- The Inkwell
- Idaho
- The College of Idaho
Caldwell, IDSuburb: midsizeZIP 83605Founded 1891
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1891
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.collegeofidaho.edu
IdahoPrivate nonprofit
The College of Idaho
The College of Idaho is a private nonprofit college in Caldwell, Idaho, with 1,041 undergraduates. It admits 49% of applicants, graduates 68% within six years and costs $19,602 a year after aid.
68%graduate
Admission rate49%
Retention82%
4-year graduation60%
Pell Grant share31%
Federal loans66%
$19,602net price / year
49%admission rate
1180average SAT
68%graduate in 6 years
$57,623median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,944median debt
#911 of 1,704 for earnings#837 of 1,739 for lowest net price#441 of 1,738 for graduation rate#241 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $53,648tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $39,190
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $39,190
- Average net price
- $19,602national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,719
$30,001–48,000$13,499
$48,001–75,000$14,411
$75,001–110,000$18,702
$110,001+$23,717
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 49%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–630
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 23–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college49%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college68%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college31%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 68%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 60%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 67%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,599
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,623middle 50%: $40,651–$82,709
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,944
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$82,709
Median, The College of Idaho$57,623
Lower quarter$40,651
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,041
- Part-time
- 1.0%
- Women / men
- 51% / 49%
- Average age at entry
- 20.4
- First-generation students
- 27%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 31%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 62%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,798 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,689
- Endowment, end of year
- $125,614,956
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White57%
Hispanic18%
Black1.5%
Asian1.8%
Two or more races5.5%
U.S. nonresident11%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown3.5%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management32%
Biological & biomedical sciences25%
Psychology12%
Social sciences6.8%
Computer & information sciences4.8%
History4.4%
Natural resources & conservation3.2%
Education2.8%
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|---|---|---|---|
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| New Saint Andrews College Moscow, ID | — | 52% | — |
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Spring Hill College Mobile, AL | $21,545 | 61% | $58,881 |
| Oak Hills Christian College Bemidji, MN | $19,483 | 54% | $40,204 |
| Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME | $21,078 | 58% | $101,511 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 142294. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5146733.