NAIA
Frontier Conference
10 members on the site, as of 2025–26.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Carroll CollegeHelena, MT
- Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD · joined 2025–26
- Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, ND · joined 2025–26
- Mayville State UniversityMayville, ND · joined 2025–26
- Montana State University-NorthernHavre, MT
- Montana Technological UniversityButte, MT
- Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings, MT
- The University of Montana-WesternDillon, MT
- University of ProvidenceGreat Falls, MT
- Valley City State UniversityValley City, ND · joined 2025–26
At a glance
The median member against the median of every four-year college on the site, with the range from the lowest member to the highest. Each row has its own scale, starting at zero.
fall 2024 · 8 of 10 reporting
79% · 37%–100%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 8 of 10 reporting
1.4K · 324–2.4K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 10 of 10 reporting
1K · 528–2.1K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 10 of 10 reporting
$20,197 · $14,177–$25,986
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 10 of 10 reporting
38% · 18%–51%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 10 of 10 reporting
51% · 28%–69%
· all 55%10 of 10 reporting
26% · 17%–35%
· all 34%
Over time
The median member each year. By default the line follows in every year, so it describes the same colleges throughout; switch to members at the time to see the conference as it was.
Applicants, median member · today's members in every year
Dashed: the median of every four-year college on the site. A year is left out when fewer than 80% of the members report it.
In total (members reporting both years): 10 members enrolled 10.8K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 12.4K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 8 of 10 members
- The University of Montana-Western100%
- Valley City State University99%
- Montana Technological University91%
- Dakota State University88%
- Carroll College71%
- Rocky Mountain College70%
- University of Providence50%
- Dickinson State University37%
Dashed: the median member, 79%.
Not reported: Mayville State University, Montana State University-Northern.
fall 2024 · 8 of 10 members
- Dakota State University2.4K
- Carroll College1.9K
- Montana Technological University1.8K
- Rocky Mountain College1.4K
- The University of Montana-Western1.4K
- Dickinson State University1.4K
- University of Providence352
- Valley City State University324
Dashed: the median member, 1.4K.
Not reported: Mayville State University, Montana State University-Northern.
fall 2024 · 10 of 10 members
- Dakota State University2.1K
- Montana Technological University1.5K
- The University of Montana-Western1.2K
- Carroll College1.1K
- Dickinson State University1.1K
- Valley City State University958
- Rocky Mountain College840
- Montana State University-Northern761
- Mayville State University733
- University of Providence528
Dashed: the median member, 1K.
2023–24 · 10 of 10 members
- Carroll College$25,986
- The University of Montana-Western$23,271
- Montana Technological University$23,004
- Rocky Mountain College$22,790
- Dakota State University$22,246
- University of Providence$18,148
- Dickinson State University$16,491
- Valley City State University$15,437
- Mayville State University$14,446
- Montana State University-Northern$14,177
Dashed: the median member, $20,197.
fall 2024 · 10 of 10 members
- Dickinson State University51%
- Carroll College45%
- Mayville State University45%
- Rocky Mountain College43%
- University of Providence42%
- Valley City State University34%
- The University of Montana-Western28%
- Dakota State University22%
- Montana Technological University19%
- Montana State University-Northern18%
Dashed: the median member, 38%.
Entered fall 2018 · 10 of 10 members
- Carroll College69%
- Montana Technological University58%
- Valley City State University53%
- Dakota State University51%
- The University of Montana-Western51%
- Dickinson State University51%
- Rocky Mountain College48%
- Montana State University-Northern41%
- Mayville State University41%
- University of Providence28%
Dashed: the median member, 51%.
· 10 of 10 members
- The University of Montana-Western35%
- Montana State University-Northern33%
- University of Providence33%
- Rocky Mountain College31%
- Mayville State University27%
- Montana Technological University24%
- Dickinson State University21%
- Carroll College20%
- Valley City State University17%
- Dakota State University17%
Dashed: the median member, 26%.
Who joined and left
Moves since 2014–15, among the site's colleges, by the school year the college first reported its new conference.
- 2025–26: Dickinson State University, Mayville State University, Valley City State University and Dakota State University joined from the North Star Athletic Association
- 2024–25: Simpson University (football) joined from the California Pacific Conference
- 2023–24: Arizona Christian University (football) joined from the Sooner Athletic Conference
- 2019–20: Lewis-Clark State College left for the Cascade Collegiate Conference
- 2015–16: Westminster University left for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Frontier Conference as their main today. A member playing football elsewhere is listed with its football conference but counted here.
- Medians. Every figure is the median member (counts and costs: the median member's own change), except the totals, which are labeled. A conference needs 8 members on the site, and a year needs 80% of members reporting; costs are .
- Members at the time reads each college's reported conference year by year, from 2014–15; colleges no longer on the site aren't included.
- The universe. The site's four-year colleges, which may not be every member. The page shows how members compare and changed, not why.
Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2014–15 to 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (admissions section), Fall 2013 to Fall 2013;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2014 to Fall 2024;College Scorecard (enrollment), Fall 2013 to Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2013–14 to 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2013–14 to 2023–24;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2014 to Fall 2024;College Scorecard (graduation by entering class), classes entering fall 2013 to fall 2018;inflation: BLS CPI-U, school-year averagesAbout the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Pell Grant recipients:College Scorecard, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)



