University of Idaho

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 50,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (23%)

Honors College

Name University Honors Program
Students 500 (7%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,540
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 69%
From Region 21%
Athletes 331 (4.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 72%
Hispanic 10%
International 8%
Mixed 5%
Native American 1%
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
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 263 45% 77% 1% 1% 11% 1% $61,617 14 -0.00 56 97%
Biochemistry 10 — 40% 50% 10% 0% 30% 0% $87,369 96 +1.41 89 100% — — — —
Biology 11 +2 18% 36% 0% 0% 36% 0% $64,782 42 -0.19 63 98% — — — —
Biotechnology — — — — — — — — $81,568 89 +0.90 85 — — — — —
Conservation Biology 13 — 23% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,981 12 -1.04 18 94% — — — —
Ecology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,981 12 -1.04 18 94% — — — —
Microbiology 17 — 24% 53% 6% 6% 12% 0% $82,220 96 +1.60 85 94% — — — —
Molecular Biology — — — — — — — — $87,369 96 +1.41 89 100% — — — —
Agricultural Business 24 — 62% 83% 0% 0% 4% 0% $88,004 95 +1.25 89 94% — — — —
Agricultural Business and Management 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,004 95 +1.25 89 94% — — — —
Agricultural Economics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,004 95 +1.25 89 94% — — — —
Agricultural Mechanization 7 — 100% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,663 36 -0.35 46 — — — — —
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture — — — — — — — — $57,702 36 -0.35 46 — — — — —
Agronomy and Crop Science 5 — 60% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $53,962 17 -0.69 35 100% — — — —
Animal Sciences 41 +1 20% 73% 0% 0% 17% 0% $54,203 50 -0.06 36 93% — — — —
Crop Production 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,943 31 -0.42 44 — — — — —
Entomology — — — — — — — — $51,749 42 -0.32 29 — — — — —
Environmental Science 24 — 46% 75% 0% 0% 12% 8% $52,498 20 -0.77 31 95% — — — —
Fisheries 14 — 71% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $49,970 27 -0.52 25 100% — — — —
Food Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,836 26 -0.49 49 — — — — —
Food Technology and Processing — — — — — — — — $59,889 30 -0.39 51 — — — — —
Forest Resources Management 10 — 70% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,935 76 +0.69 70 100% — — — —
Forestry 22 — 68% 95% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,935 76 +0.69 70 100% — — — —
Horticultural Science 6 — 17% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $53,962 17 -0.69 35 100% — — — —
Natural Resources — — — — — — — — $51,685 18 -0.87 29 95% — — — —
Range Science and Management 11 — 36% 73% 0% 0% 18% 0% $53,962 17 -0.69 35 100% — — — —
Soil Sciences 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,460 35 -0.37 45 — — — — —
Wildlife Resources 28 — 54% 82% 4% 4% 7% 0% $50,878 33 -0.42 27 100% — — — —
Wood Science 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,935 90 +1.29 70 100% — — — —
Agricultural Communication 8 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $41,362 1 -2.77 9 100% — — — —
Natural Resources and Conservation 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,028 34 -0.32 46 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Art and Architecture 69 49% 70% 0% 0% 19% 9% $55,908 3 -0.98 41 94%
Environmental Design 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,409 20 -0.70 37 — — — — —
Animation 15 — 47% 80% 0% 0% 7% 0% $47,675 24 -0.54 19 94% — — — —
Architecture 35 — 66% 69% 0% 0% 26% 6% $60,673 15 -0.85 53 — — — — —
Interior Architecture 16 — 19% 62% 0% 0% 12% 25% $53,204 4 -1.70 33 — — — — —
Landscape Architecture 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $58,945 13 -1.05 49 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business and Economics 229 61% 76% 1% 0% 8% 7% $76,643 64 -0.52 80 97% 5.9%
Accounting 29 +3 45% 76% 3% 0% 7% 3% $77,551 30 -0.61 81 98% — — — —
Accounting 13 — 38% 62% 0% 8% 23% 0% $77,551 30 -0.61 81 98% — — — —
Business Administration 12 — 58% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,947 76 +0.38 87 96% 4.6% — — —
Business Economics 6 — 83% 67% 0% 0% 0% 17% $74,940 17 -0.87 78 — — — — —
Finance 36 +11 92% 83% 3% 0% 8% 0% $80,870 23 -0.63 84 95% — — — —
Human Resources Management 16 +2 12% 62% 0% 0% 31% 0% $72,934 43 -0.22 76 98% 5.3% — — —
Management Information Systems 19 +4 74% 63% 0% 0% 5% 16% $73,684 11 -1.07 77 96% — — — —
Managerial Economics 14 +1 64% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $72,781 13 -0.95 76 95% — — — —
Marketing 66 +6 55% 79% 0% 0% 6% 9% $72,711 36 -0.38 76 100% 6.6% — — —
Operations Management 18 +2 83% 78% 0% 0% 0% 22% $84,947 35 -0.43 87 96% 4.6% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education, Health and Human Sciences 232 33% 77% 2% 2% 9% 3% $52,640 2 -0.87 32 94%
Agricultural Education 14 — 21% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,307 2 -1.69 39 92% — — — —
Nutrition and Dietetics 11 — 9% 64% 18% 0% 9% 9% $62,457 42 -0.14 58 94% — — — —
Exercise Science 11 — 27% 64% 9% 0% 27% 0% $59,285 42 -0.29 50 94% — — — —
Health and Wellness 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,208 42 -0.29 62 — — — — —
Kinesiology 45 — 49% 67% 0% 2% 11% 9% $62,972 58 +0.14 59 — — — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 33 +1 33% 64% 3% 3% 9% 9% $37,288 1 -3.61 5 — — — — —
Recreation Management 21 — 67% 86% 0% 5% 5% 0% $58,854 49 -0.16 49 100% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 18 — 6% 72% 0% 6% 17% 0% $45,816 12 -0.88 15 91% — — — —
Elementary Education 28 — 7% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,547 26 -0.56 21 93% — — — —
English Education 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,307 54 -0.02 39 92% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,307 36 -0.53 39 92% — — — —
