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Chief Dull Knife College

Name: Chief Dull Knife College — Federal Education Data
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Published: 2026-07-30
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Lame Deer, Montana·Public, 2-year·Rocky Mountains·cdkc.edu

6-yr Graduation

-5.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions

Total enrollment

185

peer median 277

Avg net price

$14,010

+$6.1k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions

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Outcomes Program outcomes Accreditation Cost Federal aid Loan defaults Academic programs Enrollment trends Campus safety Faculty Peers

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS

Overall completion

0%-5.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions

Overall completion

0%-5.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions

Full-time retention

64%

Full-time retention

64%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap

Pell recipients

0%0 of 2

Non-Pell (all)

0% of 4

No Federal Aid

0%0 of 4

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 8 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 7 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs

Passing

0.0% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

12.5% of portfolio

Fail rate

12.5%

+11.9pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

8programs

Passing0 · 0.0%
No Data7 · 87.5%
Failing1 · 12.5%

Severity spectrum

Critical

Severe

Recoverable

At Risk

Watch

Safe

No data

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

Program

Typical

Benchmark

EP gap

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

$28,286

$31,564

Same-State HS Median

-10.4%

−$3,278

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

-10.4%

$28,286 vs $31,564

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1996Next review Apr 2025

Action history · 4

Jul 2021Removal of Monitoring Status
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Jul 2019Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Apr 2019Renewal of Accreditation
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Apr 2018Renewal of Accreditation
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays

$0–30k$13,940

$0–30k

$13,940

$30–48k—

$48–75k$14,361

$48–75k

$14,361

$75–110k—

$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price

$14,010

+$6,094vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $7,916

Federal loans

0.0%

In-state tuition

$1,960

Out-of-state

$1,960

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 77 students received $440K in Pell grants.

Pell recipients

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

$440K

$440,363 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

’20

’21

’22

’23

’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.

Default rate

0.0%

-13.2pp vs 13.2% national

Borrowers in repayment

Defaulted

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009

0.0%-13.2

This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Chief Dull Knife College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs11

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

25 total completions

01Liberal Arts

1352.0%

01Liberal Arts

1352.0%

02Education

728.0%

02Education

728.0%

03Health Professions

28.0%

03Health Professions

28.0%

04Business

14.0%

04Business

14.0%

05Foreign Languages

14.0%

05Foreign Languages

14.0%

06Public Admin

14.0%

06Public Admin

14.0%

07Psychology

00.0%

07Psychology

00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS

Fall total

185

12-mo unduplicated

307

Undergraduate

307

Graduate

Gender split

Men

31%95

Women

69%212

Race / ethnicity composition

American Indian / Alaska Native

98.4%

White

1.6%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students

0.00

0 offenses · 242 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

VAWA offenses

Domestic violence

Dating violence

Stalking

0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals

Weapons00

Drugs00

Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS

Student-to-faculty

13.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

Chief Dull Knife College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Chief Dull Knife College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

					Carnegie
SubjectChief Dull Knife College	0%	—	185	$14,010	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Stone Child College	50%	—	292	$4,424	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Little Big Horn College	—	—	262	$8,331	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Aaniiih Nakoda College	—	—	120	$7,887	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fort Peck Community College	—	—	362	$400	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Salish Kootenai College	5%	—	671	$7,945	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Peer group median	5%	—	277	$7,916

Institutions like Chief Dull Knife College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Chief Dull Knife College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Frequently asked questions about Chief Dull Knife College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Chief Dull Knife College.

What is the graduation rate at Chief Dull Knife College?

Chief Dull Knife College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 0% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Chief Dull Knife College?

Chief Dull Knife College reports a total enrollment of 185 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Chief Dull Knife College?

The average net price at Chief Dull Knife College is $14,010 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Chief Dull Knife College located?

Chief Dull Knife College is located in Lame Deer, Montana 59043.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)

Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.

National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education

College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)

Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.

U.S. Department of Education

FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release

Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.

U.S. Department of Education

DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed

Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.