Northern New Mexico College vs. Sitting Bull College

Northern New Mexico College vs. Sitting Bull College comparison

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Overview	Northern New Mexico College	Sitting Bull College
Location	Espanola, NM	Fort Yates, ND
Setting	Distant Town	Remote Rural
Enrollment	1,154	257
Type	Public 4 Year	Public 4 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	nnmc.edu	sittingbull.edu
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Costs	Northern New Mexico College	Sitting Bull College
Tuition (In State)	$5,064	$3,600
Tuition (Out of State)	$14,329	$3,600
Room & Board	$12,540	$5,850
Avg Net Price	$8,383	$1,818
Avg Grant Aid	$7,267	$9,353
% Receiving Grant Aid	99%	100%

Admission	Northern New Mexico College	Sitting Bull College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	2.63	2.5
Typical High School Grades	C+	C+
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Application Deadline		Aug 20, 2025

Academics	Northern New Mexico College	Sitting Bull College
Student to Faculty Ratio	12:1	7:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (30%) Business (21%) Education (12%) Engineering Technology (8%) Personal and Culinary Services (4%)	Engineering Technology (33%) Business (19%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (13%) Natural Resources Conservation (11%) Human Services (6%)
Outcomes	Northern New Mexico College	Sitting Bull College
Graduation Rate	100%	100%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$32,100	$19,900
Making Student Loan Payments	40%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$9,000	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$93	N/A

Diversity	Northern New Mexico College	Sitting Bull College
% Men	42%	43%
% Women	58%	57%
Racial Diversity	Medium	Extremely Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	10%	7%
% Black	4%	0%
% Hispanic	68%	0%
% Native American	11%	92%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	5%	0%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	0%	0%

Students	Northern New Mexico College	Sitting Bull College
% In-State	94%	49%
% Out-of-State	1%	51%
Campus	Northern New Mexico College	Sitting Bull College
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	Yes	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• Northern New Mexico College is larger than than Sitting Bull College based on total student enrollment (1,154 students vs. 257 students)

Northern New Mexico College vs. Sitting Bull College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Northern New Mexico College or Sitting Bull College?

• Northern New Mexico College is 40.7% more expensive to attend than Sitting Bull College for in-state tuition ($5,064.00 vs. $3,600.00)
• Out of state tuition is 298% higher at Northern New Mexico College than Sitting Bull College ($14,329.00 vs. $3,600.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Sitting Bull College than Northern New Mexico College ($1,818 vs. $8,383)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Sitting Bull College are 114.4% lower than costs at Northern New Mexico College ($5,850 vs. $12,540)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Sitting Bull College than Northern New Mexico College (100% vs. 99%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Sitting Bull College students is 28.7% larger than aid received Northern New Mexico College ($9,353 vs. $7,267)

Which college is harder to get into, Northern New Mexico College or Sitting Bull College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Sitting Bull College or Northern New Mexico College .

• Accepted freshman Northern New Mexico College students have a 0.13 point higher average high school GPA (2.63) than students at Sitting Bull College (2.5)

Northern New Mexico College vs. Sitting Bull College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Northern New Mexico College or Sitting Bull College? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Sitting Bull College and Northern New Mexico College.

• The graduation rate at Northern New Mexico College is the same as at Sitting Bull College (100% vs. 100%)
• Graduates from Northern New Mexico College earn on average $12,200 more per year than Sitting Bull College graduates after ten years. ($32,100 vs. $19,900)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/