10-yr median earnings
$20,948
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Mission, South Dakota
Sinte Gleska University
Sinte Gleska University is a public institution in Mission, South Dakota. 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.
- $12,768
- Avg net price / yr
- $20,948
- 10-yr median earnings
- 6.3%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Sinte Gleska University posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 4th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 6.3%
- 150%-time completion
- +32%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Remote
Carnegie: Tribal
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Sinte Gleska University 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
34/100
Sinte Gleska University
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
$20,948
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B-
$12,768
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
6.3%
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 A+
100.0%
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
$12,768
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
6.3%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 6.3%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Sinte Gleska University 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 Sinte Gleska University 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.
Sinte Gleska University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$20,948 4th percentile higher than 4% 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 | Sinte Gleska University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $20,948 | #4896 of 5103 | 4th |
| Average net price | $12,768 | #1669 of 5020 | 67th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 6.3% | #4848 of 4858 | 0th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 487 | #2879 of 5462 | 47th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
487
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
6.3%
150%-time completion
$20,948
10-yr median earnings
100.0%
First-year retention
How Sinte Gleska University ranks in South Dakota
State rank among 21 reporting South Dakota colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Sinte Gleska University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $20,948 | #21 of 21 | 0th |
| Average net price | $12,768 | #4 of 21 | 81st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 6.3% | #21 of 21 | 0th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 487 | #17 of 24 | 29th |
Highest former-student earnings in South Dakota
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | $72,257 | $20,183 |
| 2 | Augustana University | $59,217 | $23,894 |
| 3 | South Dakota State University | $55,070 | $19,841 |
| 4 | University of Sioux Falls | $54,521 | $21,383 |
| 5 | Dakota Wesleyan University | $53,728 | $19,735 |
| 6 | University of South Dakota | $51,926 | $19,858 |
| 7 | Dakota State University | $50,970 | $21,057 |
| 8 | Mitchell Technical College | $50,743 | $13,460 |
| 9 | Mount Marty University | $48,179 | $22,227 |
| 10 | Northern State University | $47,618 | $15,812 |
| 11 | Southeast Technical College | $46,709 | $17,400 |
| 12 | Black Hills State University | $46,674 | $15,911 |
| 21 | Sinte Gleska UniversityThis school | $20,948 | $12,768 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Sinte Gleska University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$11,728 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$13,818 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$14,839 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Sinte Gleska University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $4,714 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $4,714 |
| Average Net Price | $12,768 |
58.8%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at Sinte Gleska University swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $7,075 to $16,641 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -53.1%, 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
$7,075
Highest year
$16,641
Most recent (2023)
$7,075
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $15,0892023 · $7,075
Over the same years, enrollment went +5.3% (550 → 579 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
65.9%
Female
44.1%
First Generation
Outcomes
100.0%
Retention Rate
$15,889
Median Earnings (6yr)
24.3%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 6.3% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 100.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $15,889 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $20,948 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 24.3% |
Programs & Earnings
No program-level earnings data available for this school.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Sinte Gleska University? ▼
Sinte Gleska University is a public institution in Mission, South Dakota. Undergraduate enrollment is 487 students.
How much do Sinte Gleska University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Sinte Gleska University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $20,948 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $15,889.
How much does Sinte Gleska University cost? ▼
The average net price at Sinte Gleska University is $12,768. In-state tuition is $4,714 and out-of-state tuition is $4,714.
What is the graduation rate at Sinte Gleska University? ▼
Sinte Gleska University has a 6.3% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 100.0%.
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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