Montana State University-Northern Ranking Badges

Montana State University - Northern earned 8 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 0 in the top 5%, 3 in the top 10% and 4 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 25 in Ethnic Diversity (Montana), a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 8 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 0
Highest placement: #1 of 25, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 75
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Montana State University-Northern Earned?

Montana State University-Northern holds 8 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. The awards below are from the 2026 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. See our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	1
Top 5%	0
Top 10%	3
Top 15%	4
Total	8

What Is Montana State University-Northern Known For?

Montana State University-Northern is best known for Engineering Technologies: 1 of its 8 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Electronics Engineering, Vehicle Maintenance & Repair and Student Counseling.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 1%
Overall Diversity (Montana)	✓
Male / Female Diversity		✓
Male / Female Diversity (Rocky Mountains)		✓
Male / Female Diversity (Montana)	✓
Ethnic Diversity (Montana)			✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Student Counseling
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Electronics Engineering
Most Focused		✓

Mechanic & Repair Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair
Most Focused	✓

How Does Montana State University-Northern Rank for Veterans?

Montana State University-Northern earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,300 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 47%).

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Notes and References

The rankings above are calculated from federal education data, 2026 edition. Montana State University-Northern appears in 75 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.