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Colleges in and near New Town

New Town is home to Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College

Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (158 students on campus) is inside the city. About 4% of New Town’s residents are enrolled in college, below North Dakota (8%).

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of New Town. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
1
158 students on campus
Nearest college
0.8 mi
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
Residents in college
4%
Below ND (8%)
Nearest community college
53.2 mi
Williston State College · $6,128 tuition
Nearest public university
0.8 mi
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College · $3,870 in-state
Median household income
$52K
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What stands out about college in New Town

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A college in New TownNueta Hidatsa Sahnish College has 158 students on campus in New Town, 7% of whom graduate within six years.In-state price at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish CollegeLiving in North Dakota, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College charges $3,870 in tuition and fees, the same for every student.A community college 53.2 miles awayWilliston State College in Williston: tuition and fees $6,128 a year for North Dakota residents.Students are 4% of residentsBelow North Dakota (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of New Town

It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from New Town.

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University or collegeCommunity college
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 158 on campus · In New Town$10knet price7%graduate

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where New Town’s median household income ($52,500) falls.

Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish CollegeIn New Town · sticker $14,090$10,717a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Majors

What students study in New Town

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Business 37%Liberal arts 16%Area & ethnic studies 9%Public administration 9%Health professions 7%Natural resources 5%Everything else 16%

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in New Town

Is New Town a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 New Town residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below North Dakota (8). The largest campus in the city, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, has 158 students on campus.

What colleges are in New Town?

Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College is inside the city. Williston State College is 53.2 miles away in Williston.

What is the closest community college to New Town, and what does it cost?

Williston State College in Williston, 53.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,128 a year for North Dakota residents; the federal net price, $5,932, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College cost if we live in North Dakota?

Tuition and fees are $3,870 a year in-state and $3,870 from out of state.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of New Town. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →