Idaho State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 90,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (79%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,681
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 84%
From Region 5%
Athletes 329 (5.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 70%
Hispanic 15%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Native American 2%
Asian 1%
Black 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Idaho State University 1,233 34% 74% 1% 1% 15% 2% $62,599 17 -0.88 59 94% 9.3%
Civil Engineering 9 — 67% 44% 11% 11% 11% 0% $85,547 13 -0.97 88 — — — — —
Computer Engineering 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $113,019 50 -0.19 98 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 7 — 86% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $105,008 25 -0.57 97 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 12 — 100% 75% 0% 0% 17% 0% $89,058 5 -1.28 90 97% — — — —
Nuclear Engineering 7 — 71% 71% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,140 7 -1.56 92 — — — — —
Artificial Intelligence Sciences — — — — — — — — $86,653 3 -1.78 89 — — — — —
Computer Science 24 — 71% 54% 4% 0% 8% 25% $118,013 48 -0.20 99 96% — — — —
Computer Software Engineering 8 — 100% 50% 12% 0% 0% 25% $107,352 33 -0.51 97 — — — — —
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $95,420 50 -0.14 93 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 9 — 89% 56% 0% 0% 22% 11% $90,905 43 -0.15 91 — — — — —
Informatics 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $95,601 50 -0.13 93 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,108 7 -1.00 81 — — — — —
Chemistry 9 — 56% 78% 11% 0% 0% 0% $66,789 28 -0.46 67 — — — — —
Geosciences 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,969 83 +0.62 75 100% — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,029 20 -0.73 66 — — — — —
Physics 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,405 20 -0.66 78 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,364 20 -0.66 78 — — — — —
Statistics — — — — — — — — $77,114 7 -1.00 81 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 9 — 44% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $60,568 9 -0.97 54 — — — — —
Biology 54 — 33% 80% 0% 0% 11% 0% $57,199 11 -1.07 45 97% — — — —
Microbiology 6 — 67% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $61,899 14 -1.13 57 — — — — —
Dietetics 10 — 20% 70% 0% 0% 10% 0% $60,876 33 -0.29 55 86% — — — —
Environmental Science 8 — 38% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $54,760 31 -0.49 38 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 24 — 0% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $56,786 22 -0.69 44 93% — — — —
Dental Hygiene 34 — 0% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $58,450 4 -1.38 48 98% — — — —
Health Sciences 79 — 20% 76% 0% 0% 20% 0% $57,216 15 -0.77 45 97% — — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 39 — 26% 74% 3% 3% 15% 5% $75,702 47 -0.18 79 96% 2.6% — — —
Nursing 157 — 18% 75% 2% 0% 12% 1% $76,311 2 -1.59 80 98% — — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion 9 — 33% 44% 0% 11% 33% 11% $62,058 39 -0.29 57 — — — — —
Radiologic Technology 24 — 12% 67% 4% 4% 25% 0% $57,828 1 -1.84 47 97% — — — —
Respiratory Care — — — — — — — — $57,828 26 -0.79 47 97% — — — —
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 9 — 11% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,430 3 -1.77 22 — — — — —
Accounting 29 +2 45% 83% 0% 0% 14% 3% $75,177 25 -0.77 79 100% — — — —
Business Administration 28 +25 43% 68% 7% 0% 14% 7% $70,170 41 -0.39 73 92% 7.0% — — —
Economics 2 +3 100% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $75,431 18 -0.85 79 — — — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $75,280 17 -0.85 79 — — — — —
Finance 35 +16 54% 57% 3% 3% 23% 6% $77,620 15 -0.74 81 97% — — — —
General Business 16 — 44% 56% 6% 6% 6% 6% $70,429 42 -0.37 73 — — — — —
Health Administration 6 +1 33% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $78,126 86 +0.61 82 92% — — — —
Human Resource Development 13 — 38% 69% 0% 0% 23% 0% $71,052 36 -0.36 74 91% 4.9% — — —
Marketing 28 +21 50% 75% 0% 0% 14% 0% $63,352 11 -1.11 60 87% 7.3% — — —
English 20 — 40% 85% 0% 0% 10% 0% $42,054 6 -1.26 10 91% — — — —
General Studies 58 — 47% 67% 0% 5% 14% 2% $42,781 3 -1.39 11 86% — — — —
History 14 — 43% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $48,961 17 -0.78 23 76% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,734 9 -0.92 20 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 6 — 33% 67% 17% 0% 17% 0% $42,781 3 -1.39 11 86% — — — —
Philosophy 6 +1 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,032 10 -1.01 21 — — — — —
Spanish 6 — 17% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $53,138 33 -0.44 34 100% 9.4% — — —
Anthropology 12 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,549 0 -1.75 5 92% — — — —
Communication 33 — 39% 70% 0% 3% 6% 0% $45,807 4 -1.50 16 96% — — — —
