Sisseton Wahpeton College

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2019 Undergraduate Tuition

$3,850

2.67% growth from 2018

2019 Average Net Price

$3,413

After Financial Aid

2019 Enrolled Students

119

70.6% Full-Time

2018 Graduation Rate

2 Graduates

About

Sisseton Wahpeton College is a higher education institution located in Roberts County, SD. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Sisseton Wahpeton College were .

In 2019, 29 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Sisseton Wahpeton College. 55.2% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 44.8% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was american indian or alaska native (18 degrees), 1.8 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (10 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Sisseton Wahpeton College is $3,850, which is $424 more than the national average for Tribal Colleges ($3,426).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Sisseton Wahpeton College is $3,850, which is $424 more than the national average for Tribal Colleges ($3,426).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $3,413.

In 2019, 83% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while N/A% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$3,850

2019 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2019, the cost of tuition at Sisseton Wahpeton College was $3,850. The cost of tuition at Sisseton Wahpeton College is $424 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Tribal Colleges ($3,426).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Sisseton Wahpeton College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$3,413

2019 Value

43.2%

1 Year Growth

In 2019 Sisseton Wahpeton College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $3,413. Between 2018 and 2019, the average net price of Sisseton Wahpeton College grew by 43.2%.

This chart compares the average net price of Sisseton Wahpeton 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.

Other Student Expenses

$3,375

Room and Board

$600

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Sisseton Wahpeton College was of $3,375 in 2019. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $600. The cost of room and board increased by 51.7% between 2018 and 2019. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

83%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

N/A%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

83% of undergraduate students at Sisseton Wahpeton College received grants or loans in 2019. This represents a decline of 5.68% with respect to 2018, when 88% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Sisseton Wahpeton 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

Sisseton Wahpeton College has a total enrollment of 119 students. The full-time enrollment at Sisseton Wahpeton College is 84 students and the part-time enrollment is 35. This means that 70.6% of students enrolled at Sisseton Wahpeton College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Sisseton Wahpeton College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 82.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, 8.4% White, 6.72% Black or African American, 2.52% Hispanic or Latino, 0% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0% Two or More Races.

Students enrolled at Sisseton Wahpeton College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly American Indian or Alaska Native Female (47.6%), followed by American Indian or Alaska Native Male (35.7%) and Black or African American Male (9.52%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

70.6%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Sisseton Wahpeton College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 119 students. The full-time enrollment at Sisseton Wahpeton College is 84 and the part-time enrollment is 35. This means that 70.6% of students enrolled at Sisseton Wahpeton College are enrolled full-time compared with 55.5% at similar Tribal Colleges.

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

Retention Rate over Time

34%

2019 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 Sisseton Wahpeton College was 34%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Tribal Colleges (50%), Sisseton Wahpeton College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

American Indian or Alaska Native
98
White
10
Black or African American
8

The enrolled student population at Sisseton Wahpeton College is 82.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, 8.4% White, 6.72% Black or African American, 2.52% Hispanic or Latino, 0% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0% Two or More Races. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Tribal Colleges is 79.6% American Indian or Alaska Native, 14.4% White, and 1.84% Hispanic or Latino.

Graduates

In 2019, 3 more women than men received degrees from Sisseton Wahpeton College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Sisseton Wahpeton College is american indian or alaska native (18 degrees awarded). There were 1.8 times more american indian or alaska native graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (10 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Sisseton Wahpeton College is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Sisseton Wahpeton College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Cultural & Gender Studies (2 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (3 degrees), and Construction (2 degrees).

Workforce

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 Sisseton Wahpeton College are Elementary & middle school teachers (74,829 people), Other managers (67,905 people), Postsecondary teachers (49,435 people), Secondary school teachers (45,687 people), and Construction managers (42,776 people).

