Chief Dull Knife College

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition

$1,960

2024 Average Net Price

$9,623

After Financial Aid

2024 Enrolled Students

185

43.8% Full-Time

About

Chief Dull Knife College is a higher education institution located in Rosebud County, MT. In 2024, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Chief Dull Knife College were General Studies (12 degrees awarded), Early Childhood Education & Teaching (6 degrees), and General Education (6 degrees).

In 2024, 30 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Chief Dull Knife College. 70% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 30% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was american indian or alaska native (25 degrees), 5 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (5 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Chief Dull Knife College is $1,960, which is $−1,880 less than the national average for Tribal Colleges ($3,840).

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Costs

In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Chief Dull Knife College is $1,960, which is $1,880 less than the national average for Tribal Colleges ($3,840).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $9,623.

In 2024, 38% of undergraduate students attending Chief Dull Knife College received financial aid through grants.

Tuition Costs

$1,960

2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at Chief Dull Knife College was $1,960. The cost of tuition at Chief Dull Knife College is $−1,880 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Tribal Colleges ($3,840).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Chief Dull Knife College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$9,623

2024 Value

2.68%

1 Year Growth

In 2024 Chief Dull Knife College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $9,623. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Chief Dull Knife College grew by 2.68%.

This chart compares the average net price of Chief Dull Knife College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Financial Aid by Income Level

38%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

38% of undergraduate students at Chief Dull Knife College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 22.6% with respect to 2023, when 31% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Chief Dull Knife College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Enrollment

Chief Dull Knife College had a total enrollment of 185 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Chief Dull Knife College is 81 students and the part-time enrollment is 104. This means that 43.8% of students enrolled at Chief Dull Knife College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Chief Dull Knife College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 97.3% American Indian or Alaska Native and 2.7% White.

Students enrolled at Chief Dull Knife College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly American Indian or Alaska Native Female (58.2%), followed by American Indian or Alaska Native Male (35.4%) and White Female (4.23%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

43.8%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Chief Dull Knife College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 185 students. The full-time enrollment at Chief Dull Knife College is 81 and the part-time enrollment is 104. This means that 43.8% of students enrolled at Chief Dull Knife College are enrolled full-time compared with 47.4% at similar Tribal Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Chief Dull Knife College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

64%

2024 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 Chief Dull Knife College was 64%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Tribal Colleges (59%), Chief Dull Knife College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Chief Dull Knife College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)

American Indian or Alaska Native
180 enrolled students
White
5 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Chief Dull Knife College is 97.3% American Indian or Alaska Native and 2.7% White. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Tribal Colleges is 78.5% American Indian or Alaska Native, 13.4% White, and 2.98% Hispanic or Latino.

Graduates

In 2024, 12 more women than men received degrees from Chief Dull Knife College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Chief Dull Knife College is american indian or alaska native (25 degrees awarded). There were 5 times more american indian or alaska native recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (5 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Chief Dull Knife College is General Studies (12 degrees awarded), followed by Early Childhood Education & Teaching (6 degrees) and General Education (6 degrees).

In 2024, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Chief Dull Knife College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Education (12 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (12 degrees), and Public Administration and Social Service (2 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Chief Dull Knife College are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,675,045 people), Registered nurses (1,607,111 people), Secondary school teachers (515,136 people), Education administrators (333,441 people), and Other managers (298,589 people).

The most specialized majors at Chief Dull Knife College in 2024 are Education (12 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (12 degrees), Public Administration and Social Service (2 degrees), Psychology (1 degrees), and Health (2 degrees) (as of 2024).

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 Chief Dull Knife College are Surgeons, Correspondence clerks & order clerks, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

The most specialized majors at Chief Dull Knife College are Education (12 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (12 degrees), Public Administration and Social Service (2 degrees), Psychology (1 degrees), and Health (2 degrees) (as of 2024).

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 Chief Dull Knife College are Elementary & secondary schools (3,362,861 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,940,949 people), Outpatient care centers (549,442 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (548,275 people), and Individual & family services (322,818 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Chief Dull Knife College.

Most Common (2024)

General Studies
12 degrees awarded
Early Childhood Education & Teaching
6 degrees awarded
General Education
6 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common associates degree concentration at Chief Dull Knife College was General Studies with 12 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Chief Dull Knife College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2024

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2024

In 2024, 9 degrees were awarded to men at Chief Dull Knife College, which is 0.429 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (21).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Chief Dull Knife College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 7 degrees were awarded to men at Chief Dull Knife College in General Studies, which is 1.4 times more than the 5 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 6 degrees were awarded to women at Chief Dull Knife College in Early Childhood Education & Teaching. There were no male recipients with the same degree.

Time to Complete

In 2023, 15% of students graduating from Chief Dull Knife College completed their program within 200% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree).

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Tribal Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)

American Indian or Alaska Native
25 degrees awarded
White
5 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Chief Dull Knife College is american indian or alaska native (25 degrees awarded). There were 5 times more american indian or alaska native recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (5 degrees).

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)

American Indian or Alaska Native Female
26 degrees awarded
American Indian or Alaska Native Female
25 degrees awarded
American Indian or Alaska Native Female
18 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Chief Dull Knife College is american indian or alaska native female (26 degrees awarded). There were 1.04 times more american indian or alaska native female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, american indian or alaska native female (25 degrees).

Operations

Chief Dull Knife College has an endowment valued at nearly $1.91M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was not reported.

In 2024, Chief Dull Knife College had a total salary expenditure of 10.3M. Chief Dull Knife College employs 11 Instructors. Most academics at Chief Dull Knife College are Male Instructor (7), and Female Instructor (4).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Chief Dull Knife College are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 14 employees, Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance, with 8 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 6 employees.

Endowment

$1.91M

2024 Endowment

2.99%

growth from 2023

Chief Dull Knife College has an endowment valued at about $1.91M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Chief Dull Knife College grew 2.99% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $2.8M lower than than the median endowment of Tribal Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Chief Dull Knife College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Tribal Colleges Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$3.67M

2024 Salaries

4.46%

growth from 2023

In 2024, Chief Dull Knife College paid a median of $3.67M in salaries, which represents 35.6% of their overall expenditure ($10.3M) and a 4.46% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 4.03% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 30% growth between 2021 and 2022.

Instructional Salaries

$704k

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2024, Chief Dull Knife College paid a total of $704k to 11 employees working as instructors, which represents 19.1% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $424k (7.51%) for similar Tribal Colleges.

Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Chief Dull Knife College were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 14 employees, Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance with 8 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 6 employees.

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