Sitting Bull College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Sitting Bull College

Sitting Bull College operates as a public institution located in Fort Yates, North Dakota (rural: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 257 students of which 359 are undergraduates. 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. Sitting Bull College is categorized as “33” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $4,605, with published in-state tuition of $4,010 and a Pell grant recipient share of 68.6%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 23.1%. Graduates earn a median of $28,488 ten years after enrolling, compared with $23,563 six years post-enrollment, and 25.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.