What we know
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025- Students
- 194
Smaller than 89% of colleges
National median 1,603
Designations: Tribal college or university(U.S. College Scorecard · 2025)
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Average net price
$3,110
What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.
Published price vs. what students paid
- Tuition & fees
- $4,330
- Average net price
- $3,110
Students receiving Pell Grants
- Pell Grant recipients
- 90.8%
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First-year retention
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Median earnings
$30,641
Former students who received federal aid
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194
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Tribal college
A Tribal College.
Colleges like Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sinte Gleska UniversityMission, SD
Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, SD
Little Priest Tribal CollegeWinnebago, NE
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Sisseton Wahpeton CollegeSisseton, SD, United States
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Campus
Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, SD, United States
- Public
- Tribal college
Remote rural
Outside any urbanized area or urban cluster.
- City
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural (this campus)
Nearest major cityMinneapolis, MN · about 189 mi
In the city250 mi
- Calendar
- Semester
- Website
- swcollege.edu
Colleges nearby
Lake Area Technical Institute46 mi from Sisseton Wahpeton College
Northern State University69 mi from Sisseton Wahpeton College
South Dakota State University87 mi from Sisseton Wahpeton College- Dakota State University107 mi from Sisseton Wahpeton College
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How much is Sisseton Wahpeton College tuition?
Tuition at Sisseton Wahpeton College is $4,330 a year before financial aid in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. The average net price after grants is $3,110 a year.
What is the average net price at Sisseton Wahpeton College?
The average net price at Sisseton Wahpeton College, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $3,110 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
What is the graduation rate at Sisseton Wahpeton College?
11.4% of first-time, full-time students at Sisseton Wahpeton College graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
What colleges are similar to Sisseton Wahpeton College?
The closest matches are Sinte Gleska University, Oglala Lakota College, and Little Priest Tribal College, based on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile.
Sources
Last checked Nov 3, 2026
- Admissions
- CollegesRef archive
- Cost
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Outcomes
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Enrollment
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
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