Sinte Gleska University
Mission, South Dakota · Website
$20,948
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$20,948
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Sinte Gleska University is a public 4-year college in Mission, South Dakota with 487 undergraduates and 77 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $12,768 a year (tuition and fees $4,714). 15% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $20,948 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,768
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$4,714
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
15%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$20,948
Rank 4,886 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
- $12,768
- Tuition and fees
- $4,714
- Cost of attendance
- $20,714
- Students with a need-based grant
- 59%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,728
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,818
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,839
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 $3,154 in 2015-16 to $4,714 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
- 487
- Graduate students
- 77
- Part-time students
- 61%
- Women
- 75%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 15%
- Retention rate
- 100%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 68
- Endowment
- $7.10M
- 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 4,886 of 5,094 US colleges and 21 of 21 in South Dakota (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | SD median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,768 | $18,146 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,714 | $8,845 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 85% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 15% | 54% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 100% | 78% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $23,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $15,889 | $43,427 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $20,948 | $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. 27% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
68 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,119 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Human Services, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,422 |
| Human Services, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,597 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,656 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,387 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,755 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation, OtherAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,710 |
| Data ProcessingAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Mission and South Dakota on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in South Dakota
- Homes: Homes for sale in South Dakota
Questions and answers
How much does Sinte Gleska University cost?
$12,768 a year is the average net price at Sinte Gleska University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,714, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $20,714. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,728 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Sinte Gleska University?
Sinte Gleska University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Sinte Gleska University graduates earn?
$20,948 a year is the median pay of former Sinte Gleska University students who work, 10 years after they started ($15,889 after 6 years). That ranks 4,886 of 5,094 US colleges and 21 of 21 in South Dakota.
What is the graduation rate at Sinte Gleska University?
15% of first-time, full-time students at Sinte Gleska University finish within 6 years. 100% 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 Sinte Gleska University?
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (19 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (16 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (13 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 68 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.