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- Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

Santa Fe, NMRural: fringeZIP 87508Founded 1962
New MexicoTribal collegePublic
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development is a public institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with 334 undergraduates. It admits 98% of applicants, graduates 18% within six years and costs $11,199 a year after aid.
18%graduate
Admission rate98%
Retention70%
4-year graduation6.5%
Pell Grant share23%
Federal loans0.8%
$11,199net price / year
98%admission rate
—average SAT
18%graduate in 6 years
$26,385median earnings, 10 yrs
—median debt
#1,690 of 1,704 for earnings#248 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,670 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,434 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $25,106tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $6,090
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $6,090
- Average net price
- $11,199national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,722
$30,001–48,000$8,685
$48,001–75,000$10,156
$75,001–110,000$561
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 98%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college98%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college18%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college23%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 18%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 6.5%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 37%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $25,401
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $26,385middle 50%: $15,472–$45,858
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- 3-year loan default rate
- —
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$45,858
Median, Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development$26,385
Lower quarter$15,472
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 334
- Part-time
- 19%
- Women / men
- 66% / 34%
- Average age at entry
- 26.9
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 23%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,818 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,463
- Endowment, end of year
- $25,467,231
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White10%
Hispanic12%
Two or more races13%
American Indian / Alaska Native64%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown1.5%
5 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts80%
English language & literature7.8%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies7.8%
Area, ethnic & gender studies3.1%
Communication & journalism1.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 187745. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4201524.