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University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho · Public, a town some way from a city · 7,747 undergraduates

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Is it hard to get into Idaho?

The middle half of admitted students scored in these ranges: a quarter scored lower, a quarter higher. Fall 2024 admissions, from the College Scorecard.

Acceptance rate
75.5%
12,222 applied
SAT, middle half
990 to 1230
Reading plus math, out of 1600
ACT, middle half
20 to 26
Composite, out of 36
Test scores this year
Optional: considered if sent
Spring 2027 start: not required at a 3.00 or higher GPA; a 2.60 to 2.99 GPA must submit an ACT or SAT score or opt in to the Vandal Gateway Program. The summer 2027 and beyond section does not mention test scores (automatic admission at a 2.6 GPA).
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  • High school GPARequired
  • Courses takenRequired

How much does Idaho cost?

Sticker prices and what students actually paid after grants, by family income. A year means tuition, fees, room, board, books and other costs.

Tuition and fees, Idaho residents
$9,400
Tuition and fees, out of state
$28,636
A full year, sticker price
$26,883
Living on campus
Average price after grants
$15,321
Students who got federal aid

What a year cost, by family income

Family incomeAverage paid after grants
Under $30,000$13,085
$30,001 to $48,000$11,045
$48,001 to $75,000$11,914
$75,001 to $110,000$16,420
Over $110,000$19,498
Room and board on campus
$12,136 a year; $11,572 off campus
Books and supplies
$1,180 a year
The school's own grants
93% of full-time first-years get one, averaging $10,139

Tuition over the years

Tuition and fees for a year, as reported to the federal government.

$0K$9K$18K$27K$36K201220142016201820202022Out of stateIdaho residents

How much do Idaho students borrow?

Federal student loans only, for students who borrowed.

Typical debt at graduation
$19,250
About $219 a month over ten years
Students who borrow
40.1%
Get a Pell Grant
27.9%
Federal grant for lower-income families
Over 25 when they start
7.8%

What do Idaho graduates earn?

Typical yearly pay of everyone who started here with federal aid, whatever they studied and whether or not they finished.

Six years after starting
$46,726
Ten years after starting
$58,095
Middle half: $38,850 to $83,609
Best-paid program, five years out
$123,177
Computer Science
Lowest-paid program, five years out
$27,195
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

Do Idaho students finish?

Of the students who started full time, first time.

Back for second year
75.6%
Graduate in six years
60.4%
The four-year figure is for a later, smaller group, so it is not shown
After eight years
63% graduated
18% transferred, 1% still enrolled

Who goes to Idaho?

Women
48.8%
First in their family at college
31.8%
Part-time
5.7%
Students per teacher
18
Background
White 73%, Hispanic 10%, Black 1%, Asian 1%, Two or more 5%, International 7%, Native American 1%
Housing
Campus housing, 2,498 beds

What do Idaho graduates earn, by program?

Every bachelor's program the school awards, with what its graduates earn and owe. The government hides pay for small programs, so some rows have no figure.

Computer science

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Computer Science83$75,342$123,177$20,909
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management5HiddenHiddenHidden

Engineering

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Biological/Biosystems Engineering24HiddenHiddenHidden
Chemical Engineering25$81,029$101,567Hidden
Civil Engineering57$71,256$92,008Hidden
Computer Engineering9HiddenHiddenHidden
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering42$82,017$91,975Hidden
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians8HiddenHiddenHidden
Materials Engineering2HiddenHiddenHidden
Mechanical Engineering118$73,327$93,678$15,358
Metallurgical Engineering0HiddenHiddenHidden
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians0HiddenHiddenHidden

Business and commerce

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Accounting and Related Services58$52,504$76,838$18,240
Business Administration, Management and Operations75$49,041$84,166$20,500
Business/Managerial Economics51$49,595$72,112Hidden
Finance and Financial Management Services73$56,060$80,127$13,000
Human Resources Management and Services66$54,306$72,264$21,709
Management Information Systems and Services18Hidden$73,007Hidden
Marketing127$48,965$72,043$18,794

