How has Montana State University-Northern changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate rose from 73% (2004) to 100% (2018).
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants rose from 278 (2004) to 604 (2018).
Enrollment
Total enrollment fell from 1,304 (2010) to 966 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
Not enough history yet
Montana State University-Northern doesn't have enough years of comparable SAT data to chart. Many schools stopped reporting scores after going test-optional.
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range moved from 17–22 (2002) to 16–22 (2016).
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $5,480 (2011) to $7,496 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.