10-yr median earnings
$27,660
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute is a public institution in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 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.
- $5,181
- Avg net price / yr
- $27,660
- 10-yr median earnings
- 11.0%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 16th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 11.0%
- 150%-time completion
- +24%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Tribal
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute 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
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
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
$27,660
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$5,181
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
11.0%
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
$5,181
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
11.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 11.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute 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 Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute 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.
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$27,660 16th percentile higher than 16% 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 | Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $27,660 | #4280 of 5103 | 16th |
| Average net price | $5,181 | #345 of 5020 | 93rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 11.0% | #4823 of 4858 | 1st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 215 | #3582 of 5462 | 34th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
215
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
11.0%
150%-time completion
$27,660
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute ranks in New Mexico
State rank among 35 reporting New Mexico colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $27,660 | #33 of 35 | 6th |
| Average net price | $5,181 | #10 of 40 | 75th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 11.0% | #39 of 39 | 0th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 215 | #33 of 41 | 20th |
Highest former-student earnings in New Mexico
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | $76,489 | $9,873 |
| 2 | New Mexico Military Institute | $57,410 | $4,571 |
| 3 | New Mexico Highlands University | $45,937 | $14,838 |
| 4 | University of the Southwest | $45,389 | $16,927 |
| 5 | St. John's College | $44,985 | $26,674 |
| 6 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | $44,792 | $15,489 |
| 7 | University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus | $44,792 | $4,868 |
| 8 | University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus | $44,792 | $5,714 |
| 9 | University of New Mexico-Taos Campus | $44,792 | $9,165 |
| 10 | University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus | $44,792 | $13,470 |
| 11 | Western New Mexico University | $39,095 | $8,522 |
| 12 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | $39,067 | $8,889 |
| 33 | Southwestern Indian Polytechnic InstituteThis school | $27,660 | $5,181 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$4,302 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$5,900 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$7,418 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $1,095 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $1,095 |
| Average Net Price | $5,181 |
48.1%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $4,219 to $15,937 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +4.0%, 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
$4,219
Highest year
$15,937
Most recent (2023)
$8,683
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $8,3472023 · $8,683
Over the same years, enrollment went -55.1% (519 → 233 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
52.0%
Female
43.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
$22,307
Median Earnings (6yr)
33.7%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 11.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $22,307 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $27,660 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 33.7% |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 14 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute? ▼
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute is a public institution in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Undergraduate enrollment is 215 students.
How much do Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $27,660 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $22,307.
How much does Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute cost? ▼
The average net price at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute is $5,181. In-state tuition is $1,095 and out-of-state tuition is $1,095.
What is the graduation rate at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute? ▼
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute has a 11.0% 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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