Tribal Colleges and Universities
Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) are institutions chartered by their tribal governments to serve Native American students and their communities. This dataset includes 35 Tribal Colleges and Universities across the United States, enrolling about 18,935 students in total.
Of these, 30 are public and 5 private. The largest by enrollment include FLTCC, Navajo Technical, and Dine College. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 21% and the median average net price is $7,625.
35 institutions
Aaniiih Nakoda College
Harlem, Montana
Bay Mills Community College
Brimley, Michigan
Blackfeet Community College
Browning, Montana
Cankdeska Cikana Community College
Fort Totten, North Dakota
Chief Dull Knife College
Lame Deer, Montana
College of Menominee Nation
Keshena, Wisconsin
College of the Muscogee Nation
Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Dine College
Tsaile, Arizona
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Cloquet, Minnesota
Fort Peck Community College
Poplar, Montana
Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence, Kansas
Ilisagvik College
Barrow, Alaska
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
LAnse, Michigan
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University
Hayward, Wisconsin
Leech Lake Tribal College
Cass Lake, Minnesota
Little Big Horn College
Crow Agency, Montana
Little Priest Tribal College
Winnebago, Nebraska
Navajo Technical University
Crownpoint, New Mexico
Nebraska Indian Community College
Macy, Nebraska
Northwest Indian College
Bellingham, Washington
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
New Town, North Dakota
Oglala Lakota College
Kyle, South Dakota
Red Lake Nation College
Red Lake, Minnesota
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Salish Kootenai College
Pablo, Montana
Sinte Gleska University
Mission, South Dakota
Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, South Dakota
Sitting Bull College
Fort Yates, North Dakota
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Stone Child College
Box Elder, Montana
Tohono O'odham Community College
Sells, Arizona
Turtle Mountain Community College
Belcourt, North Dakota
United Tribes Technical College
Bismarck, North Dakota
White Earth Tribal and Community College
Mahnomen, Minnesota
Frequently asked questions
- What is a Tribal Colleges and Universitie?
- Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) are institutions chartered by their tribal governments to serve Native American students and their communities. This dataset tracks 35 of them in the United States.
- What are the largest Tribal Colleges and Universities in the U.S.?
- By total enrollment, the largest are FLTCC, Navajo Technical, Dine College, Oglala Lakota College, and TOCC.
- What is the typical graduation rate and net price for these institutions?
- The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 21%, and the median average net price is $7,625. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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