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Summary
University of Idaho is a public institution that was founded in 1889. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 9,586, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 1,450 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. University of Idaho's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 165. Its in-state tuition and fees are $6,212 (2012-13); out-of-state tuition and fees are $19,000 (2012-13).
University of Idaho is located in the northwestern part of the state, in the city of Moscow. Undergraduates at Idaho can choose from many majors within eight colleges, and graduate students can earn degrees in more than 60 master’s programs, including business, law, engineering, and education. Outside the classroom, students can get involved by joining more than 200 organizations, playing a club-level or intramural sport, or by exploring the city. Moscow is home to movie theaters, cafés, restaurants, and the four-day Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. Student athletes can try out for Idaho’s silver-and-gold sports teams called the Vandals, which are named as such thanks to an old newspaper account of the 1917 basketball team vandalizing their opponents on the court. The 16 Idaho Vandals teams compete in the NCAA Division I Western Conference, and get especially riled up for Beat BSU Week, when their one goal is to defeat their Boise State rivals. Notable Idaho alumni include Mark Felt, better known as Deep Throat, who was the source to reporters during the Watergate political scandal in the 1970s.
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The University of Idaho offers a complete living and learning experience. The residential campus in Moscow, Idaho, matches beauty located in a small, friendly community. There are outdoor recreational activities and surprising cultural gems, like the four-day Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival each February. More than 12,000 students from around the nation and world attend the University of Idaho. The University of Idaho is a national research, land-grant institution committed to undergraduate and graduate research education with extension services responsive to Idaho and the region's business and community needs. Many students take advantage of an emphasis on undergraduate research opportunities in computer security, transportation innovations, environmental science, agricultural science, evolutionary biology and biomedical research. A U Idaho education is nationally ranked as a best buy for the quality and value and is one of the country's "most wired" universities. |
General Information
| School type | public, coed college |
| Year founded | 1889 |
| Religious affiliation | N/A |
| Academic calendar | semester |
| Setting | rural |
| 2011 Endowment | $192,002,627 |
Applying
When applying to University of Idaho, it's important to note the application deadline is August 1. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due August 1. The application fee at University of Idaho is $50. It is selective, with an acceptance rate of 60.9 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity | selective |
| Fall 2011 acceptance rate | 60.9% |
| Application deadline | August 1 |
| SAT/ACT scores must be received by | August 1 |
Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at University of Idaho is 18:1, and the school has 47.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Idaho include: Psychology, General; Mechanical Engineering; Foreign Languages and Literatures, General; Marketing/Marketing Management, General; and Secondary Education and Teaching. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 78.8 percent.
Student Life
University of Idaho has a total undergraduate enrollment of 9,586, with a gender distribution of 53.4 percent male students and 46.6 percent female students. At this school, 34.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 66.0 percent of students live off campus. University of Idaho is part of the NCAA I athletic conference.
| Total enrollment | 12,312 |
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| Collegiate athletic association | NCAA I |
Campus Info & Services
University of Idaho offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, and health insurance. University of Idaho also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at University of Idaho, 40 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age at University of Idaho.
| Students who have cars on campus | 40% |
| Health insurance offered | Yes |
| Students required to own/lease a computer | No |
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Paying for School
At University of Idaho, 65.8 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $4,651.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| In-state tuition and fees | $6,212 (2012-13) |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees | $19,000 (2012-13) |
| Room and board | $7,682 (2012-13) |
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* Overview details based on 2011 data
