Match #1
Stone Child College
Box Elder, MT
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate—
- 193 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Graduation rate 45%, close to 50%
- Average net price $1,864, close to $2,049
The colleges most similar to Salish Kootenai College are Stone Child College, Chief Dull Knife College, and Fort Peck Community College. Salish Kootenai College has an average net price of $2,049 a year; 3 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 Salish Kootenai 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 Salish Kootenai College
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Match #2
Chief Dull Knife College
Lame Deer, MT
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate—
- 183 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #3
Fort Peck Community College
Poplar, MT
Profile closeness54/100
Admit rate—
- 282 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Average net price $1,049, close to $2,049
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #4
Aaniiih Nakoda College
Harlem, MT
Profile closeness52/100
Admit rate—
- 106 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #5
Little Big Horn College
Crow Agency, MT
Profile closeness45/100
Admit rate—
- 253 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #6
Sitting Bull College
Fort Yates, ND
Profile closeness57/100
Admit rate—
- 257 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Average net price $2,278, close to $2,049
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #7
Sinte Gleska University
Mission, SD
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate—
- 487 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Enrollment 487 students, close to 580
- Average net price $4,047, close to $2,049
Match #8
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
New Town, ND
Profile closeness54/100
Admit rate—
- 161 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Average net price $3,497, close to $2,049
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #9
Oglala Lakota College
Kyle, SD
Profile closeness51/100
Admit rate—
- 1,097 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Average net price $1,431, close to $2,049
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #10
Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, SD
Profile closeness46/100
Admit rate—
- 194 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Average net price $3,110, close to $2,049
- Same Carnegie classification
Questions about Salish Kootenai College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Salish Kootenai College?
The closest matches to Salish Kootenai College are Stone Child College, Chief Dull Knife College, Fort Peck Community College, Aaniiih Nakoda College, and Little Big Horn College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Salish Kootenai College alternatives cost less?
3 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Salish Kootenai College ($2,049 a year), including Fort Peck Community College ($1,049), Oglala Lakota College ($1,431), and Stone Child College ($1,864). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
