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Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College

Public Mount Pleasant, MI · Town · Great Lakes · 60% data
A+ Diversity B- Affordability
Net Price
$11,949 B-
30% less than the typical college
Enrollment
164
Net Price +-30% vs avg

Bottom line: A B+ overall grade — strong outcomes across the board.

About Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College

Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College is profiled below with full outcomes data from federal sources.

Interpretation generated from this school's federal outcomes, research, and mobility data.

Institutional Profile

Institution Type
Public Community College
Carnegie Class
Tribal College
Enrollment
164
Setting
Town
Primary Strengths
Humanities, Business & Marketing

Why students choose Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College

Strength in Humanities
Its most-awarded field of study

CollegeRanker Report Card

Graded on outcomes, against every U.S. college.

B+
Top 18% overall
B-
Affordability
$11,949/yr net
A+
Diversity
0.97 index

Each grade is this school's national percentile on a real outcome — earnings, value, mobility, and more.

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Can I Get In?

How selective Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College is — and how your numbers stack up.

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3.0
Test Score
1050
21

Academics & Admissions

Is It Hard to Get Into Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College? Acceptance Rate & Requirements

Based in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College enrolls students across a range of programs.

Retention Rate
78%
Full-Time Faculty
29%
Faculty Salary (mo)
$6,220
Student–Faculty Ratio
6:1
Diversity Index
0.97
First-Gen Students
58%

Can I Afford It?

What you'll actually pay after grants and aid — not the sticker price.

Cost & Financial Aid

How Much Does It Cost to Attend Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College? Tuition, Net Price & Aid

Published tuition at Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College is $2,730, but few families pay that. The number to watch is net price, what students actually pay each year after federal grants and institutional scholarships. Here it averages about $11,949. Students from families earning under $30,000 typically pay closer to $11,949 after need-based grants.

In-State Tuition
$2,730
Out-of-State
$2,730
Avg Net Price
$11,949
Pell Grant Rate
42%
Federal Loan Rate
0%

What Families Actually Pay

Family Income $0–$30K
$11,949

What Happens After?

Earnings, debt, and where graduates actually land.

Graduate Outcomes

Is Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College Worth It? Graduate Earnings & ROI

6 Years After Entry
$27,389
8 Years
$24,089

Graduation by Timeframe

100% (2)
18%
100% (2)
18%
100% (2)
18%
100% (2)
18%

How Saginaw Compares

Dot right of center = above national average.

NATIONAL AVGNet Price$12KRetention78%Pell Grant Rate42%

Does It Change Lives?

Mobility, social capital, and innovation — does it move people up?

Institutional Finances

Data: NCES IPEDS

Endowment
$123,686
Total Expenses
$3,118,038
Federal Grants
$3,276,992
Investment Income
$132

Top Programs

The fields Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College awards the most degrees in, by share of completions. Where federal field-of-study data exists, we show what graduates in that major earned early in their careers. Each links to its degree guide — or see what someone with your income, scores, and major would pay and earn here in the Students Like You simulator.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is It Hard to Get Into Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College? Acceptance Rate & Requirements

Based in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College enrolls students across a range of programs.

How Much Does It Cost to Attend Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College? Tuition, Net Price & Aid

Published tuition at Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College is $2,730, but few families pay that. The number to watch is net price, what students actually pay each year after federal grants and institutional scholarships. Here it averages about $11,949. Students from families earning under $30,000 typically pay closer to $11,949 after need-based grants.

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