California Indian Nations College
Palm Desert, CA · official site ↗
PublicAssociate's: High Transfer-High NontraditionalTwo-year, very small
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Fin. Resilience
Resilience score
vs. 103 peers in its group
California Indian Nations College is a public institution in Palm Desert, CA, classified by Carnegie as “Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional.”
It enrolls about 142 undergraduates and is benchmarked here against 103 peer institutions (Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional · Public).
On Ibex's Financial Resilience score it rates 1 out of 100 within that peer group, a transparent composite of endowment per undergraduate, net tuition revenue per student, and instructional spend per student.
Its strongest standing relative to peers is first-year retention (100%, 100th percentile).
Its weakest is instructional spend / fte ($1,853).
Peer group
Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional · Public
103 institutions
No cross-metric risk flags triggered.
Policy & demographic exposure
How exposed California Indian Nations College is to the structural shifts reshaping higher ed: a composite structural-risk index plus the 2025 federal budget law’s endowment excise tax, Grad PLUS elimination, new Parent PLUS borrowing cap and new Workforce Pell short-term-credential opportunity, and the demographic enrollment cliff. Only signals that apply to this institution are shown.
Enrollment cliff (home state)Projected change in the institution's home-state high-school graduates from 2025 to 2041 (WICHE). The U.S. total falls about 13%; a directional feeder-market signal, not an enrollment forecast.
-27.7%
Severe declineIndicative signals, not forecasts, see each metric’s definition and the methodology. Endowment-tax, Grad PLUS, Parent PLUS and Workforce Pell figures appear only where the institution is actually exposed; “nationally” compares against all schools that report each signal.
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Financial Health
Net tuition revenue / FTETuition revenue per full-time-equivalent student after institutional aid/discounts, what tuition actually nets.
Below peers
$0
1st percentile in peer grouppeer median $2,465
103 peers
Instructional spend / FTESpending on instruction per FTE student, how much of the budget reaches the classroom.
Below peers
$1,853
1st percentile in peer grouppeer median $7,001
103 peers
In-state tuition & feesPublished in-state tuition and fees before aid (sticker price).
$7,743
99th percentile in peer grouppeer median $4,470
103 peers
Out-of-state tuition & feesPublished out-of-state tuition and fees before aid (sticker price).
$7,743
29th percentile in peer grouppeer median $9,610
103 peers
Avg monthly faculty salaryAverage monthly salary of full-time faculty (IPEDS) – a proxy for faculty investment.
Below peers
$5,720
9th percentile in peer grouppeer median $8,283
103 peers
Average monthly salary of full-time faculty, as reported to IPEDS.
Enrollment & Pipeline
Undergraduate enrollmentNumber of degree-seeking undergraduates (IPEDS fall headcount). A size measure, not a quality signal.
142
2nd percentile in peer grouppeer median 2,300
103 peers
First-year retentionShare of first-time, full-time students who return for a second year, an early signal of student fit and support. Reported for two-year and less-than-two-year institutions.
Strong
100%
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 62.1%
91 peers
Pell recipient shareShare of undergraduates on a federal Pell Grant, a proxy for the share from lower-income families.
0%
2nd percentile in peer grouppeer median 23.7%
103 peers
Adult learners (25+)Share of undergraduates aged 25 or older.
67.2%
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 23.7%
2024-25103 peers
Share of undergraduates aged 25 or older (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). Read as context on the student mix: schools serving many working adults look different on persistence and part-time measures than traditional-age campuses, and neither is inherently better.
Part-time undergraduatesShare of undergraduates enrolled part-time.
87.3%
98th percentile in peer grouppeer median 57.3%
2024-25103 peers
Share of undergraduates enrolled part-time (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). Context, not quality: a high part-time share is common at community and commuter institutions and affects graduation-rate comparisons, which are based only on full-time, first-time students.
Women (share of undergraduates)Share of undergraduates who are women.
85.2%
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 60.1%
2024-25103 peers
Share of undergraduates who are women (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). Reported as context on the student mix, not a measure of quality.
12-month FTE enrollmentFull-time-equivalent enrollment over the full year, the denominator for per-student finance measures.
