073
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
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
13.3%
150%-Time Completion
$18,636
Median Earnings (6yr)
$20,073
Median Earnings (10yr)
27.9%
Earning Over $25K
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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Similar Reported Net Price
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Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
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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).
What this means for Chief Dull Knife College
- Chief Dull Knife College's reported 10-year former-student earnings land in the 3rd percentile among reporting colleges.
- The average net price after aid is $14,010 - compare it against schools with similar outcomes but a lower cost.Find similar schools that cost less
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Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Public-institution profiles compile Scorecard Title-IV earnings, IPEDS enrollment/admissions, and Treasury linkage fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.