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The College of Idaho

Caldwell, ID · Private · Midsize suburb · C of I

Private institution in Caldwell, ID · 1,049 undergraduates · 47% acceptance rate · $48,473 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$20,5661,127th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$36,0301,515th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$36,0301,468th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$48,4511,440th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,5001,189th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,4731,155th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,0971,083rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
64.1%619th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
76.5%870th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
47.2%234th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1166491st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,0491,340th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
24.1%1,503rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 311 mi (SLC)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 34 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$37,208—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$33,993$31,890
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professionsbachelors$28,753$23,649
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$26,739$25,194
Social Sciences, OtherSocial Sciencesbachelors$24,421$24,035
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$23,126$26,933
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$22,420$22,192
Historybachelors$22,329$26,933
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NAIA Division II · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,602,694 (M $2,443,939 · W $1,158,755)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to The College of Idaho’s 1,049 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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