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Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

Santa Fe, New Mexico Public 4-year Rural area

Overview

Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 947 students in fall 2024, including 877 undergraduates and 70 graduate students. It is a tribal college and a land-grant institution.

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 11 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Fine/Studio Arts, Creative Writing, and Cinematography and Film/Video Production. It awarded 88 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Mission

To empower creativity and leadership in Indigenous arts and cultures through higher education, lifelong learning, and community engagement.

Mission statement as reported by Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

Key figures

947
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
88
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
11
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 11

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Visual and Performing Arts 6
English Language and Literature 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
  • Museology CertificateAssociateBachelor Online option 5 graduates
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Business, Management and Marketing 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
70%
First-year retention, part-time students
43%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
49
Associate degrees
5
Master's degrees
24
Certificates under 1 year
1
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
9

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
947
Undergraduates, fall 2024
877
Graduate students, fall 2024
70
Full-time, fall 2024
36%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,239
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,153
Graduate students, 2024-25
86
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
61%
Men
39%
White
11%
Hispanic or Latino
24%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
8%
American Indian or Alaska Native
50%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
20%
Students taking some online courses
21%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Tribal Colleges
President
Dr. Shelly Lowe
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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