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Former names | Northern Montana School (1929–1931) Northern Montana College (1931–1994) |
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| Type | Public college |
| Established | 1929; 96 years ago (1929) |
Parent institution | Montana University System |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
| Endowment | US$3.254 million (FY2005)[1] |
| Chancellor | Greg Kegel[2] |
| Vice-Chancellor | Jennifer Brown[3] |
| Students | 1,186[4] |
| Undergraduates | 1,141[4] |
| Postgraduates | 45[4] |
| Location | , U.S. 48°32′32″N109°41′19″W / 48.5421°N 109.6887°W /48.5421; -109.6887 |
| Campus | Rural[5] |
| Colors | Maroon & Gold |
| Nickname | Men's: Northern Lights Women's: Northern Skylights |
Sporting affiliations | NAIA –Frontier |
| Mascot | Polar Bears (Aurora & Boris) |
| Website | msun.edu |
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Montana State University–Northern (MSU–Northern orNorthern) is apublic college inHavre, Montana, United States. It is part of theMontana University System and was "Northern Montana College" prior to the restructuring of Montana's public university system in 1994.
In 1913, the Montana State Legislature approved the establishment of the "Northern Montana Agricultural and Manual Training School" atFort Assinniboine, 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Havre, but no money was actually appropriated. The state legislature amended their original act in 1927 to include certain academic subjects and in 1929, the legislature appropriated funds to establish the college as a branch of the University of Montana (later renamed the Montana University System). Northern Montana College opened its doors in September 1929 in temporary quarters in Havre High School, and moved to its present campus in 1932.
The Montana State–Northern athletic teams are called the Lights and Skylights. The university is a member of theNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in theFrontier Conference for most of its sports since the 1935–36 academic year; while its rodeo teams compete in theNational Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA).
Montana State–Northern competes in 11 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include basketball, cross country, football, golf, rodeo and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, rodeo and volleyball.
| Race and ethnicity | Total | ||
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| White | 69% | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 20% | ||
| Hispanic | 5% | ||
| Two or more races | 3% | ||
| Black | 2% | ||
| Unknown | 1% | ||
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| Low-income[a] | 36% | ||
| Affluent[b] | 64% | ||
| Public:University of Montana System | |
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