Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, South Dakota · Website
$31,546
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$31,546
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Sisseton Wahpeton College is a public 4-year college in Sisseton, South Dakota with 194 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $2,977 a year (tuition and fees $4,330). 21% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $31,546 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$2,977
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$4,330
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
21%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$31,546
Rank 3,887 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
- $2,977
- Tuition and fees
- $4,330
- Cost of attendance
- $9,998
- Students with a need-based grant
- 64%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $590
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,909
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,315
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $7,871
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 $4,410 in 2015-16 to $4,330 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
- 194
- Part-time students
- 25%
- Women
- 63%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 21%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 20
- Endowment
- $1.52M
- 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 3,887 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 21 in South Dakota (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | SD median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $2,977 | $18,146 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,330 | $8,845 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 85% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 21% | 54% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 78% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $23,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $23,940 | $43,427 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $31,546 | $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. 44% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
20 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Behavioral SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,387 |
| Construction Trades, OtherCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,777 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $30,572 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Behavioral SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,793 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Construction Trades, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,283 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $28,266 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $39,605 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsCertificate | Certificate | - | - | - | Withheld | $36,104 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Sisseton Wahpeton College cost?
$2,977 a year is the average net price at Sisseton Wahpeton College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,330, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $9,998. Families earning under $30,000 pay $590 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Sisseton Wahpeton College?
Sisseton Wahpeton College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Sisseton Wahpeton College graduates earn?
$31,546 a year is the median pay of former Sisseton Wahpeton College students who work, 10 years after they started ($23,940 after 6 years). That ranks 3,887 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 21 in South Dakota.
What is the graduation rate at Sisseton Wahpeton College?
21% of first-time, full-time students at Sisseton Wahpeton College finish within 6 years. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Sisseton Wahpeton College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (13 associate's graduates), American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (7 certificate graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (4 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 20 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.