Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
13,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours
2,698 (64%)
Days Without Precipitation
265 (80%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
697
Men / Women
63% / 37%
From State
78%
From Region
2%
Athletes
29.8%
Racial/Ethnic
White
65%
Native American
20%
Hispanic
5%
Mixed
5%
Black
2%
International
2%
Asian
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 62.3% 62.3%
2012 Men: 70.9% 70.9%
2013 Men: 74.5% 74.5%
2014 Men: 70.0% 70.0%
2015 Men: 69.9% 69.9%
2016 Men: 69.9% 69.9%
2017 Men: 70.8% 70.8%
2018 Men: 69.8% 69.8%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 7.8% 7.8%
2012 Native: 5.2% 5.2%
2013 Native: 14.0% 14.0%
2014 Native: 9.5% 9.5%
2015 Native: 12.4% 12.4%
2016 Native: 14.6% 14.6%
2017 Native: 17.6% 17.6%
2018 Native: 7.8% 7.8%
2019 Native: 9.5% 9.5%
2020 Native: 10.2% 10.2%
2021 Native: 11.1% 11.1%
2022 Native: 14.6% 14.6%
2023 Native: 13.0% 13.0%
2024 Native: 17.2% 17.2%
2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2017 Asian: 2.5% 2.5%
2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2011 Black: 0.5% 0.5%
2012 Black: 0.5% 0.5%
2013 Black: 1.1% 1.1%
2014 Black: 1.0% 1.0%
2015 Black: 0.4% 0.4%
2016 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2017 Black: 1.0% 1.0%
2018 Black: 1.7% 1.7%
2019 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Black: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 Black: 1.3% 1.3%
2023 Black: 1.4% 1.4%
2024 Black: 4.4% 4.4%
2011 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2012 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2013 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2014 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0%
2015 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0%
2016 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9%
2017 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5%
2018 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8%
2019 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8%
2020 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6%
2021 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3%
2022 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8%
2023 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9%
2024 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2011 White: 72.9% 72.9%
2012 White: 82.9% 82.9%
2013 White: 73.1% 73.1%
2014 White: 76.9% 76.9%
2015 White: 76.4% 76.4%
2016 White: 70.8% 70.8%
2017 White: 70.4% 70.4%
2018 White: 79.3% 79.3%
2019 White: 74.3% 74.3%
2020 White: 70.4% 70.4%
2021 White: 67.3% 67.3%
2022 White: 70.4% 70.4%
2023 White: 80.0% 80.0%
2024 White: 70.0% 70.0%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2013 International: 4.3% 4.3%
2014 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2015 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2017 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2020 International: 2.0% 2.0%
2021 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2022 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2024 International: 1.1% 1.1%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 10.9% 10.9%
2021 Native: 9.1% 9.1%
2022 Native: 18.0% 18.0%
2023 Native: 18.4% 18.4%
2024 Native: 17.7% 17.7%
2025 Native: 19.7% 19.7%
2020 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2025 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 Black: 2.7% 2.7%
2021 Black: 4.1% 4.1%
2022 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2023 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2024 Black: 2.1% 2.1%
2025 Black: 2.4% 2.4%
2020 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2021 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5%
2022 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6%
2023 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0%
