Sitting Bull College
Fort Yates, North Dakota · Website
$28,488
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$28,488
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Sitting Bull College is a public 4-year college in Fort Yates, North Dakota with 257 undergraduates and 29 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $4,605 a year (tuition and fees $4,010). 22% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $28,488 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,605
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$4,010
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
22%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$28,488
Rank 4,220 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
- $4,605
- Tuition and fees
- $4,010
- Cost of attendance
- $10,012
- Students with a need-based grant
- 69%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $5,056
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $3,739
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $3,122
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 $3,910 in 2015-16 to $4,010 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
- 257
- Graduate students
- 29
- Part-time students
- 12%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 22%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 31
- Endowment
- $1.91M
- 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 4,220 of 5,094 US colleges and 19 of 23 in North Dakota (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | ND median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,605 | $12,738 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,010 | $7,054 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 22% | 49% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $18,442 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $23,563 | $41,436 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $28,488 | $44,017 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 35% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
31 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 | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,294 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,078 |
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,118 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Construction Trades, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,529 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,246 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,755 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,656 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $74,607 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and ResearchGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: North Dakota on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in North Dakota
- Homes: Homes for sale in North Dakota
Questions and answers
How much does Sitting Bull College cost?
$4,605 a year is the average net price at Sitting Bull College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,010, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $10,012. Families earning under $30,000 pay $5,056 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Sitting Bull College?
Sitting Bull College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Sitting Bull College graduates earn?
$28,488 a year is the median pay of former Sitting Bull College students who work, 10 years after they started ($23,563 after 6 years). That ranks 4,220 of 5,094 US colleges and 19 of 23 in North Dakota.
What is the graduation rate at Sitting Bull College?
22% of first-time, full-time students at Sitting Bull College finish within 6 years. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Sitting Bull College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (10 associate's graduates), Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (7 certificate graduates), Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (6 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 31 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.