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Oglala Lakota College

Oglala Lakota College

Kyle, SD · Rural · 1,097 students
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$1,895
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
10%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
19% typical
$22,517
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$25,292 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
94% typical · not scored
Accredited by Higher Learning Commission
About

Chartered by the Oglala Sioux Tribe, Oglala Lakota College is a premier tribal institution renowned for grounding higher education in the preservation and revitalization of Lakota language, culture, and sovereignty. The college offers strong, community-centered academic pathways, most notably its acclaimed Lakota Studies program alongside high-demand degrees in nursing, education, human services, and business administration designed to meet local needs. Student life is uniquely decentralized, utilizing instructional centers spread across each district of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and an extension center in Rapid City to provide accessible, culturally immersive education that directly serves local communities.


Wikipedia:Oglala Lakota College (OLC) is a public tribal land-grant community college in Kyle, South Dakota. It enrolls 1,456 students enrolled part- and full-time. OLC serves the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, which has a population of about 26,000 and covers 3,468 square miles in southwestern South Dakota.

Location
Kyle, SD, 57752-0490 · Rural campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
DEN · Denver
273 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$2,684$2,684
Housing & food (on campus)$7,200$7,200
Books & supplies$1,200$1,200
Cost of attendance$10,494$10,494 est.
Average net price$1,895Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$2,684
Housing & food (on campus)$7,200
Books & supplies$1,200
Cost of attendance$10,494 est.
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $1,895
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$1,422
$30–48k
$219
$48–75k
$5,542
$75–110k
$6,535
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
10%
Entered 2017–18
Within 4 yrs
0%
Back for yr 2
62%
Transferred
14%
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
15% graduated · 15% transferred · 11% still enrolled · 60% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$20,536
10 yrs after entry$22,517
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 30%Women 70%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell grant
47%
First-gen
39%
Family income
$9,514
Independent
57%
Age at entry
25.0
Part-time
61%
Race & ethnicity
White
1%
Two or more
1%
AI/AN
97%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Median earnings, all programs · measured 2020 & 2021
After 6 yrs
$20,536
After 10 yrs
$22,517
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies14
Business Administration, Management and Operations13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods6
Social Work6
Computer and Information Sciences, General5
Natural Sciences2
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Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$87M
Full-time faculty
61%
Faculty salary
$6,957/mo
Teaching spend
$7,439
per student
Federal loans
0%
Classification
Carnegie type
Tribal college
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, mostly part-time

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