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Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 7,747 undergrads, where 23% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

−5% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.45

Diversity index vs. every college0.45
0.45
← 0.00higher than 27% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients23%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students32%
National median: 33%About typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college23%
23%
← 0%higher than 25% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

7,747undergrads
Compared to every college7.7K
7.7K
← 19larger than 86% of 1,89337.8K →

6% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 37% take some

Where first-years come from

2,025 first-time students

26% came from other states and 9.9% from abroad; 62% are from Idaho. More from other states than at 51% of colleges.

  • In-state (Idaho)62%
  • Other states26%
  • Abroad9.9%
  • Not reported1.9%

Top home states

  1. Idaho(home state)62% 1,262
  2. Washington14% 289
  3. Oregon3.3% 67
  4. California3.1% 63
  5. Alaska0.9% 19

From 29 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

483

new transfer students, 19% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 37% of colleges.

423 full-time, 60 part-time.

Going on to another college

21%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 527 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

5.7% of undergrads study part-time.

Men51%
National median: 44%Above typical

49% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students5.7%
National median: 7.5%About typical
Students 25 and older7.8%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 2,498 students.

Housing

Beds

2,498

About 32 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division I FCS · Big Sky Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, cross country/track.

How the Big Sky Conference compares

ROTC

Army, Navy, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • On-campus child care for students' children
  • 12% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Faith communities · 3

  • Catholic 1
  • Christian 1
  • Nonreligious and secular 1

Christian

The Navigators

Nonreligious and secular

Secular Student Alliance

University of Idaho Secular Student Alliance

Greek life

5chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Councils and chapters

  • 2listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Kappa Delta

    Zeta Chi

    Pi Beta Phi

    Idaho Alpha

  • 3listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Kappa Sigma

    Gamma-Theta

    Lambda Chi Alpha

    Epsilon-Gamma (Idaho)

    Sigma Nu

    Delta Omicron

LGBTQ+ life

Support on campus

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
  • Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

State law for public colleges

Idaho public colleges may not have diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, defined to include programs promoting concepts such as gender theory or queer theory; research and registered student groups not using state funds are exempt.

Idaho Code §67-5909D (Idaho SB 1198 (2025)), in effect since July 1, 2025. Lists can lag changes on campus, so a center listed above may have changed since the list was read.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: fewer than 10

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since July 1, 2025About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)