Physical Education 9 — 56% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $55,307 39 -0.30 39 92% — — — —
Secondary Education 23 — 39% 87% 0% 0% 4% 0% $48,547 18 -0.76 21 93% — — — —
Technical Teacher Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,307 54 +0.03 39 92% — — — —
Apparel and Textiles 7 — 0% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $46,871 5 -1.46 18 100% — — — —
Music Education 6 — 83% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $55,307 87 +0.92 39 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 213 79% 72% 3% 0% 7% 11% $102,000 95 -0.37 96 98%
Biological Engineering 7 — 57% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $81,247 9 -1.36 84 — — — — —
Chemical Engineering 16 — 44% 75% 6% 0% 0% 0% $102,753 39 -0.28 96 97% — — — —
Civil Engineering 26 — 73% 81% 4% 0% 12% 4% $93,083 53 +0.11 92 97% — — — —
Computer Engineering 11 — 82% 73% 18% 0% 9% 0% $116,740 61 -0.01 98 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 32 — 91% 69% 3% 0% 6% 19% $93,049 2 -1.13 92 100% — — — —
Materials Engineering — — — — — — — — $91,321 28 -0.35 91 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 64 — 89% 81% 2% 0% 6% 5% $94,772 28 -0.56 93 100% — — — —
Computer Science 44 — 82% 52% 2% 2% 7% 30% $124,382 61 -0.02 99 97% — — — —
Cybersecurity 9 — 56% 56% 0% 0% 22% 0% $103,637 79 +0.53 96 — — — — —
Industrial Technology 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,118 51 +0.12 90 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences 486 32% 74% 1% 2% 13% 2% $51,024 1 -0.75 28 93% 9.2%
Advertising and Public Relations 10 +3 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $61,285 7 -1.27 55 93% 8.2% — — —
Applied Linguistics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,799 50 -0.11 43 — — — — —
Creative Writing 6 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $27,341 0 -3.06 2 85% — — — —
English 24 — 29% 75% 0% 4% 8% 0% $51,351 49 -0.13 28 95% — — — —
European History — — — — — — — — $49,210 18 -0.75 23 95% — — — —
Foreign Languages 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,569 50 -0.13 43 — — — — —
French 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,954 53 -0.01 46 77% — — — —
General Studies 37 — 54% 54% 3% 16% 14% 3% $44,980 4 -1.18 14 89% 8.8% — — —
History 29 +1 59% 79% 0% 0% 7% 0% $49,210 18 -0.75 23 95% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 26 — 50% 77% 0% 0% 12% 0% $47,719 9 -0.92 19 — — — — —
Latin American Studies — — — — — — — — $49,010 17 -0.81 22 — — — — —
Philosophy 9 +3 11% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $48,543 12 -0.97 21 — — — — —
Professional and Technical Writing 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $27,341 0 -3.06 2 85% — — — —
Spanish 5 +4 0% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $57,954 53 -0.01 46 77% — — — —
Anthropology 6 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,311 8 -0.87 19 — — — — —
Communication 18 +2 28% 72% 6% 0% 6% 0% $50,097 11 -1.10 25 — — — — —
Digital Communication 8 +1 75% 62% 0% 0% 25% 0% $53,267 20 -0.80 34 92% — — — —
Geography 6 — 83% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,426 7 -1.34 26 — — — — —
International Affairs 18 +3 39% 67% 6% 0% 22% 0% $59,029 15 -0.72 49 85% — — — —
Journalism 3 — 0% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $44,458 1 -2.00 13 95% — — — —
Organizational Communication 9 +1 33% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,285 18 -0.95 55 93% 8.2% — — —
Political Science 24 +3 42% 83% 0% 0% 8% 0% $67,741 40 -0.33 68 100% — — — —
Psychology 114 +19 17% 68% 0% 2% 18% 5% $47,811 12 -1.10 20 93% 9.7% — — —
Public Relations 10 +1 10% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,285 18 -0.95 55 93% 8.2% — — —
Sociology 17 +11 24% 71% 0% 12% 18% 0% $47,536 8 -0.85 19 95% 8.9% — — —
Dance — — — — — — — — $42,684 46 -0.05 10 — — — — —
Film Studies 15 +1 40% 80% 0% 0% 13% 0% $45,172 20 -0.57 14 — — — — —
Fine Arts 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $47,148 54 +0.03 18 92% — — — —
Music 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $35,066 7 -1.26 4 100% — — — —
Music Management — — — — — — — — $46,178 46 -0.06 16 — — — — —
Music Performance 6 — 67% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $35,066 7 -1.26 4 100% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition — — — — — — — — $35,066 7 -1.26 4 100% — — — —
Studio Art 12 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 8% 8% $47,148 54 +0.03 18 92% — — — —
Theater 12 — 33% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $43,561 54 +0.07 11 95% — — — —
Voice and Opera 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $35,066 7 -1.26 4 100% — — — —
Criminology 46 +15 28% 78% 0% 0% 9% 0% $63,118 72 +0.44 59 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science 48 46% 81% 0% 0% 8% 8% $66,357 33 -1.04 66 88%
Applied Mathematics 6 +2 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $72,814 4 -1.14 76 84% — — — —
Chemistry 12 +1 50% 83% 0% 0% 8% 8% $58,051 5 -1.31 46 86% — — — —
Geosciences 7 — 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,481 5 -1.32 26 95% — — — —
Mathematical Biology 4 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $76,707 7 -1.01 80 — — — — —
Mathematics 7 +1 71% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $67,831 26 -0.66 68 — — — — —
Physics 6 +1 50% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $76,102 23 -0.54 80 — — — — —
Statistics 6 — 17% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $76,677 7 -1.01 80 — — — — —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology — — — — — — — — $46,981 12 -1.04 18 94% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,544
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $30,128
Est. In-State Cost $12,346
Est. Out-of-State Cost $38,974
ROI Percentile 62th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 43%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 21%

