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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (22% of graduates). 10 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 76% of colleges. 62% of faculty are full-time. Spends $10,689 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

250 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 61% of graduates; 23 programs in 14 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020122% 56
    Graduates in this field earn $60,094 4 years out
  2. Biomedical Sciences, General 26.010215% 37
    Graduates in this field earn $47,149 4 years out
  3. Psychology, General 42.010112% 31
    Graduates in this field earn $54,179 4 years out
  4. Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 26.09086.4% 16
  5. Accounting 52.03015.2% 13

Fastest-growing field: Biology, 7.6% → 25% of graduates since 2014–15 (62 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations$60,094 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $33,611

    4 years after completion$60,094
    National median: $68,257Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $44,967 · Non-Pell: $54,148(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $20,500 · 114 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Psychology, General$54,179 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $34,904

    4 years after completion$54,179
    National median: $50,706Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $38,520 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,000 · 68 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$52,709 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $25,897

    4 years after completion$52,709
    National median: $61,296Below typical

    Median federal debt: $20,227 · 2 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Biology, General$47,149 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $29,460

    4 years after completion$47,149
    National median: $57,214Below typical

    Median federal debt: $21,500 · 90 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college10 to 1
10 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 76% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 10 to 1 in its Common Data Set (1,042 students, 100 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Programs & curriculum

  • Cross-registration
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • Domestic exchange program
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, history, humanities, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty62%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$70,018

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$10,689
$10,689
← Lessmore than 50% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$115,243
$115,243
← Lessmore than 80% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;The College of Idaho Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023;The College of Idaho Common Data Set 2023–24, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)