Public · Community college

Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College

New Town, North Dakota · Remote rural

22%
Transfer rate: $9,971
Avg net price: 7%
Grad / completion: —
Median earnings

Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College is a public associate-granting institution in New Town, North Dakota (remote rural setting), enrolling 161 undergraduates. It is a Tribal college. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 161 undergradsRemote ruralOtherCold wintersSnowy

About New Town, North Dakota

New Town is a city in Mountrail County, North Dakota. In 1944, the United States Congress passed the Flood Control Act of 1944, which authorized the construction of the Garrison Dam. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Remote rural
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 113 miles to Bismarck, ND
To Great Lakes shore: 491 miles
Nearest airport: 58 miles to Minot (MOT)

How Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College compares

Graduation rate7%

Higher than 1% · #16 of 16 in North Dakota

Average net price$9,971

Cheaper than 70% · #6 cheapest of 15 in North Dakota

Student–faculty ratio6 : 1

Lower than 95%

Undergraduate enrollment161

Larger than 39%

Percentiles compare Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish 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 North Dakota.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White6.8%
Black1.2%
Hispanic7.4%
Other or multiracial84%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 161
Student–faculty ratio: 6 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 19%
First-generation students: —
Students over 25: 61%
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $54,270
Endowment: $6,075,713

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 22 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From North Dakota96%
Other U.S. states4.5%

Most first-years stay in state — Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College draws overwhelmingly from North Dakota.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $3,870
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $2,250
Total cost of attendance: $14,090
Average net price: $9,971

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years): 7%
Graduated on time (4 years): 0%
First-year retention: —
Transferred to another college: 22%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: —
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: —
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 0%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $25
Athletics: Other
Varsity athletes: 19 (17 men · 2 women)

Varsity sports (3)

Cross Country10

Basketball8

Golf1

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

$10,255

$30–48k

$6,945

$48–75k

$10,717

$75–110k

—

$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.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Family income

Est. total to a degree

$58,944

$10,717/year × about 5.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Campus climate

Summer high: 83°F
Winter low: 4°F
Annual rain: 17.9″
Annual snow: 34.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Keene 3S, ND US station (21.6 mi from campus).

What Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College graduates study — and earn

Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssoc.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Biological and Physical SciencesAssoc.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesAssoc.

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssoc.

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Precision Metal WorkingCert.

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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Colleges near Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College

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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.