17
1st percentile in peer grouppeer median 2,294
2022-23103 peers
Full-time-equivalent enrollment over the full 12-month year (IPEDS 12-month enrollment, 2022-23). Counts part-time students at their fractional load, so it runs above fall full-time headcount and is the denominator used for per-student finance measures.
Student-faculty ratioStudents per instructional faculty member, lower usually means smaller classes and more contact.
8:1
3rd percentile in peer grouppeer median 19:1
2022-23103 peers
Students per instructional faculty member (IPEDS, fall 2023). Lower generally means smaller classes and more faculty contact, though the measure mixes undergraduate and graduate teaching and is institution-reported.
Fully online studentsShare of students enrolled exclusively in distance-education (online) courses.
77%
99th percentile in peer grouppeer median 28%
2024-25103 peers
Share of students enrolled exclusively in distance-education courses (IPEDS, Fall 2023). Describes delivery model, not quality; online-heavy institutions look different on residential measures.
Applicant-pool diversity shiftProjected change in the non-white share of the home state's public high-school graduating class, class of 2025 to 2037.
+5%
– percentile in peer group
WICHE 2024 (11th ed.)103 peers
Percentage-point change in the non-white share of the institution's home-state public high-school graduating class between the class of 2025 (the national peak) and 2037 (WICHE, Knocking at the College Door, 11th ed., public-school race detail). A forward look at who the future applicant pool will be: a positive value means the state's graduating class is projected to grow more racially diverse. Strategic recruiting context, not a forecast of any one school's enrollment, and a college recruits from many states.
Enrollment cliff (home state)Projected change in the institution's home-state high-school graduates from 2025 to 2041 (WICHE). The U.S. total falls about 13%; a directional feeder-market signal, not an enrollment forecast.
Severe decline
-27.7%
– percentile in peer group
2024-25103 peers
Projected change in the number of high-school graduates in the institution's HOME STATE from the class of 2025 (the national peak) to 2041, per WICHE's Knocking at the College Door, 11th Edition (Dec 2024). The 'enrollment cliff' is the post-2008 birth decline reaching college age; the U.S. total is projected to fall about 13% over this window. A college recruits from many states, so its home-state projection is an indicative directional signal of feeder-market pressure, not a forecast of that institution's own enrollment.
Enrollment momentum (CAGR)Enrollment momentum (CAGR).
Strong
37.3%
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median -3%
2024-25103 peers
Compound annual growth rate of undergraduate enrollment over the years the tool tracks (College Scorecard, roughly 2016-2024). Positive means the school is growing; negative means it is shrinking, the leading indicator of demand stress ahead of the demographic cliff. Banded against the school's peer group.
States recruited fromNumber of distinct US states sending at least one first-time student.
Below peers
1
25th percentile in peer grouppeer median 3
Fall 2022103 peers
How many distinct US states the school's first-time degree-seeking class is drawn from (IPEDS Residence & Migration, Fall 2022). A higher count signals broader geographic reach and less dependence on any single state's shrinking pool of high school graduates; a low count means the school recruits from a narrow region and is more exposed to that region's demographic decline. Banded against the school's peer group.
Foreign first-time shareShare of first-time students whose legal residence is a foreign country.
0%
67th percentile in peer grouppeer median 0%
Fall 2022103 peers
Share of the school's first-time degree-seeking class whose legal residence is outside the United States (IPEDS Residence & Migration, Fall 2022). A measure of international reach in the entering class. Neither high nor low is inherently better; it is context for tuition-revenue mix and exposure to visa and geopolitical risk. Banded against the school's peer group.
Direct competitors within 100 miNumber of same-type institutions (same Carnegie class and control) within 100 miles.
Below peers
3
73rd percentile in peer grouppeer median 2
2024-25103 peers
How many institutions of the same type (same Carnegie classification and control, i.e. the schools competing for the same students) sit within roughly 100 miles. A higher count means a more crowded local market and a harder yield fight, which matters most as the regional pool of high school graduates shrinks; a low count means the school has its catchment largely to itself. Distance is straight-line from campus coordinates. Banded against the school's peer group. Fewer is better for recruiting leverage.
Hybrid (some online) enrollmentShare of students enrolled in some but not all courses online (hybrid), Fall 2023.
