Montana State University-Northern Student Population

How many students at Montana State University-Northern?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Montana State University-Northern has a total enrollment of 966 students, including 919 undergraduate and 47 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 539 male students (55.8%) and 427 female students (44.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 620 White students (64.2%) and 171 American Indian or Alaska Native students (17.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 919 undergraduate students (95.1%) and 47 graduate students (4.9%).
• Class Delivery: 270 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 392 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields - which average 3,204 - Montana State University-Northern's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 539 male (55.80%) and 427 female (44.20%) students are attending Montana State University-Northern. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 126.23.

By class level, 919 (95.13%) are undergraduate students and 47 (4.87%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 57.89% are male and 42.11% are female, while among graduate students, 14.89% are male and 85.11% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 620 White, 15 Black, and 5 Asian students out of a total of 966 are attending at Montana State University-Northern. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Montana State University-Northern is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 54.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 772 students under 25 years old, and 249 students over 25 years old out of 1,021 total students.

Montana State University-Northern has 770 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 212 students aged 25 and over.

It has 2 graduate students aged under 25 and 37 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Montana State University-Northern, 270 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 392 students are enrolled in some online courses.

216 students who live in Montana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 54 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 919 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 69 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.51%.64 students have transferred in as full-time status and 5 students transferred in as part-time status.