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Oglala Lakota College

Kyle, South Dakota Public 4-year Remote rural area

Overview

Oglala Lakota College is a public four-year institution based in Kyle, South Dakota. Its campus is in a remote rural area. It enrolled 1,188 students in fall 2024, including 1,139 undergraduates and 49 graduate students. It is a tribal college and a land-grant institution.

Oglala Lakota College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 23 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are American Indian/Native American Studies, Business Administration and Management, and Information Technology. It awarded 149 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 62% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,188
Students enrolled
62%
First-year retention
149
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
23
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 23

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

Business, Management and Marketing 3
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Education 5
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Health Professions 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Construction Trades 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Engineering 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
English Language and Literature 1
Social Sciences 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
62%
First-year retention, part-time students
40%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
48
Associate degrees
80
Master's degrees
10
Certificates under 1 year
11

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,188
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,139
Graduate students, fall 2024
49
Full-time, fall 2024
37%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,571
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,520
Graduate students, 2024-25
51
Full-time, 2024-25
33%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
70%
Men
30%
White
4%
Two or more races
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
93%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
35%
Students taking some online courses
50%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Tribal Colleges
President
Dawn Frank
Services and opportunities
Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact

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