18%
24th percentile in peer grouppeer median 24%
Fall 2023103 peers
Share of all students taking some, but not all, of their courses at a distance (IPEDS, Fall 2023). This is the hybrid middle ground between the fully online share and the fully in-person share, and it signals how far a school has moved coursework online without going exclusively remote. Context metric, not better or worse. Banded against the school's peer group.
Transfer-in share (undergraduate)Transfer-in students as a share of undergraduate enrollment, Fall 2023.
9.4%
80th percentile in peer grouppeer median 4.9%
Fall 2023103 peers
Transfer-in students as a share of all undergraduates (IPEDS, Fall 2023). A high share means the school depends on transfer pipelines rather than first-time freshmen, which changes both recruitment strategy and melt/retention risk. Context metric, not better or worse. Banded against the school's peer group.
Graduate share of enrollmentGraduate students as a share of total enrollment, Fall 2023.
0%
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 0%
Fall 2023103 peers
Graduate students as a share of total headcount enrollment (IPEDS, Fall 2023). It separates research-intensive universities with large graduate bodies from undergraduate-focused institutions. Context metric, not better or worse. Banded against the school's peer group.
Enrollment forecast (5-yr)Projected change in total enrollment about five years out, from the school's own trend.
Strong
60%
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median -23.9%
2024-2029 projection103 peers
Projected cumulative change in total enrollment roughly five years out, modeled by a least-squares log-linear fit on the school's own enrollment history (2016-2024). It uses the full multi-year series, so a single shock year (such as 2020) does not drive the result. This is a naive trend extrapolation, not a demographic model, and is capped at plus or minus 60 percent; treat it as direction-of-travel, not a precise count. Banded against the school's peer group; higher means projected growth.
In-state HS graduatesPublic + private high-school graduates in the school's state, class of 2025.
469,214
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 111,084
Class of 2025 (WICHE)103 peers
The size of the school's home-state high-school graduating class in 2025 (WICHE Knocking at the College Door, public and private combined). It is the near-term in-state feeder market, the complement to the enrollment-cliff projection, which shows the direction that market is heading. Context metric, not better or worse. Banded against the school's peer group.
Metro-area unemployment rateUnemployment rate in the school's metro area, ACS 2019-23.
Below peers
6.8%
89th percentile in peer grouppeer median 5%
ACS 2019-2393 peers
The civilian unemployment rate in the school's metropolitan or micropolitan area (US Census ACS 2019-23, mapped by the school's federal CBSA code). It is a proxy for local labor demand: a lower rate means a tighter job market, a stronger near-term destination for graduates and a smaller pool of working adults to recruit. It describes the local economy, not the school. Schools outside any metro area are not scored. Banded against the school's peer group.
Student body
Undergraduate race & ethnicity
IPEDS 2024-25
Hispanic/Latino45.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native35.2%
Two or more races12.0%
Black2.8%
White2.1%
Unknown2.1%
International0.7%
Undergraduate enrollment by race and ethnicity, as reported to IPEDS (College Scorecard). “International” denotes nonresident students; “Unknown” means race/ethnicity was not reported.
Student Outcomes & Risk
Share taking federal loansShare of students taking out federal loans, a borrowing-reliance signal.
0%
11th percentile in peer grouppeer median 4.4%
103 peers
Full-time faculty shareShare of faculty employed full-time, higher generally means more availability and continuity.
Below peers
20%
10th percentile in peer grouppeer median 37.9%
103 peers
Frequently asked
What is California Indian Nations College's student-faculty ratio?
California Indian Nations College reports a student-faculty ratio of 8:1 (IPEDS, fall 2023) – that is, about 8 students for every instructional faculty member.
Which schools are California Indian Nations College's peers?
California Indian Nations College is benchmarked against 103 institutions in the Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional · Public peer group; all percentiles and medians on this page are computed within that group.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent releases), with the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Employment Projections, field-demand outlook) and WICHE (enrollment-cliff projections). Figures lag the current academic year by roughly two to three years. Percentiles and medians are computed within the institution's peer group. Financial Resilience is a transparent composite, see each component above. Compiled by Ibex Insights.