Public · Community college

Leech Lake Tribal College

Cass Lake, Minnesota · Distant rural

19%
Transfer rate: $13,115
Avg net price: 19%
Grad / completion: —
Median earnings

Leech Lake Tribal College is a public associate-granting institution in Cass Lake, Minnesota (distant rural setting), enrolling 197 undergraduates. It is a Tribal college. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 197 undergradsDistant ruralIndependentCold wintersSnowy

About Cass Lake, Minnesota

Cass Lake is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States, located within the boundaries of the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. In historic times, the Ojibwe/Chippewa moved west and south from the Great Lakes region, settling across present-day Minnesota. Forest products have historically been an important part of the local economy. The Glenmont Lumber Company opened a sawmill in the autumn of 1898, followed by Scanlon-Gipson Lumber Company opening a planing mill in the summer of 1899. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant rural
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 107 miles to Fargo, ND
To Great Lakes shore: 127 miles
Nearest airport: 73 miles to Brainerd Lakes (BRD)

How Leech Lake Tribal College compares

Graduation rate19%

Higher than 4% · #40 of 42 in Minnesota

First-year retention51%

Higher than 12%

Average net price$13,115

Cheaper than 57% · #21 cheapest of 43 in Minnesota

Student–faculty ratio7 : 1

Lower than 92%

Undergraduate enrollment197

Larger than 45%

Percentiles compare Leech Lake Tribal 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 Minnesota.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women11960%
Men7840%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White9.1%
Black2.0%
Other or multiracial89%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 197
Student–faculty ratio: 7 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 76%
First-generation students: 46%
Students over 25: 62%
Median family income: $8,541
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $52,893
Endowment: $6,986,989

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $4,850
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $800
Total cost of attendance: $16,717
Average net price: $13,115

Outcomes

Graduated: 19%
First-year retention: 51%
Transferred to another college: 19%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $24,734
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: —
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 0%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free
Athletics: Independent
Varsity athletes: 8 (8 men · 0 women)

Varsity sports (1)

Basketball8

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

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.

< $30k

$13,169

$30–48k

$13,042

$48–75k

—

$75–110k

$12,109

$110k+

—

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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

35%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,418

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 35% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,418. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 34 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Campus climate

Summer high: 79°F
Winter low: -4°F
Annual rain: 26.5″
Annual snow: 48.9″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cass Lake, MN US station (1.9 mi from campus).

What Leech Lake Tribal College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

15 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

15———Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssoc.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssoc.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssoc.

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssoc.

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———CarpentersCert.

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———ForestryAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———CarpentersAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———

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.