10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Cass Lake, Minnesota
Leech Lake Tribal College
Leech Lake Tribal College is a public institution in Cass Lake, Minnesota. 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.
- $13,115
- Avg net price / yr
- 12.9%
- 150%-time completion
Rural: Distant
Carnegie: Tribal
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Leech Lake Tribal 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
36/100
Leech Lake Tribal 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 N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B-
$13,115
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
12.9%
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
$13,115
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
12.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 12.9%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Leech Lake Tribal 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.
Quick Facts
197
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
12.9%
150%-time completion
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10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How Leech Lake Tribal College ranks in Minnesota
State rank among 96 reporting Minnesota colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Leech Lake Tribal College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net price | $13,115 | #24 of 82 | 71st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 12.9% | #80 of 80 | 0th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 197 | #72 of 85 | 15th |
Highest former-student earnings in Minnesota
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | $79,652 | - |
| 2 | Saint Johns University | $76,786 | $25,672 |
| 3 | Carleton College | $75,525 | $25,407 |
| 4 | University of St Thomas | $73,739 | $29,155 |
| 5 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | $69,020 | $16,778 |
| 6 | University of Minnesota-Rochester | $69,020 | $13,744 |
| 7 | The College of Saint Scholastica | $65,934 | $27,846 |
| 8 | Gustavus Adolphus College | $65,607 | $22,900 |
| 9 | St Olaf College | $65,543 | $23,874 |
| 10 | Metropolitan State University | $64,705 | $16,863 |
| 11 | Macalester College | $63,878 | $32,149 |
| 12 | Bethel University | $63,764 | $28,556 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $4,850 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $4,850 |
| Average Net Price | $13,115 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $13,169 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $13,042 |
75.6%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at Leech Lake Tribal College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $5,376 to $13,746 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +56.7%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$5,376
Highest year
$13,746
Most recent (2023)
$13,746
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $8,7722023 · $13,746
Over the same years, enrollment went -28.5% (340 → 243 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
60.5%
Female
46.1%
First Generation
Outcomes
$24,734
Median Earnings (6yr)
20.8%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 12.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $24,734 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 20.8% |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 7 | $44,887 | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Leech Lake Tribal College cost? ▼
The average net price at Leech Lake Tribal College is $13,115. In-state tuition is $4,850 and out-of-state tuition is $4,850.
What is the graduation rate at Leech Lake Tribal College? ▼
Leech Lake Tribal College has a 12.9% 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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