University of Idaho

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

University of Idaho operates as a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 7,747 students of which 11,121 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. University of Idaho is categorized as “16” 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 75.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,116 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,831, with published in-state tuition of $9,084 and a Pell grant recipient share of 23.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,982, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 59.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.6%. Graduates earn a median of $54,670 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,602 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 428500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 62.0% 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.