 Since the first tribal college was established in 1968, the number of tribal colleges and universities has grown to 37 in the United States in 2016.According to the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, TCUs are chartered by their respective tribal governments, including the ten tribes within the largest reservations in the United States.They operate more than 75 campuses in 16 states—virtually covering Indian Country—and serve students from well more than 230 federally recognized Indian tribes.