Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton Wahpeton College at a Glance
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About Sisseton Wahpeton College
According to Wikipedia, Sisseton Wahpeton College is a Public tribal land-grant community college of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate on the Lake Traverse Reservation in South Dakota. It was established in 1979 and serves the Dakota people. SWC has an average enrollment of about 250 students, of whom more than 80% are tribal members. It has both vocational and academic programs, and arrangements with four-year colleges so that students can transfer for continued studies.
Sisseton Wahpeton College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Graduation Rate |
|---|
| 11% |
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 Sisseton Wahpeton College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $4,330 |
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 Sisseton Wahpeton College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Sisseton Wahpeton College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $30,641 a year, and 79% 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.
Sisseton Wahpeton College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 332 | 332 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Sisseton Wahpeton College?
Sisseton Wahpeton College is located at 12572 BIA Rd 700, Sisseton, SD 57262.
How Safe is Sisseton Wahpeton College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Sisseton Wahpeton 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, Sisseton Wahpeton College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sisseton has a violent crime rate of 0.21% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.71%. 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); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Sisseton Wahpeton College Known For?
Sisseton Wahpeton College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Sisseton Wahpeton College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Sisseton Wahpeton 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
Sisseton Wahpeton College ranks #1087 in the U.S. and #2622 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesSisseton Wahpeton College ranks #2992 in the U.S. and #8199 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesSisseton Wahpeton College ranks #3385 in the U.S. and #12205 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesSisseton Wahpeton College ranks #4140 in the U.S. and #15314 worldwide for influence in Business.
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