41%
Graduation Rate
64%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Montana State University-Northern, the graduation rate is 41 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 64 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 43.11% (public Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 74 students out of 180 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Montana State University-Northern.
By gender, 55 male and 19 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
| Total | 180 | 74 | 41.11% |
| Men | 128 | 55 | 42.97% |
| Women | 52 | 19 | 36.54% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Montana State University-Northern.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 18.52%
- Asian: 0.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 0.00%
- Hispanic: 44.44%
- White: 49.21%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 25.00%
- Two or More Race: 0.00%
- Unknown: 0.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 18.52%(5/27) |
18.75%(3/16) |
18.18%(2/11) |
|---|
| Asian | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 0.00%(-/8) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Hispanic | 44.44%(4/9) |
50.00%(4/8) |
- |
|---|
| White | 49.21%(62/126) |
51.72%(45/87) |
43.59%(17/39) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 25.00%(1/4) |
25.00%(1/4) |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 0.00%(-/2) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Unknown | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Montana State University-Northern, 2 of 2 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 100.00%.