Montana State University Northern

A member of the Montana State University System, Montana State University � Northern (MSU – Nothern) is a public university located in Havre, Montana. MSU � Northern, formerly known as Northern Montana College, was renamed during the reorganization of Montana’s public university system. In 1913 MSU � Northern was tasked with the responsibility of developing and launching the the Northern Montana Agricultural and Manual Training School at Fort Assinniboine under the Montana State Legislature’s approval, but no money was allocated to the school and the plan didn’t immediately materialize. It was not until 1927 that the State Legislature altered their original act in to include specific academic subjects, and in 1929, the Legislature finally funded the college as a part of the University of Montana (later renamed the Montana University System). MSU – Northern moved to its current location in Havre, Montana in 1932. MSU – Northern has an annual operating budget of roughly $13,000,000.

In 1994, the Montana University System decided to consolidate its smaller campuses into its two larger campuses, Montana State University in Bozeman and University of Montana in Missoula. In June of the same year Northern Montana College was renamed Montana State University � Northern.

MSU – Northern men’s and women’s athletic teams, nicknamed the “Lights” and the “Skylights”, respectively, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). MSU-Northern’s athletic teams primarily compete in the Frontier Conference. Athletics for both men and women include, but are not limited to basketball, golf, and rodeo.

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