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 16%Undergraduates
- Top 20%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 22%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
- $17,324846th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,356407th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $27,4661,159th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,084445th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,039658th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,6081,321st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,3771,137th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 38.3%1,564th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 73.6%1,043rd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7,260354th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.8%1,381st highest of 2,140 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
- A space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- 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.
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
- Showdown: Idaho State University vs University of IdahoHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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