- The Inkwell
- Montana
- Montana State University-Northern
Havre, MTTown: remoteZIP 59501Founded 1929
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1929
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.msun.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
MontanaPublic
Montana State University-Northern
Montana State University-Northern is a public university in Havre, Montana, with 761 undergraduates. It graduates 39% within six years and costs $14,686 a year after aid.
39%graduate
Retention64%
4-year graduation24%
Pell Grant share37%
Federal loans29%
$14,686net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
39%graduate in 6 years
$52,907median earnings, 10 yrs
$14,068median debt
#1,120 of 1,704 for earnings#478 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,375 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $19,380tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,496
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,397
- Average net price
- $14,686national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,412
$30,001–48,000$12,574
$48,001–75,000$12,622
$75,001–110,000$16,688
$110,001+$19,196
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college64%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college39%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college37%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 39%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 24%
- First-year retention
- 64%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 43%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,818
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,907middle 50%: $31,127–$81,015
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,068
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$81,015
Median, Montana State University-Northern$52,907
Lower quarter$31,127
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 761
- Part-time
- 15%
- Women / men
- 40% / 60%
- Average age at entry
- 23.9
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 37%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,179 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,357
- Endowment, end of year
- $13,463,376
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White68%
Hispanic5.1%
Black1.8%
Asian0.5%
Two or more races4.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native19%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown0.8%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Mechanic & repair technologies24%
Business & management12%
Engineering technologies12%
Health professions12%
Precision production11%
Education6.0%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.8%
Construction trades4.8%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in Montana
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Montana-Western Dillon, MT | $19,481 | 46% | $47,501 |
| Montana Technological University Butte, MT | $17,205 | 61% | $59,491 |
| Montana State University Billings Billings, MT | $15,630 | 31% | $48,199 |
| The University of Montana Missoula, MT | $21,302 | 49% | $48,823 |
| Montana State University Bozeman, MT | $23,106 | 59% | $59,536 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson State University Dickinson, ND | $14,076 | 40% | $55,221 |
| Mayville State University Mayville, ND | $13,637 | 39% | $50,306 |
| Lewis-Clark State College Lewiston, ID | $13,632 | 39% | $52,487 |
| Caribbean University-Carolina Carolina, PR | $14,600 | 35% | $27,834 |
| Nevada State University Henderson, NV | $14,262 | 36% | $58,648 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford, PA | $13,598 | 38% | $73,113 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 180522. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6904331.