Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · ISU
Public institution in Pocatello, ID · 7,260 undergraduates · $45,608 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 17%Undergraduates
- Top 20%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 23%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $17,324845th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,356406th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $27,4661,149th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,084445th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,039654th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,6081,315th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,3771,133rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 38.3%1,549th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 73.6%1,036th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7,260354th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.8%1,367th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 145 mi (SLC)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 91 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $71,575 | $76,460 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $67,660 | — |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,005 | $58,221 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,962 | $61,042 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $54,835 | $54,109 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $53,810 | $55,964 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | $52,107 | $52,107 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $49,491 | $47,729 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $48,823 | $42,774 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $46,478 | $38,289 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $42,123 | $41,937 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $40,089 | $36,141 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1901source
- Motto: "Veritas Vos Liberabit."source
- Athletic nickname: "Bengals"source
- ICCU Dome seats about 12,000source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Formerly known as "Academy of Idaho"source
- Formerly known as "(1901–1915)"source
- Formerly known as "Idaho Technical Institute"source
- Formerly known as "(1915–1927)"source
- Formerly known as "University of Idaho—Southern Branch"source
- Formerly known as "(1927–1947)"source
- Formerly known as "Idaho State College"source
- Formerly known as "(1947–1963)"source
- Athletic conference: FCSsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
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- Plays for the "The Potato State Trophy" (since 1916)source
- Fight song: ""[[Growl, Bengals, Growl]]""source
- Notable alum: William Petersensource
- Notable alum: Stacy Dragilasource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,579,213 (M $3,063,899 · W $2,515,314)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Idaho State University’s 7,260 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In ID
- University of IdahoMoscow, ID · 7,363 undergrads
- College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, ID · 3,476 undergrads
- Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewiston, ID · 2,277 undergrads
- Northwest Nazarene UniversityNampa, ID · 1,138 undergrads
- The College of IdahoCaldwell, ID · 1,049 undergrads
- New Saint Andrews CollegeMoscow, ID · 273 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Brown UniversityProvidence, RI · 7,273 undergrads
- Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA · 7,275 undergrads
- West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, CA · 7,277 undergrads
- Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI · 7,238 undergrads
- Belmont UniversityNashville, TN · 7,306 undergrads
- Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO · 7,324 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteisu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 142276)
- Compare colleges in IDRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in IdahoEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with University of IdahoSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Idaho State University vs University of IdahoHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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