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Sisseton Wahpeton College

Sisseton, South Dakota·Public, 4-year or above·Plains·swcollege.edu/newswcollege
6-yr Graduation
21%
+6.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Total enrollment
206
peer median 286
Avg net price
$2,977
-$4.5k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
21%+6.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions

Pell equity

29.0pp gap
Pell recipients
29%7 of 24
Non-Pell (all)
0% of 10
No Federal Aid
0%0 of 10

Pell recipients here graduate at a 29.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

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 22 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 22 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
22
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

22programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data22 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
22

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.

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1990Next review Aug 2028

Action history · 1

  1. Sep 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

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$590
$30–48k$5,909
$48–75k$5,315
$75–110k$7,871
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$2,977
-$4,510vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $7,488
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$4,330
Out-of-state
$4,330

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, 171 students received $927K in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
171
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$927K
$926,814 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’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
0
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Sisseton Wahpeton College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs17
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

31 total completions
01Multi/Interdisciplinary
1032.3%
02Business
825.8%
03Liberal Arts
39.7%
04Construction Trades
26.5%
05Family/Consumer Sci
26.5%
06Natural Resources
26.5%
07Area/Ethnic Studies
26.5%
08Computer Sciences
13.2%
09Health Professions
13.2%
10Engineering Tech
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
206
12-mo unduplicated
377
Undergraduate
377
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
36%137
Women
64%240

Race / ethnicity composition

American Indian / Alaska Native
93.8%
Black
2.6%
White
1.6%
Two or more
1.6%
Hispanic
0.5%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
24
12 M · 12 W
Women athletes
50.0%
Athletic aid
$500
Total student aid
Budget
$163K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$250
$250
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$12K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 2

Basketball
12 M · 12 W
$68K
Volleyball
— · 10 W
$14K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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 · 215 students

3-year trend

7.142 yrs ago5.351 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    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.

    Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    8.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    19

    Sisseton Wahpeton College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Sisseton Wahpeton College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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
    SubjectSisseton Wahpeton College
    		21%—206$2,977Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Little Priest Tribal College
    		——218$9,303Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
    		0%—233$9,971Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Sinte Gleska University
    		50%—592$12,768Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Red Lake Nation College
    		——338$5,672Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Oglala Lakota College
    		9%—1,188$1,895Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median15%—286$7,488

    Institutions like Sisseton Wahpeton College

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Sisseton Wahpeton College's comparison group.

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    Frequently asked questions about Sisseton Wahpeton College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Sisseton Wahpeton College.

    What is the graduation rate at Sisseton Wahpeton College?

    Sisseton Wahpeton College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 21% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Sisseton Wahpeton College?

    Sisseton Wahpeton College reports a total enrollment of 206 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Sisseton Wahpeton College?

    The average net price at Sisseton Wahpeton College is $2,977 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Sisseton Wahpeton College located?

    Sisseton Wahpeton College is located in Sisseton, South Dakota 57262.

    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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