Public · Community college

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, South Dakota · Remote rural

#4 best value in South Dakota
0%
Transfer rate
$12,768
Avg net price
15%
Grad / completion
$20,948
Median earnings

Sinte Gleska University is a public associate-granting institution in Mission, South Dakota (remote rural setting), enrolling 487 undergraduates. It is a Tribal college. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 487 undergradsRemote ruralCold wintersSnowy

About Mission, South Dakota

Mission is a city on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in northern Todd County, South Dakota, United States. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote rural
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
479 miles
Nearest airport
77 miles to Pierre (PIR)

How Sinte Gleska University compares

Graduation rate15%

Higher than 2% · #9 of 10 in South Dakota

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$20,948

Higher than 7% · #10 of 10 in South Dakota

Average net price$12,768

Cheaper than 59% · #4 cheapest of 10 in South Dakota

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment487

Larger than 62%

Percentiles compare Sinte Gleska University 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 South Dakota.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

564students
  • Undergraduate48786%
  • Graduate7714%

Undergraduates by gender

487undergrads
  • Women32166%
  • Men16634%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White7.0%
  • Other or multiracial93%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
487
Graduate enrollment
77
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
59%
First-generation students
44%
Students over 25
72%
Median family income
$3,684
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$43,155
Endowment
$7,103,580

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$4,714
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$20,714
Average net price
$12,768

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 (within 6 years)
15%
Graduated on time (4 years)
50%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$15,889
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$20,948
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
0%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$74

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
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
4

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (592 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.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year1.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.0
Arson
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$11,728
$30–48k
$13,818
$48–75k
$14,839
$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.

Est. total to a degree
$59,356

$14,839/year × about 4.0 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.

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
$2,047
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 35% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,047. 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 20 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$20,948
Typical debt at graduation
Debt vs. one year's pay
Out-earn a HS grad
24%
Weigh it value

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.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$22,837
Men
$18,076

Women out-earn men by $4,761 (26%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
12°F
Annual rain
20.9″
Annual snow
41.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mission, SD US station (1.7 mi from campus).

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.