Sinte Gleska University

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#8461 / #2237
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
American Indian tribal college

Sinte Gleska University at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2237
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$4,714
Graduation rate
6%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
487

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Sinte Gleska University Featured Rankings

About Sinte Gleska University

According to Wikipedia, Sinte Gleska University is a public tribal land-grant university in Mission, South Dakota, on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. It is a Brulé Lakota Indian Reservation home to the Sicangu . SGU has an enrollment of 828 full and part-time students. It is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Sinte Gleska University Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
100%6%

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 Sinte Gleska University Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$4,714

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 Sinte Gleska University Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Sinte Gleska University students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $27,113 a year, and 67% 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.

Sinte Gleska University's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
1,2261,019207

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Sinte Gleska University?

Sinte Gleska University is located at E. Highway 18, 101 Antelope Lake Circle, Mission, SD 57555-0105.

How Safe is Sinte Gleska University?

Relative to its enrollment, Sinte Gleska University 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 Sinte Gleska University Known For?

Sinte Gleska University is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Sinte Gleska University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Sinte Gleska University'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

Education
#5018
World Rank
#5025
Historical Rank
#1204
USA Rank

Sinte Gleska University ranks #1204 in the U.S. and #5018 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Social Work
#4489
World Rank
#4489
Historical Rank
#1707
USA Rank

Sinte Gleska University ranks #1707 in the U.S. and #4489 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

social-work Degrees
Sociology
#6093
World Rank
#6097
Historical Rank
#2049
USA Rank

Sinte Gleska University ranks #2049 in the U.S. and #6093 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
Business
#7574
World Rank
#7575
Historical Rank
#2113
USA Rank

Sinte Gleska University ranks #2113 in the U.S. and #7574 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Psychology
#7221
World Rank
#7228
Historical Rank
#2717
USA Rank

Sinte Gleska University ranks #2717 in the U.S. and #7221 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Criminal Justice
#6367
World Rank
#6369
Historical Rank
#2996
USA Rank

Sinte Gleska University ranks #2996 in the U.S. and #6367 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Computer Science
#11483
World Rank
#11491
Historical Rank
#3128
USA Rank

Sinte Gleska University ranks #3128 in the U.S. and #11483 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Medical
#12006
World Rank
#12008
Historical Rank
#3336
USA Rank

Sinte Gleska University ranks #3336 in the U.S. and #12006 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Biology
#12440
World Rank
#12454
Historical Rank
#3358
USA Rank

Sinte Gleska University ranks #3358 in the U.S. and #12440 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees