The College of Idaho

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for The College of Idaho

The College of Idaho operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Caldwell, Idaho (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 1,041 students of which 1,073 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. The College of Idaho is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 49.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,180 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,481, with published in-state tuition of $37,845 and a Pell grant recipient share of 25.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 63.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 81.8%. Graduates earn a median of $48,473 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,097 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 40800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.