Health sciences and kinesiology

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions63$33,798Hidden$19,625
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General1HiddenHiddenHidden
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness20Hidden$58,300Hidden

Life sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Agricultural Business and Management38$54,297$86,387Hidden
Agricultural Mechanization18HiddenHiddenHidden
Agricultural Production Operations11HiddenHiddenHidden
Agricultural Public Services23Hidden$40,602Hidden
Animal Sciences114$36,288$53,207$20,000
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology14$37,028$86,335Hidden
Biology, General33$35,373$64,016Hidden
Biotechnology6HiddenHiddenHidden
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology28HiddenHiddenHidden
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy15Hidden$51,353Hidden
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management25Hidden$49,649Hidden
Food Science and Technology6HiddenHiddenHidden
Forestry67$53,681$68,492$12,723
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology15$30,393$81,247Hidden
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other0HiddenHiddenHidden
Natural Resources Conservation and Research52$39,456$52,161$16,500
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences88$32,604Hidden$15,000
Plant Sciences58$41,322$52,970$16,500
Soil Sciences1HiddenHiddenHidden
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management47$32,205$50,551$20,500
Zoology/Animal Biology1HiddenHiddenHidden

Math and physical sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Applied Mathematics11HiddenHiddenHidden
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology0HiddenHiddenHidden
Chemistry21Hidden$57,522Hidden
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences17HiddenHiddenHidden
Mathematics19HiddenHiddenHidden
Physics14HiddenHiddenHidden
Statistics11HiddenHiddenHidden

Social sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Anthropology15HiddenHiddenHidden
Apparel and Textiles20Hidden$46,457Hidden
Archeology0HiddenHiddenHidden
Area Studies4HiddenHiddenHidden
Communication and Media Studies38$35,927HiddenHidden
Criminology129$44,157Hidden$16,500
Economics11HiddenHiddenHidden
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services21$40,726$61,905Hidden
Geography and Cartography9$36,436HiddenHidden
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services36$33,787$45,411$17,500
International Relations and National Security Studies53$34,324$58,873$14,087
Journalism21HiddenHiddenHidden
Political Science and Government58$32,170$67,562$18,028
Psychology, General257$36,764$47,711$20,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication78$47,073$61,181$19,150
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication16$34,481$53,176Hidden
Sociology62$38,127$47,411$11,449

Arts and humanities

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
English Language and Literature, General22Hidden$51,077Hidden
History45$34,021$49,412$21,000
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services8HiddenHiddenHidden
Philosophy31HiddenHiddenHidden
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies31Hidden$27,195Hidden
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics22Hidden$57,346Hidden

Education (teaching)

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education0HiddenHiddenHidden
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods145$42,610$47,651$20,726
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas62$47,538$54,286$18,250

Fine and performing arts

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management1HiddenHiddenHidden
Dance2HiddenHiddenHidden
Design and Applied Arts0HiddenHiddenHidden
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft25Hidden$43,357Hidden
Film/Video and Photographic Arts27HiddenHiddenHidden
Fine and Studio Arts31$34,607$46,928Hidden
Graphic Communications37$27,271$47,175Hidden
Music41HiddenHidden$27,094

Architecture and design

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Architectural Sciences and Technology71HiddenHidden$23,000
Architecture0Hidden$61,272Hidden
Environmental Design2HiddenHiddenHidden
Interior Architecture32$40,241HiddenHidden
Landscape Architecture7HiddenHiddenHidden

General arts and science (major chosen later)

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies0$38,376$43,082Hidden
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities75$46,640$44,180$22,274
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other15HiddenHiddenHidden

Other programs

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management21Hidden$57,876Hidden

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Where these numbers come from

College Scorecard release 10152026, Most Recent Cohorts files, fetched 2026-10-20. Test policy: the school's page (opens in a new tab). Tuition history, housing and the school's own grants: the federal IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) survey.

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