Match #1
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
Baraga, MI
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate—
- 139 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Enrollment 139 students, close to 164
- Same Carnegie classification
The colleges most similar to Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College are Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College, Bay Mills Community College, and Leech Lake Tribal College. Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College has an average net price of $11,994 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 Saginaw Chippewa Tribal 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 Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
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Match #2
Bay Mills Community College
Brimley, MI
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate—
- 662 students
- Public
- Rural: Distant
- Graduation rate 32%, close to 27%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #3
Leech Lake Tribal College
Cass Lake, MN
Profile closeness87/100
Admit rate—
- 197 students
- Public
- Rural: Distant
- Graduation rate 27%, close to 27%
- Enrollment 197 students, close to 164
Match #4
Chief Dull Knife College
Lame Deer, MT
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate—
- 183 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Graduation rate 32%, close to 27%
- Enrollment 183 students, close to 164
Match #5
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
New Town, ND
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate—
- 161 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Graduation rate 25%, close to 27%
- Enrollment 161 students, close to 164
Match #6
College of the Muscogee Nation
Okmulgee, OK
Profile closeness78/100
Admit rate—
- 222 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 19%, close to 27%
- Enrollment 222 students, close to 164
Match #7
Little Priest Tribal College
Winnebago, NE
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate—
- 182 students
- Public
- Rural: Distant
- Enrollment 182 students, close to 164
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #8
Aaniiih Nakoda College
Harlem, MT
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate—
- 106 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Graduation rate 34%, close to 27%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #9
Ilisagvik College
Barrow, AK
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate—
- 126 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Enrollment 126 students, close to 164
- Average net price $14,140, close to $11,994
Match #10
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
Santa Fe, NM
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate97%
- 334 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Average net price $11,199, close to $11,994
- Same Carnegie classification
Questions about Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College?
The closest matches to Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College are Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College, Bay Mills Community College, Leech Lake Tribal College, Chief Dull Knife College, and Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College alternatives cost less?
8 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College ($11,994 a year), including Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College ($3,497), Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College ($6,039), and Aaniiih Nakoda College ($7,251). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
