Aaniiih Nakoda College
Public College in Harlem, MT. Six-year graduation rate 34%. Median 10-year earnings $30,528.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $30,528, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. The six-year graduation rate is 34% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ! Graduation rate 34% — below national average
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 34% graduate within six years. The 10:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. At 133 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 110 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $6,933 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Income makes less difference than usual: $8,183 at $0–30k, $8,726 at $75–110k. Grant aid is widespread — 95% of students receive it, averaging $6,318.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 24 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $8,183 |
| $30–48k | $4,882 |
| $48–75k | $8,969 |
| $75–110k | $8,726 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Blaine County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Heightened Cash Monitoring (Compliance Audit Late or Missing); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)