Chief Dull Knife College
Out-of-state tuition
$2,260
$11,034 with room and board
Peer median $3,980
Undergraduates
185
Student-faculty ratio 13:1
Peer median 10 : 1
“Peers” are all 30 public tribal colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Public, 2-year
- Location
- Lame Deer, Montana
- Website
- cdkc.edu
- Undergraduates
- 185
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
This college
- Setting
- Rural, remote
- Nearest major city
- Ogden, about 400 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Denver International Airport (DEN), about 410 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Eva Flying (President)
- Phone
- 4064776215100
- Address
- 1 College Drive, Lame Deer, MT 59043
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| General Studies. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other. | - | |
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | - |
Students
185 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 35:65 · Freshman retention 63.6%
- Continuing undergraduates 126
- First-year undergraduates 29
- Transfers and others 30
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (185)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 30 public tribal colleges in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$11,034
- Undergraduate tuition
- $2,260
- Room and board
- $8,774
Peer median tuition + room and board $11,737 · all 30 public tribal colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 0% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 62%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$10.7M
Expenses$10.3M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 30 public tribal colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Peer median 0.0 · all 30 public tribal colleges in the U.S.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.