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University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho·Public, 4-year or above·Rocky Mountains·uidaho.edu
6-yr Graduation
57%
-1.0pp vs R2 Research
Total enrollment
12,286
peer median 12,171
Avg net price
$14,831
-$479 vs R2 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
13,443
13,443 candidates competed
Admitted
10,154
75.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
2,025
19.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
57%-1.0pp vs R2 Research
4-year graduation
43%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
57%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

12.5pp gap
Pell recipients
49%239 of 485
Non-Pell (all)
62%560 of 910
Subsidized loan, no Pell
57%208 of 367
No Federal Aid
65%352 of 543

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 249 Title IV programs, 54 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 194 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
249
Passing
54
21.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.4% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.4%
-0.2pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

249programs
  • Passing54 · 21.7%
  • No Data194 · 77.9%
  • Failing1 · 0.4%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
6
Safe
47
No data
194

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

55
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-16.0%
$29,227 vs $34,808
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+1.7%
$35,407 vs $34,808
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+10.3%
$38,409 vs $34,808
Animal Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+17.6%
$40,935 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+23.0%
$42,825 vs $34,808
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+23.6%
$61,798 vs $49,999
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
Master's Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+23.8%
$56,153 vs $45,360
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+24.0%
$43,171 vs $34,808

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+1.7%
+$599

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

43
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
124%
$101,282 debt · $81,744 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
112%
$69,249 debt · $61,798 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
82%
$54,798 debt · $67,246 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
71%
$24,974 debt · $35,407 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
66%
$31,000 debt · $46,758 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
64%
$30,400 debt · $47,654 earn
Animal Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
62%
$25,500 debt · $40,935 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
60%
$22,932 debt · $38,409 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1918Next review Apr 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 13

  1. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs
  2. Jan 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Commission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
  3. Oct 2023Initial Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
  4. May 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar · Law (LAW) - Professional schools
  5. Sep 2022Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,270
$30–48k$11,193
$48–75k$13,374
$75–110k$17,130
$110k+$18,791

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$14,831
-$478vs R2 Research median $15,310
Federal loans
38.2%
In-state tuition
$9,084
Out-of-state
$28,320

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,808 students received $16.0M in Pell grants, alongside $50.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,808
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$16.0M
$15,951,651 total
Direct Loans
$50.3M
5,899 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
3k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$7.8M
1,889 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$8.5M
2,101 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$14.0M
813 loan awards
Parent PLUS$9.8M
648 loan awards
Grad PLUS$10.2M
448 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 2,078 borrowers who entered repayment, 26 (1.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,078
Defaulted
26
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.9%
2017
5.3%
2018
4.1%
2019
1.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at University of Idaho

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs194
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,771 total completions
01Business
26515.0%
02Natural Resources
25614.5%
03Education
21912.4%
04Engineering
20411.5%
05Social Sciences
1739.8%
06Psychology
1448.1%
07Legal Professions
1357.6%
08Agriculture
1317.4%
09Visual/Performing Arts
1297.3%
10Biological Sciences
1156.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
12,286
12-mo unduplicated
14,931
Undergraduate
11,653
Graduate
3,278

Gender split

Men
49%7,311
Women
51%7,620

Race / ethnicity composition

White
73.1%
Hispanic
10.1%
Non-resident
6.6%
Two or more
4.6%
Unknown
1.9%
Asian
1.2%
Black
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
331
180 M · 151 W
Women athletes
45.6%
Athletic aid
$5.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$23.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.1M
$2.4M
Recruiting expense
$286K
$186K
Head-coach salaries
$91K
$65K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
79 M · 92 W
$1.6M
Football
116 M ·
$6.6M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
· 37 W
$757K
Soccer
· 32 W
$898K
Basketball
16 M · 14 W
$3.1M
Golf
8 M · 8 W
$870K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.53
30 offenses · 11,849 students

3-year trend

1.682 yrs ago2.091 yr ago2.53Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
73
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
36
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
9
Motor vehicle theft
8
Fondling
7
Burglary
3
Aggravated assault
3

By location

30total
  • On campus20
  • Non-campus8
  • Public property2

Includes 10 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

5
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
5
Stalking
12 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons71
Drugs4719
Liquor3668

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
534

University of Idaho vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions University of Idaho selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of Idaho
57%12,286$14,831R2 Research
35%13,061$12,193R2 Research
59%87.2%27,198$21,610R2 Research
47%97.4%11,354$15,788R2 Research
59%96.9%10,813$13,599R2 Research
62%98.3%12,056$19,841R2 Research
Peer group median58%97.1%12,171$15,310

Institutions like University of Idaho

Explore the federal data for institutions in University of Idaho's comparison group.

University of Idaho Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Reports to Provost's Office
Email
ir [at] uidaho.edu

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness provides comprehensive information, analyses and university statistics, serving university decision-makers, governmental agencies and other internal and external constituencies.

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Frequently asked questions about University of Idaho

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about University of Idaho.

What is the graduation rate at University of Idaho?

University of Idaho reports a 6-year graduation rate of 57% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Idaho?

University of Idaho reports a total enrollment of 12,286 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Idaho?

The average net price at University of Idaho is $14,831 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Idaho?

University of Idaho's yield rate is 19.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Idaho located?

University of Idaho is located in Moscow, Idaho 83844-2282.

Who runs Institutional Research at University of Idaho?

University of Idaho's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, which reports to Provost's Office.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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