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2023 Undergraduate Tuition
$3,582
2023 Average Net Price
$8,100
After Financial Aid
2023 Acceptance Rate
90.6%
417 Applicants
2023 Enrolled Students
18,672
48.2% Full-Time
2023 Graduation Rate
21.1%
294 Graduates

About

Tribal Colleges is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2023, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Tribal Colleges were General Business Administration & Management (239 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Sciences (196 degrees), and General Studies (148 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Tribal Colleges is $3,582, which is $6,998 less than than the national median of $10,580. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $3,600, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $11,359 less than than the national median $14,959.

Costs

The median in-state tuition for Tribal Colleges is $3,582, which is $7,173 less than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,773. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $3,600, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $11,359 less than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $14,959.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $8,100.

Tuition Costs

$3,582
2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Tribal Colleges was $3,600, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, which was $3,600. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Tribal Colleges is $11,359 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,959, and the in-state tuition is $7,173 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,773.

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Average Net Price

$8,100
2023 Value
14.4%
1 Year Growth

In 2023 Tribal Colleges had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $8,100. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Tribal Colleges grew by 14.4%.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

78.5%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
16%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

78.5% of undergraduate students at Tribal Colleges received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a growth of 1.95% with respect to 2022, when 77% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Admissions

Tribal Colleges received 417 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 18.8% annual growth. Out of those 417 applicants, 378 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 90.6% acceptance rate.

There were 18,672 students enrolled at Tribal Colleges in 2023. N/A

Tribal Colleges has an overall enrollment yield of 74.3%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

90.6%
Acceptance Rate in 2023
378
Accepted Out of 417

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Tribal Colleges was 90.6% (378 admissions from 417 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 94.9%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants grew by 18.8%, while admissions grew by 13.5%.

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Enrollment

Tribal Colleges had a total enrollment of 18,672 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Tribal Colleges is 9,003 students and the part-time enrollment is 9,669. This means that 48.2% of students enrolled at Tribal Colleges are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Tribal Colleges, both undergraduate and graduate, is 79.1% American Indian or Alaska Native, 13.6% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.23% Two or More Races, 0.541% Black or African American, 0.45% Asian, and 0.268% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Tribal Colleges in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly American Indian or Alaska Native Female (56.6%), followed by American Indian or Alaska Native Male (30%) and White Female (5.21%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly American Indian or Alaska Native Female (48.3%), followed by American Indian or Alaska Native Male (16.1%) and White Female (8.52%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

48.2%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Tribal Colleges, both undergraduate and graduate, is 18,672 students. The full-time enrollment at Tribal Colleges is 9,003 and the part-time enrollment is 9,669. This means that 48.2% of students enrolled at Tribal Colleges are enrolled full-time.

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Retention Rate over Time

51.5%
2023 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Tribal Colleges was 51.5%.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. American Indian or Alaska Native
    14,768 enrolled students
  2. White
    2,533 enrolled students
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    485 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Tribal Colleges is 79.1% American Indian or Alaska Native, 13.6% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.23% Two or More Races, 0.541% Black or African American, 0.45% Asian, and 0.268% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 225 students (1.21%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2023,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Tribal Colleges, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Cultural & Gender Studies (110 degrees awarded), Natural Resources & Conservation (104 degrees), and Transportation (72 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Social workers, all other
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Tribal Colleges are Social workers, all other (151,373 people), Other managers (83,376 people), Construction managers (46,210 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (38,906 people), and Social & community service managers (36,644 people).

The most specialized majors at Tribal Colleges in 2023 are Cultural & Gender Studies (110 degrees awarded), Natural Resources & Conservation (104 degrees), Transportation (72 degrees), Construction (76 degrees), and Public Administration and Social Service (149 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Tribal Colleges are Surgeons, Physicians, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Logisticians, and Economists

The most specialized majors at Tribal Colleges are Cultural & Gender Studies (110 degrees awarded), Natural Resources & Conservation (104 degrees), Transportation (72 degrees), Construction (76 degrees), and Public Administration and Social Service (149 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Tribal Colleges are Elementary & secondary schools (129,636 people), Construction (106,368 people), Individual & family services (102,080 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (73,961 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (72,844 people).

The most specialized majors at Tribal Colleges are Cultural & Gender Studies (110 degrees awarded), Natural Resources & Conservation (104 degrees), Transportation (72 degrees), Construction (76 degrees), and Public Administration and Social Service (149 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)
  1. American Indian or Alaska Native Female
    1,466 degrees awarded
  2. American Indian or Alaska Native Male
    639 degrees awarded
  3. White Female
    278 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Tribal Colleges is american indian or alaska native female (1,466 degrees awarded). There were 2.29 times more american indian or alaska native female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, american indian or alaska native male (639 degrees).

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Operations

N/A Tribal Colleges employs 550 Instructors, 135 Assistant professors and 79 No academic ranks. N/A

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Tribal Colleges are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 497 employees, Management, with 426 employees, and Service with 391 employees.

Salary Expenditure

$5.31M
2023 Salaries
7.23%
growth from 2022

In 2023, Tribal Colleges paid a median of $5.31M in salaries, a 7.23% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 10.9% growth between 2021 and 2022, and a 11.1% growth between 2020 and 2021.

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Instructional Salaries

$51.3M
Instructional Salaries
838
Number of Employees

In 2023, Tribal Colleges paid a total of $51.3M to 838 employees working as instructors, which represents 24.3% of all salaries paid.

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Occupations by Share

Instructor
Most Common Instructor
550 Employees
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
497 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Tribal Colleges were Instructor with 550 employees, Assistant professor with 135 employees, and No academic rank with 79 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Tribal Colleges were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 497 employees, Management with 426 employees, and Service with 391 employees.

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