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
Social Sciences 17.1% 263 24% 74% 1% 2% 14% 2% $51,481 16 -1.00 29 93% 9.4%
Business & Economics 16.9% 260 60% 77% 1% 1% 8% 7% $74,616 39 -0.52 78 97% 6.1%
Agriculture & Food Science 14.7% 226 47% 81% 1% 0% 8% 1% $60,080 48 -0.12 52 97% —
Engineering 10.1% 156 80% 78% 4% 0% 6% 7% $95,898 20 -0.53 93 99% —
Humanities 9.3% 143 43% 71% 1% 5% 10% 1% $47,513 9 -0.88 19 91% 8.8%
Arts 8.7% 134 43% 73% 0% 0% 18% 5% $50,277 45 -0.69 26 95% —
Health Sciences 5.8% 90 40% 66% 2% 2% 12% 8% $53,118 1 -1.29 33 94% —
Education 4.2% 65 25% 89% 0% 0% 5% 0% $50,003 24 -0.57 25 93% —
Computer Science 3.4% 53 77% 53% 2% 2% 9% 25% $120,859 67 +0.08 99 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.4% 52 25% 60% 4% 2% 17% 0% $70,034 61 +0.48 72 96% —
Professional 3.2% 50 32% 80% 0% 0% 8% 0% $65,278 45 +0.42 64 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 48 46% 81% 0% 0% 8% 8% $66,358 15 -1.04 66 88% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $66.7M #31 40% $1.0M 12 #44 137 33
Life & Natural Sciences $23.8M #117 65% $0 14 #127 73 28
Engineering $14.1M #169 46% $0.1M 15 #152 102 10
Physical Sciences & Math $11.0M #171 49% $0.1M 8 #178 74 12
Computer Science $6.4M #114 56% $0.5M 7 #115 43 2
Humanities & Social Sciences $6.0M #183 23% $0.0M 3 #297 25 15
Education $2.5M #158 58% $0 12 #302 — —
Business & Economics $1.4M #185 46% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.9M #253 42% $0 — — — —
Total $132M #146 46% $1.7M 71 #219 454 100

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 116 $6.6M $6.6M $0
Track & Field (combined) 79 $715K $715K $0
Basketball 16 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Golf 8 $490K $490K $0
Tennis 7 $361K $361K $0
Total 180 $9.8M $9.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 92 $915K $915K $0
Swimming & Diving 37 $757K $757K $0
Soccer 32 $897K $897K $0
Basketball 14 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Volleyball 13 $801K $801K $0
Tennis 9 $385K $385K $0
Golf 8 $379K $379K $0
Total 151 $5.6M $5.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 171 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Football 116 $6.6M $6.6M $0
Swimming & Diving 37 $757K $757K $0
Soccer 32 $897K $897K $0
Basketball 30 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Golf 16 $870K $870K $0
Tennis 16 $746K $746K $0
Volleyball 13 $801K $801K $0
Total 331 $23.4M $23.4M $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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (non-ED) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 75% 75% 75%

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 57%
SAT Range 990 – 1230
SAT Math Range 490 – 600
SAT RW Range 500 – 630