2024 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3%
2025 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7%
2020 White: 70.7% 70.7%
2021 White: 69.8% 69.8%
2022 White: 69.2% 69.2%
2023 White: 68.8% 68.8%
2024 White: 68.9% 68.9%
2025 White: 64.7% 64.7%
2020 International: 2.1% 2.1%
2021 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2023 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2025 International: 1.7% 1.7%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Montana State University - Northern
127
52% / 48%
0%
$63,325
71
96%
Biology
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$57,186
59
—
Agricultural Business
6 —
50% / 50%
0%
$60,274
66
—
Kinesiology
12 —
33% / 67%
0%
$54,354
52
—
Nursing
13 —
8% / 92%
0%
$77,154
87
100%
Business Administration
28 —
43% / 57%
0%
$56,187
57
86%
Community Organization and Advocacy
— —
—
—
$51,686
45
—
Liberal Arts
4 —
0% / 100%
0%
$51,174
43
—
Elementary Education
10 —
20% / 80%
0%
$43,787
21
100%
Physical Education
5 —
60% / 40%
0%
$46,451
29
—
Science Teacher Education
— —
—
—
$46,966
30
—
Secondary Education
— —
—
—
$43,787
21
100%
Graphic Design
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$42,661
19
—
Automotive Technology
5 —
100% / 0%
0%
$74,624
85
100%
Civil Engineering Technology
5 —
80% / 20%
0%
$85,395
92
—
Criminal Justice
8 —
50% / 50%
0%
$64,165
73
96%
Diesel Technology
29 —
97% / 3%
0%
$74,624
85
100%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$7,335
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$23,272
Est. In-State Cost
$9,489
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$30,105
ROI Percentile
71th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
64%
4-Year Graduation Rate
18%
6-Year Graduation Rate
41%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 29.7% 29.7%
2012 Graduated: 29.5% 29.5%
2013 Graduated: 36.6% 36.6%
2014 Graduated: 26.1% 26.1%
2015 Graduated: 26.2% 26.2%
2016 Graduated: 26.1% 26.1%
2017 Graduated: 32.7% 32.7%
2018 Graduated: 34.6% 34.6%
2019 Graduated: 30.7% 30.7%
2020 Graduated: 35.2% 35.2%
2021 Graduated: 31.3% 31.3%
2022 Graduated: 29.2% 29.2%
2023 Graduated: 42.3% 42.3%
2024 Graduated: 41.1% 41.1%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 31.4% 31.4%
2012 Men: 29.1% 29.1%
2013 Men: 43.6% 43.6%
2014 Men: 24.8% 24.8%
2015 Men: 28.4% 28.4%
2016 Men: 29.7% 29.7%
2017 Men: 30.8% 30.8%
2018 Men: 36.2% 36.2%
2019 Men: 33.3% 33.3%
2020 Men: 38.3% 38.3%
2021 Men: 32.9% 32.9%
2022 Men: 28.4% 28.4%
2023 Men: 42.9% 42.9%
2024 Men: 43.0% 43.0%
2011 Women: 25.5% 25.5%
2012 Women: 30.3% 30.3%
2013 Women: 24.6% 24.6%
2014 Women: 28.6% 28.6%
2015 Women: 21.1% 21.1%
2016 Women: 19.2% 19.2%
2017 Women: 36.2% 36.2%
2018 Women: 30.6% 30.6%
2019 Women: 22.0% 22.0%
2020 Women: 27.3% 27.3%
2021 Women: 27.1% 27.1%
2022 Women: 31.2% 31.2%
2023 Women: 40.7% 40.7%
2024 Women: 36.5% 36.5%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 20.0% 20.0%
2013 Native: 3.8% 3.8%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 6.9% 6.9%
2016 Native: 9.1% 9.1%
2017 Native: 14.3% 14.3%
2018 Native: 7.1% 7.1%
2019 Native: 11.8% 11.8%
2020 Native: 15.0% 15.0%
2021 Native: 16.7% 16.7%
2022 Native: 21.2% 21.2%
2023 Native: 25.0% 25.0%
2024 Native: 19.4% 19.4%
2011 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2012 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2013 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2014 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0%
2019 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0%
2020 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0%
2021 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1%
2022 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1%
2023 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2024 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4%
2011 White: 32.9% 32.9%
2012 White: 27.5% 27.5%
2013 White: 41.2% 41.2%
