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Overview
Montana State University-Northern is a public university in Havre, on Montana's Hi-Line near the Canadian border - one of the more remote public university locations in the country. It serves a largely rural Montana student body and is known for practical, hands-on technical training more than a conventional liberal-arts identity.
Academics
Diesel technology and agricultural mechanics are the university's clearest specialties, built around hands-on shop and lab work that draws employers from across the region for hiring. Nursing and education are also established programs, rounding out a curriculum aimed squarely at regional workforce needs.
Campus & student life
Havre is a small, isolated town, and the surrounding Hi-Line region is sparsely populated ranching and farming country. Campus life is modest in scale, and many students come from, and plan to return to, rural Montana communities.
Worth knowing
The technical programs, especially diesel technology, carry a reputation among regional employers that outpaces the university's overall size and name recognition - it functions almost like a specialized trade program layered onto a public university.
Admissions
Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)
Applying
msun.edu ↗High school coursework
Required4 years of English (written and oral communication, literature) · 3 years of mathematics (Algebra I, II, and Geometry or equivalent; senior-year math encouraged) · 2 years of lab science (one must be earth science, biology, chemistry, or physics; 3 years under the rigorous-core option) · 3 years of social studies (global studies, American history, government) · 2 years of electives (foreign language, computer science, visual/performing arts, or vocational education)
RecommendedMathematics course in senior year
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