Oglala Lakota College
Oglala Lakota College at a Glance
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About Oglala Lakota College
According to Wikipedia, Oglala Lakota College is a public tribal land-grant community college in Kyle, South Dakota. It enrolls 1,456 students enrolled part- and full-time. OLC serves the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, which has a population of about 26,000 and covers 3,468 square miles in southwestern South Dakota.
Oglala Lakota College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 62% | 7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Oglala Lakota College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $2,684 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Oglala Lakota College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Oglala Lakota College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $24,373 a year, and 71% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Oglala Lakota College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 1,630 | 1,576 | 54 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Oglala Lakota College?
Oglala Lakota College is located at 490 Piya Wiconi Road, Kyle, SD 57752-0490.
How Safe is Oglala Lakota College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Oglala Lakota College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Oglala Lakota College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft).
What Is Oglala Lakota College Known For?
Oglala Lakota College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Oglala Lakota College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Oglala Lakota College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Oglala Lakota College ranks #768 in the U.S. and #1864 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesOglala Lakota College ranks #906 in the U.S. and #2332 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesOglala Lakota College ranks #1639 in the U.S. and #6421 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesOglala Lakota College ranks #1740 in the U.S. and #5736 worldwide for influence in Law.
Oglala Lakota College ranks #2200 in the U.S. and #8820 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesOglala Lakota College ranks #2495 in the U.S. and #11006 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesOglala Lakota College ranks #2561 in the U.S. and #9058 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesOglala Lakota College ranks #3287 in the U.S. and #11225 worldwide for influence in Literature.
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