University of Idaho

Moscow, ID · Public · Town (distant) · Carnegie R1/R2 · UIdaho

Public institution in Moscow, ID · 7,363 undergraduates · 79% acceptance rate · $54,670 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Top 16%Undergraduates
Top 23%In-state tuition & fees

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: $13,782573rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $8,816462nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $29,7841,246th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $22,669540th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $21,982886th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $54,670814th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $42,6021,055th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 60.9%744th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 75.1%964th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 79.1%880th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1088738th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 24421st highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 7,363346th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 22.8%1,568th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 254 mi (SEA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

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

Most Selective Colleges in Idaho#3

Applying

Common App member: Yes
Application fee: $50
Personal essay: Optional / not 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 94 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Computer Science	bachelors	$75,204	$74,576
Chemical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$71,202	$68,499
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$68,965	$67,101
Mechanical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$61,516	$59,982
Civil EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$60,623	$57,860
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$57,318	$50,439
Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture	bachelors	$53,358	$41,007
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$50,182	$42,682
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$49,683	$50,270
Agricultural MechanizationAgriculture	bachelors	$47,729	—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$44,635	$39,153
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusiness	bachelors	$42,682	$39,729

Campus facts

Founded in 1889source
Athletic nickname: "Vandals"source
Kibbie Dome seats about 16,000source
Competes in NCAA Division Isource
School colors: Silversource
Mascot: Joe Vandalsource
Motto: ""A Legacy of Leading""source
Campus size: about 1,585 acressource
Athletic conference: Big Skysource
A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Plays for the "The Potato State Trophy" (since 1916)source
Plays for the "Little Brown Stein" (since 1903)source
Football rivalry: Battle of the Palouse (since 1894)source
Fight song: ""[[Go, Vandals, Go]]""source
Notable alum: Sarah Palinsource
Notable alum: Jim Rischsource
Notable alum: Mark Feltsource
Notable alum: Bill Fagerbakkesource
Notable alum: Larry Craigsource

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,490,572 (M $3,077,825 · W $2,412,747)

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