Public · Community college
Red Lake Nation College
Red Lake, Minnesota · Remote rural
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $5,672
- Avg net price
- 46%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Red Lake Nation College is a public associate-granting institution in Red Lake, Minnesota (remote rural setting), enrolling 332 undergraduates. It is a Tribal college. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Red Lake, Minnesota
Red Lake is a census-designated place within the Lower Red Lake unorganized territory located in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. On March 21, 2005, the community was the site of a shooting spree. A high school student murdered his grandfather and the grandfather's girlfriend at his home, before killing five students, two adults, and then himself at the local high school. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Remote rural
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 108 miles to Fargo, ND
- To Great Lakes shore
- 155 miles
- Nearest airport
- 56 miles to Thief River Falls (TVF)
How Red Lake Nation College compares
Higher than 33% · #23 of 42 in Minnesota
Higher than 19%
Cheaper than 88% · #2 cheapest of 43 in Minnesota
Lower than 78%
Larger than 55%
Percentiles compare Red Lake Nation 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 race / ethnicity
- White1.2%
- Other or multiracial98%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 332
- Student–faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 62%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 54%
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $44,280
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $6,640
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,385
- Total cost of attendance
- $13,164
- Average net price
- $5,672
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
- 46%
- First-year retention
- 58%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- 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
- 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%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (338 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
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.
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.
Modest institutional aid: 30% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,500. 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 56 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 77°F
- Winter low
- -3°F
- Annual rain
- 22.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Red Lake Indian Agcy, MN US station (0.4 mi from campus).
What Red Lake Nation 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.