Montana State University-Northern
Havre, MT · Public · Town (remote) · MSUN
Public institution in Havre, MT · 787 undergraduates · $49,505 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 11%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 12%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $14,164609th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,269224th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,385819th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $17,363241st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,500487th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,5051,094th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,045880th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 42.3%1,436th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 69.3%1,269th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7871,497th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 29.7%1,208th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 547 mi (SLC)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 19 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $63,005 | $66,461 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair TechnologiesMechanic & Repair Technologies | bachelors | $58,221 | $55,286 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $33,459 | $39,369 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $32,569 | $36,134 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $30,771 | $32,925 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Agricultural MechanizationAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
| Community Organization and AdvocacyPublic Administration | bachelors | — | — |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Native American Non-Tribal Institutionsource
- Founded in 1929source
- School colors: #612B3E and #E1A800source
- Athletic nickname: "Men's: Northern Lights / Women's: Northern Skylights"source
- Mascot: Polar Bears (Aurora & Boris)source
- Formerly known as "Northern Montana School" (1929–1931)source
- Formerly known as "Northern Montana College" (1931–1994)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Athletics — 7 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $576,069 (M $415,365 · W $160,704)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Montana State University-Northern’s 787 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MT
- Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings, MT · 790 undergrads
- Salish Kootenai CollegePablo, MT · 568 undergrads
- University of ProvidenceGreat Falls, MT · 527 undergrads
- Carroll CollegeHelena, MT · 1,052 undergrads
- The University of Montana-WesternDillon, MT · 1,271 undergrads
- Blackfeet Community CollegeBrowning, MT · 240 undergrads
Elsewhere
- La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA · 786 undergrads
- McPherson CollegeMcPherson, KS · 786 undergrads
- Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, OR · 788 undergrads
- Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, MN · 789 undergrads
- Ohio Dominican UniversityColumbus, OH · 785 undergrads
- Peirce CollegePhiladelphia, PA · 789 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemsun.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 180522)
- Compare colleges in MTRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MontanaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Rocky Mountain CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Montana State University-Northern vs Rocky Mountain CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 7 EADA programs at this school
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