Turtle Mountain College
Private College in Belcourt, ND. Six-year graduation rate 44%. Median 10-year earnings $32,079.
Students who entered Turtle Mountain College reach a median of $32,079 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. 44% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 44%, meaning about three in five students who enroll leave without finishing. 100% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 60% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. The 14:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 618 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $3,871 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $3,067 while those at $110k+ pay $12,020. About 79% get grants averaging $10,714, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price.
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 · 136 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 | $3,067 |
| $30–48k | $4,921 |
| $48–75k | $2,500 |
| $75–110k | $4,737 |
| $110k+ | $12,020 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Rolette County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)