Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Undergraduates
215
Student-faculty ratio 8:1
Peer median 10 : 1
Graduation rate
8.8%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 14.7%
Peer median 10.3%
“Peers” are all 30 public tribal colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Public, 2-year
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Website
- www.sipi.edu
- Undergraduates
- 215
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Suburb of a large city
- Nearest major city
- Albuquerque, about 5 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ), about 10 mi
- Also known as
- SIPI; S.I.P.I.
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Tamarah Pfeiffer (President)
- Phone
- 5053462347
- City
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Address
- 9169 Coors Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120-3101
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
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***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General. | - | |
| Business Administration and Management, General. | - | |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Institutional Food Workers. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources and Conservation, Other. | - |
Students
215 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 39:61 · Freshman retention 58.5%
- Continuing undergraduates 147
- First-year undergraduates 49
- Transfers and others 19
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
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 0%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$34.2M
Expenses$21.7M
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
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque · 6.8 mi
U.S. News #236
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New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces · 200.1 mi
U.S. News #250
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University of Texas--El PasoEl Paso · 235.5 mi
U.S. News #262
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Colorado CollegeColorado Springs · 273.3 mi
Liberal Arts #34
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Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff · 281.7 mi
U.S. News #276
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United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy · 282.4 mi
Liberal Arts #11
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Texas Tech UniversityLubbock · 294.4 mi
U.S. News #186
Peer median 0.0 · all 30 public tribal colleges in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
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.