Public · Community college
Chief Dull Knife College
Lame Deer, Montana · Remote rural
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $14,010
- Avg net price
- 0%
- Grad / completion
- $20,073
- Median earnings
Chief Dull Knife College is a public associate-granting institution in Lame Deer, Montana (remote rural setting), enrolling 183 undergraduates. It is a Tribal college. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Lame Deer, Montana
Lame Deer is a census-designated place in Rosebud County, Montana, United States. The community is named after Miniconjou Lakota chief Lame Deer, who was killed by the U.S. Army in 1877 under a flag of truce south of the town. It was the site of a trading post from the late 1870s. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Remote rural
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 89 miles to Billings, MT
- To Great Lakes shore
- 699 miles
- Nearest airport
- 61 miles to Sheridan County (SHR)
How Chief Dull Knife College compares
Higher than 1% · #17 of 17 in Montana
Higher than 30%
Higher than 6% · #13 of 15 in Montana
Cheaper than 54% · #13 cheapest of 17 in Montana
Lower than 67%
Larger than 43%
Percentiles compare Chief Dull Knife College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Montana.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women9552%
- Men8848%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White1.6%
- Other or multiracial98%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 183
- Student–faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 33%
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Students over 25
- 54%
- Median family income
- $6,953
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $63,963
- Endowment
- $1,909,849
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $1,960
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,000
- Total cost of attendance
- $17,734
- Average net price
- $14,010
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 0%
- First-year retention
- 64%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $18,636
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $20,073
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $20,073
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 25%
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 88°F
- Winter low
- 8°F
- Annual rain
- 15.7″
- Annual snow
- 52.3″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Busby, MT US station (15.5 mi from campus).
What Chief Dull Knife College graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.