University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,861
Graduate Enrollment: 2,672
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Four-year, medium, primarily residential
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full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 81.38%
Male/Female: 49% / 51% (2017)
First generation college students: 31.8% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 6.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.4% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 59.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 35.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 23.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 15.7% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 75.6%
Black: 1.2%
Hispanic: 11.2%
Asian: 1.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%
2+ races: 4.4%
Non-resident alien: 3.4%
Unknown race: 1.4%
Black: 1.2%
Hispanic: 11.2%
Asian: 1.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%
2+ races: 4.4%
Non-resident alien: 3.4%
Unknown race: 1.4%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $21,553
In-State tuition: $8,340Out-of-State tuition: $27,576
Estimated books and supplies: $1,232 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $9,610 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,072 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $9,610 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,072 (2022)
Average Family Income: $68,388 (2017)
Median Family Income: $45,018 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 28.5%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 36.2%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $21,982 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $233 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $9,185 |
| $30k-48k | $8,744 |
| $48k-75k | $11,106 |
| $75k-110k | $16,568 |
| $110k+ | $17,136 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 38%6-year graduation rate: 59%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 94.2% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $21,982 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,751 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $15,734 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $18,000 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 65.8% (2015) |
| @3 year | 73.0% (2017) |
| @5 year | 78.7% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 49.3% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 49.6% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $36,808 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $49,248 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctoral Degree | History. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Food Science and Technology. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Soil Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Plant Sciences. | 19 | $28,192 ($2,349) | $51,811 ($4,318) | ||
| Master's Degree | Plant Sciences. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Business and Management. | 30 | $17,956 | $179 | $45,673 ($3,806) | $50,523 ($4,210) |
| Master's Degree | Agricultural Business and Management. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Mechanization. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Production Operations. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Public Services. | 13 | $47,836 ($3,986) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Animal Sciences. | 28 | $25,000 | $265 | $27,461 ($2,288) | $43,918 ($3,660) |
| Master's Degree | Animal Sciences. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Food Science and Technology. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Food Science and Technology. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 26 | $22,500 | $224 | $27,262 ($2,272) | |
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 24 | $63,166 ($5,264) | $56,811 ($4,734) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 7 | $26,000 | $281 | ||
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 42 | $244 | $41,106 ($3,426) | $48,881 ($4,073) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management. | 8 | $30,092 ($2,508) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Forestry. | 34 | $18,000 | $175 | $41,561 ($3,463) | $46,747 ($3,896) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Forestry. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | 29 | $26,500 | $265 | $26,362 ($2,197) | $38,589 ($3,216) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 74 | $26,750 | $257 | $37,040 ($3,087) | $44,009 ($3,667) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 25 | $51,707 ($4,309) | $58,937 ($4,911) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 22 | $29,000 | $294 | $44,027 ($3,669) | $46,406 ($3,867) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 32 | $36,139 ($3,012) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 18 | $27,000 | $286 | $59,723 ($4,977) | $82,397 ($6,866) |
| Master's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 34 | $21,500 | $213 | $64,646 ($5,387) | $71,170 ($5,931) |
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 19 | $63,791 ($5,316) | $88,203 ($7,350) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Civil Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 74 | $27,000 | $264 | $73,654 ($6,138) | $89,605 ($7,467) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 15 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Materials Engineering | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Materials Engineering | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Materials Engineering | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 87 | $25,000 | $224 | $64,069 ($5,339) | $80,171 ($6,681) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 14 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 19 | $25,875 | $240 | $40,552 ($3,379) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 31 | $24,250 | $201 | ||
| Master's Degree | Zoology/Animal Biology. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Zoology/Animal Biology. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biotechnology. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 10 | $19,375 | $170 | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 17 | $69,633 ($5,803) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 4 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Statistics. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. | 7 | $37,493 ($3,124) | |||
