Oglala Lakota College
Kyle, South Dakota · Website
$22,517
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$22,517
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Oglala Lakota College is a public 4-year college in Kyle, South Dakota with 1,097 undergraduates and 49 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $1,895 a year (tuition and fees $2,684). 8.7% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $22,517 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$1,895
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$2,684
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
8.7%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$22,517
Rank 4,759 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $1,895
- Tuition and fees
- $2,684
- Cost of attendance
- $10,494
- Students with a need-based grant
- 47%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $1,422
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $219
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,542
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $6,535
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $2,684 in 2015-16 to $2,684 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 1,097
- Graduate students
- 49
- Part-time students
- 61%
- Women
- 70%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 8.7%
- Retention rate
- 62%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 28
- Endowment
- $86.8M
- Other
- Tribal college, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 4,759 of 5,094 US colleges and 20 of 21 in South Dakota (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | SD median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $1,895 | $18,146 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $2,684 | $8,845 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 85% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 8.7% | 54% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 62% | 78% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $23,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $20,536 | $43,427 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $22,517 | $46,709 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 33% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
28 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,387 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,710 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | $56,375 | $68,257 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,891 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,656 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | $67,852 | $80,813 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,705 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,337 |
| Construction Trades, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,283 |
| Engineering, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $72,916 |
| Natural SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,935 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,424 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,140 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,366 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Oglala Lakota College cost?
$1,895 a year is the average net price at Oglala Lakota College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $2,684, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $10,494. Families earning under $30,000 pay $1,422 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Oglala Lakota College?
Oglala Lakota College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Oglala Lakota College graduates earn?
$22,517 a year is the median pay of former Oglala Lakota College students who work, 10 years after they started ($20,536 after 6 years). That ranks 4,759 of 5,094 US colleges and 20 of 21 in South Dakota.
What is the graduation rate at Oglala Lakota College?
8.7% of first-time, full-time students at Oglala Lakota College finish within 6 years. 62% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Oglala Lakota College?
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (27 associate's graduates), Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (16 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (15 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 28 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.