Match #1
Fort Peck Community College
Poplar, MT
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate—
- 282 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 15%, close to 22%
- Same Carnegie classification
The colleges most similar to Northwest Indian College are Fort Peck Community College, Chief Dull Knife College, and Little Big Horn College. Northwest Indian College has an average net price of $9,346 a year; 8 of its 10 alternatives cost less, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Northwest Indian College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Northwest Indian College
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
Chief Dull Knife College
Lame Deer, MT
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate—
- 183 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Average net price $7,827, close to $9,346
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #3
Little Big Horn College
Crow Agency, MT
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate—
- 253 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Average net price $6,556, close to $9,346
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #4
Salish Kootenai College
Pablo, MT
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate—
- 580 students
- Public
- Rural: Distant
- Enrollment 580 students, close to 629
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
Aaniiih Nakoda College
Harlem, MT
Profile closeness57/100
Admit rate—
- 106 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Average net price $7,251, close to $9,346
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #6
Ilisagvik College
Barrow, AK
Profile closeness51/100
Admit rate—
- 126 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #7
Stone Child College
Box Elder, MT
Profile closeness50/100
Admit rate—
- 193 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #8
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Cloquet, MN
Profile closeness83/100
Admit rate—
- 557 students
- Public
- Town: Fringe
- Graduation rate 23%, close to 22%
- Enrollment 557 students, close to 629
Match #9
Bay Mills Community College
Brimley, MI
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate—
- 662 students
- Public
- Rural: Distant
- Enrollment 662 students, close to 629
- Average net price $7,903, close to $9,346
Match #10
Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence, KS
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate90%
- 978 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 27%, close to 22%
- Average net price $8,507, close to $9,346
Questions about Northwest Indian College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Northwest Indian College?
The closest matches to Northwest Indian College are Fort Peck Community College, Chief Dull Knife College, Little Big Horn College, Salish Kootenai College, and Aaniiih Nakoda College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Northwest Indian College alternatives cost less?
8 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Northwest Indian College ($9,346 a year), including Fort Peck Community College ($1,049), Stone Child College ($1,864), and Salish Kootenai College ($2,049). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
