Oglala Lakota College
Kyle, SD · Public · Rural (remote) · OLC
Public institution in Kyle, SD · 1,156 undergraduates · $22,517 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 0%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 1%Average net price
- Top 1%Cost of attendance
- Top 2%In-state tuition & fees
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $2,06514th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $2,68437th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $2,6846th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $9,84117th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- —
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $22,5171,940th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $20,5361,921st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 11.5%1,965th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 53.6%1,696th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,1561,275th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 46.9%459th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 273 mi (DEN)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 9 of 9 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $27,439 | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | $25,194 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $20,140 | — |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Natural SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Oglala Lakota College’s 1,156 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In SD
- Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD · 1,239 undergrads
- University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD · 1,258 undergrads
- National American University-Rapid CityRapid City, SD · 832 undergrads
- Mount Marty UniversityYankton, SD · 702 undergrads
- Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell, SD · 661 undergrads
- Sinte Gleska UniversityMission, SD · 579 undergrads
Elsewhere
- La Sierra UniversityRiverside, CA · 1,155 undergrads
- Saint Michael's CollegeColchester, VT · 1,157 undergrads
- Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA · 1,154 undergrads
- Virginia Union UniversityRichmond, VA · 1,153 undergrads
- Lasell UniversityNewton, MA · 1,152 undergrads
- Nichols CollegeDudley, MA · 1,152 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteolc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 219277)
- Compare colleges in SDRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in South DakotaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Northern State UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Oglala Lakota College vs Northern State UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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