2014 White: 32.7% 32.7%
2015 White: 31.5% 31.5%
2016 White: 32.5% 32.5%
2017 White: 37.1% 37.1%
2018 White: 37.3% 37.3%
2019 White: 32.3% 32.3%
2020 White: 39.1% 39.1%
2021 White: 35.6% 35.6%
2022 White: 33.3% 33.3%
2023 White: 44.8% 44.8%
2024 White: 49.2% 49.2%
2012 International: 60.0% 60.0%
2013 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2014 International: 40.0% 40.0%
2016 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2019 International: 33.3% 33.3%
2020 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2021 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2022 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2023 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2024 International: 100.0% 100.0%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Professional
37.0%
47
87% / 13%
0%
$73,990
84
99%
Business & Economics
22.0%
28
43% / 57%
0%
$56,187
57
86%
Health Sciences
19.7%
25
20% / 80%
0%
$66,210
76
100%
Education
11.8%
15
33% / 67%
0%
$44,675
24
100%
Agriculture & Food Science
4.7%
6
50% / 50%
0%
$60,274
66
—
Humanities & Social Sciences
3.1%
4
0% / 100%
0%
$51,174
43
—
Arts
0.8%
1
0% / 100%
0%
$42,661
19
—
Life & Natural Sciences
0.8%
1
0% / 100%
0%
$57,186
59
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
100%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
100%
100%
100%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 64.0% 64.0%
2012 Acceptance: 78.5% 78.5%
2013 Acceptance: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Acceptance: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Acceptance: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Acceptance: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Acceptance: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Acceptance: 100.0% 100.0%
2011 Yield: 94.2% 94.2%
2012 Yield: 65.7% 65.7%
2013 Yield: 53.2% 53.2%
2014 Yield: 47.8% 47.8%
2015 Yield: 48.4% 48.4%
2016 Yield: 47.2% 47.2%
2017 Yield: 44.4% 44.4%
2018 Yield: 31.3% 31.3%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
250
500
750
1,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 378 378
2012 Applicants: 386 386
2013 Applicants: 376 376
2014 Applicants: 433 433
2015 Applicants: 473 473
2016 Applicants: 528 528
2017 Applicants: 595 595
2018 Applicants: 604 604
2011 Admitted: 242 242
2012 Admitted: 303 303
2013 Admitted: 376 376
2014 Admitted: 433 433
2015 Admitted: 473 473
2016 Admitted: 528 528
2017 Admitted: 595 595
2018 Admitted: 604 604
2011 Enrolled: 228 228
2012 Enrolled: 199 199
2013 Enrolled: 200 200
2014 Enrolled: 207 207
2015 Enrolled: 229 229
2016 Enrolled: 249 249
2017 Enrolled: 264 264
2018 Enrolled: 189 189
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
700
800
900
1000
1100
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 900 900
2012 25th: 836 836
2013 25th: 770 770
2014 25th: 860 860
2015 25th: 810 810
2016 25th: 845 845
2011 75th: 1038 1038
2012 75th: 1018 1018
2013 75th: 995 995
2014 75th: 1050 1050
2015 75th: 1006 1006
2016 75th: 973 973
SAT Math
350
400
450
500
550
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 440 440
2012 25th: 423 423
2013 25th: 385 385
2014 25th: 450 450
2015 25th: 400 400
2016 25th: 425 425
2011 75th: 530 530
2012 75th: 520 520
2013 75th: 505 505
2014 75th: 550 550
2015 75th: 478 478
2016 75th: 493 493
SAT Reading & Writing
350
400
450
500
550
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 460 460
2012 25th: 413 413
2013 25th: 385 385
2014 25th: 410 410
2015 25th: 410 410
2016 25th: 420 420
2011 75th: 508 508
2012 75th: 498 498
2013 75th: 490 490
2014 75th: 500 500
2015 75th: 528 528
2016 75th: 480 480
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 61.0% 61.0%
2012 Submitted: 74.0% 74.0%
2013 Submitted: 73.0% 73.0%
2014 Submitted: 87.0% 87.0%
2015 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0%
2016 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
