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Sinte Gleska University

Mission, South Dakota Public 4-year Remote rural area

Overview

Located in Mission, South Dakota, Sinte Gleska University is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a remote rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 592, made up of 515 undergraduates and 77 graduate students. It is a tribal college and a land-grant institution.

Sinte Gleska University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 50 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Human Services, Elementary Education and Teaching, and Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. It awarded 116 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
592
Students enrolled
100%
First-year retention
116
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
50
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 50

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

Education 15
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Health Professions 6
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Construction Trades 4
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Engineering Technologies 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 2

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
100%
First-year retention, part-time students
78%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
26
Associate degrees
60
Master's degrees
23
Certificates under 1 year
6
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
592
Undergraduates, fall 2024
515
Graduate students, fall 2024
77
Full-time, fall 2024
36%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,069
Undergraduates, 2024-25
847
Graduate students, 2024-25
222
Full-time, 2024-25
32%
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
76%
Men
24%
White
11%
American Indian or Alaska Native
83%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
45%
Students taking some online courses
54%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Tribal Colleges
President
Erica Moore
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact

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