| Master's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. | 10 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 53 | $25,000 | $256 | $25,362 ($2,114) | $45,238 ($3,770) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 15 | $21,287 | $223 | $20,132 ($1,678) | $28,464 ($2,372) |
| Master's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 18 | $466 | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 18 | $25,239 | $268 | $19,433 ($1,619) | $31,790 ($2,649) |
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 18 | $19,843 ($1,654) | |||
| Master's Degree | Music. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 28 | $805 | $38,179 ($3,182) | $56,980 ($4,748) | |
| First Professional Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 17 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 60 | $23,000 | $225 | $56,023 ($4,669) | $73,004 ($6,084) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 46 | $15,000 | $159 | $43,836 ($3,653) | $56,714 ($4,726) |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 33 | $55,689 ($4,641) | $72,824 ($6,069) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 26 | $26,000 | $217 | $37,807 ($3,151) | $74,419 ($6,202) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 52 | $21,400 | $220 | $41,751 ($3,479) | $64,881 ($5,407) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 42 | $22,087 | $219 | $41,440 ($3,453) | $54,065 ($4,505) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Human Resources Management and Services. | 13 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Environmental Design. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Plant Sciences. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Architecture. | 27 | $24,900 | $264 | $42,765 ($3,564) | $54,393 ($4,533) |
| Master's Degree | Architecture. | 14 | $42,700 ($3,558) | $57,244 ($4,770) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Landscape Architecture. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Landscape Architecture. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Journalism. | 16 | $28,526 ($2,377) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 21 | $26,000 | $238 | $32,230 ($2,686) | $46,747 ($3,896) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 90 | $26,000 | $261 | $32,835 ($2,736) | $43,706 ($3,642) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Graphic Communications. | 27 | $26,958 | $286 | $30,461 ($2,538) | $40,404 ($3,367) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 27 | $25,500 | $270 | $71,274 ($5,940) | $101,213 ($8,434) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 11 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer Science. | 4 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Computer Science. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Education, General. | 14 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Education, General. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 19 | $412 | $52,717 ($4,393) | ||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 28 | $343 | $62,121 ($5,177) | $71,118 ($5,927) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 22 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Nuclear Engineering. | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Nuclear Engineering. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Geological/Geophysical Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering, Other. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 5 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 35 | $16,835 | $178 | $33,095 ($2,758) | $48,563 ($4,047) |
| Master's Degree | Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 39 | $29,566 | $244 | $33,121 ($2,760) | $46,694 ($3,891) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 18 | $27,701 | $270 | $33,175 ($2,765) | $29,201 ($2,433) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Apparel and Textiles. | 5 | $33,886 ($2,824) | |||
| First Professional Degree | Law. | 96 | $1,139 | $56,904 ($4,742) | $70,913 ($5,909) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 7 | $29,473 ($2,456) | $37,896 ($3,158) | ||
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 27 | $26,650 | $284 | $20,730 ($1,728) | |
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 57 | $26,209 | $246 | $28,953 ($2,413) | $36,191 ($3,016) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 25 | $21,250 | $228 | $29,935 ($2,495) | $42,589 ($3,549) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 18 | $24,508 | $260 | $26,431 ($2,203) | |
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | History. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 122 | $25,500 | $228 | $25,138 ($2,095) | $39,718 ($3,310) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 6 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Fire Protection. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Homeland Security. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Anthropology. | 7 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Geography and Cartography. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 2 | $22,250 | $244 | ||
| Master's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 30 | $24,400 | $252 | $31,452 ($2,621) | $41,914 ($3,493) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 22 | $21,643 | $229 | $32,597 ($2,716) | $49,018 ($4,085) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 57 | $23,572 | $234 | $26,152 ($2,179) | $38,613 ($3,218) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Dance. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Information Systems and Services. | 25 | $17,457 | $192 | $48,743 ($4,062) | $73,533 ($6,128) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 85 | $24,926 | $249 | $40,994 ($3,416) | $52,158 ($4,347) |
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 13 | $27,965 | $265 | $24,887 ($2,074) | $39,757 ($3,313) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $88,830Full time faculty: 86%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 16.0
School's endowment start of year: $286,512,215 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $373,800,913 (2022)