International Studies 7 — 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,465 9 -0.85 43 — — — — —
Political Science 21 — 38% 62% 0% 10% 24% 0% $65,346 32 -0.51 64 96% 11.1% — — —
Psychology 98 +1 17% 72% 1% 1% 15% 1% $50,062 22 -0.76 26 91% 10.6% — — —
Social Work 19 — 11% 74% 0% 0% 21% 0% $54,337 55 +0.13 37 96% 12.7% — — —
Sociology 47 +1 23% 68% 0% 0% 32% 0% $44,164 3 -1.15 13 90% 13.5% — — —
Early Childhood Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,065 35 -0.33 26 98% — — — —
Elementary Education 33 — 3% 73% 0% 0% 18% 3% $50,065 35 -0.33 26 98% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,689 19 -0.89 30 98% — — — —
Physical Education 32 — 59% 66% 0% 0% 22% 6% $51,689 23 -0.75 30 98% — — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 28 — 36% 96% 0% 0% 4% 0% $50,065 23 -0.59 26 98% — — — —
Special Education — — — — — — — — $52,707 33 -0.48 33 — — — — —
Art 10 — 10% 50% 0% 0% 40% 0% $42,092 28 -0.51 10 83% — — — —
Digital Arts 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $45,537 18 -0.69 15 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $44,715 41 -0.22 14 — — — — —
Music Education 8 — 38% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,689 71 +0.53 30 98% — — — —
Music Performance 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,631 41 -0.23 14 — — — — —
Theater 5 — 40% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $40,148 32 -0.39 7 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 7 — 100% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $84,799 29 -0.33 87 93% — — — —
Emergency Management 7 — 57% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,905 96 +1.14 91 — — — — —
Fire Science 8 — 88% 50% 0% 0% 38% 12% $86,777 87 +0.84 89 — — — — —
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,862 32 -0.42 44 — — — — —
Surveying Technology/Surveying 11 — 91% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $91,765 18 -0.77 91 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,046
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $29,490
Est. In-State Cost $11,702
Est. Out-of-State Cost $38,148
ROI Percentile 59th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 20%
6-Year Graduation Rate 39%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 30.4% 375 17% 77% 1% 1% 15% 1% $67,162 13 -1.18 68 97% 2.6%
Social Sciences 19.2% 237 24% 73% 0% 2% 17% 0% $49,552 7 -0.90 24 92% 11.6%
Business & Economics 12.7% 157 47% 68% 3% 2% 17% 4% $72,010 33 -0.63 75 94% 6.7%
Humanities 9.2% 113 42% 73% 1% 3% 15% 1% $44,378 3 -1.21 13 87% 9.4%
Education 8.1% 100 31% 77% 0% 0% 14% 3% $50,650 28 -0.56 27 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.6% 69 38% 81% 0% 0% 12% 0% $58,047 13 -1.06 47 97% —
Computer Science 3.6% 44 82% 52% 5% 0% 14% 20% $108,998 48 -0.24 97 96% —
Engineering 2.9% 36 83% 67% 3% 3% 14% 0% $92,547 8 -1.09 92 97% —
Professional 2.9% 36 78% 81% 3% 0% 8% 3% $86,226 85 +0.07 88 93% —
Arts 2.5% 31 23% 77% 3% 0% 16% 0% $45,027 20 -0.21 14 90% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 18 28% 72% 0% 0% 11% 0% $58,158 40 -0.38 47 86% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 17 59% 82% 6% 0% 0% 0% $70,053 26 -0.53 72 100% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $5.5M #212 43% $0.2M 10 #177 41 —
Physical Sciences & Math $4.2M #228 63% $0.0M 1 #223 12 2
Life & Natural Sciences $4.1M #205 61% $0.1M 1 #231 15 3
Health Sciences $1.1M #235 19% $0.1M 11 #132 37 —
Computer Science $1.1M #222 27% $0 — — — 2
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.9M #322 85% $0 16 #200 58 —
Education $0.1M #368 93% $0 8 #352 — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #445 50% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $17.0M #268 53% $0.4M 47 #259 163 7

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 114 $5.7M $5.7M $0
Track & Field (combined) 81 $726K $726K $0
Basketball 16 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Tennis 7 $296K $296K $0
Total 172 $8.1M $8.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 123 $864K $864K $0
Soccer 29 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Softball 24 $899K $899K $0
Volleyball 20 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 15 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Golf 8 $306K $306K $0
Tennis 8 $460K $460K $0
Total 157 $6.4M $6.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 204 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Football 114 $5.7M $5.7M $0
Basketball 31 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Soccer 29 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Softball 24 $899K $899K $0
Volleyball 20 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Tennis 15 $756K $756K $0
Golf 8 $306K $306K $0
Total 329 $20.3M $20.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 97%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 97% 97% 97%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 82%
SAT Range 910 – 1140
SAT Math Range 440 – 570
SAT RW Range 460 – 590