The most specialized majors at Sisseton Wahpeton College are Cultural & Gender Studies (2 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (3 degrees), Construction (2 degrees), Agriculture (2 degrees), and Human Sciences (1 degrees).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Sisseton Wahpeton College are Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Dentists, Surgeons, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, and Chief executives & legislators

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 Sisseton Wahpeton College are Elementary & secondary schools (191,312 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (106,112 people), Construction (100,107 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (47,612 people), and Farming (32,066 people).

Degrees

Majors Awarded

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

Most Common

N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded
N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded
N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded

In false, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Sisseton Wahpeton College was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Sisseton Wahpeton College according to their major.

Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2019

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2019

In 2019, 13 degrees were awarded to men at Sisseton Wahpeton College, which is 0.813 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (16).

This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 majors at Sisseton Wahpeton College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In false, 4 degrees were awarded to men at Sisseton Wahpeton College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 2 times more than the 2 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In false, 5 degrees were awarded to women at Sisseton Wahpeton College in General Studies, which is 5 times more than the 1 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

100% Completion Time

150% Completion Time

In 2019, 8% of students graduating from Sisseton Wahpeton College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 8% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 12% within 200%.

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.

Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

American Indian or Alaska Native Female

Highest Graduation Rate (20%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Sisseton Wahpeton College is Female and American Indian or Alaska Native (20% graduation rate). Across all Tribal Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (69.1%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0% of graduates (0 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

American Indian or Alaska Native
18 degrees awarded
White
10 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
1 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Sisseton Wahpeton College is american indian or alaska native (18 degrees awarded). There were 1.8 times more american indian or alaska native recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (10 degrees).

0% of degree recipients (0 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

American Indian or Alaska Native Female
11 degrees awarded
American Indian or Alaska Native Male
7 degrees awarded
White Male
6 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Sisseton Wahpeton College is american indian or alaska native female (11 degrees awarded). There were 1.57 times more american indian or alaska native female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, american indian or alaska native male (7 degrees).

Operations

Sisseton Wahpeton College has an endowment valued at nearly $1.08M, as of the end of the 2019 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $11.7k (1.08%), compared to the 6.93% average return ($175k on $2.53M) across all Tribal Colleges.

In 2019, Sisseton Wahpeton College had a total salary expenditure of $5.54M. Sisseton Wahpeton College employs 13 Instructors, 0 N/A, and 0 N/A. Most academics at Sisseton Wahpeton College are Male Instructors (8), Female Instructors(5), and N/A (0).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Sisseton Wahpeton College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 10 employees, Business and Financial Operations, with 8 employees, and Service with 7 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$1.08M

2019 Endowment

0.306%

growth from 2018

Sisseton Wahpeton College has an endowment valued at about $1.08M, as of the end of the 2019 fiscal year. The endowment of Sisseton Wahpeton College grew 0.306% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $1.45M lower than than the median endowment of Tribal Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Sisseton Wahpeton 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.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$3.92M - Federal
$0 - State
$0 - Local

As of 2019, Sisseton Wahpeton College received $3.92M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $0 from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$2.69M

2019 Salaries

11.9%

growth from 2018

In 2019, Sisseton Wahpeton College paid a median of $2.69M in salaries, which represents 48.6% of their overall expenditure ($5.54M) and a 11.9% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 18.4% growth from 2017 and a 76.1% growth from 2016.

The median for similar Tribal Colleges is 3.95M (41% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$567k

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2019, Sisseton Wahpeton College paid a total of $567k to 13 employees working as instructors, which represents 21.1% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $920k (23.3%) for similar Tribal Colleges.

Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

13 Employees

Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

10 Employees

In 2019, the most common positions for instructional staff at Sisseton Wahpeton College were Instructor with 13 employees; false with 0 employees; and false with 0 employees.

In 2019, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Sisseton Wahpeton College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 10 employees; Business and Financial Operations with 8 employees; and Service with 7 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

Male Instructor
Female Instructor
false

In 2019, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Sisseton Wahpeton College was Male Instructor with 8 employees, Female Instructor with 5 employees, and false with 0 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Sisseton Wahpeton College.

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