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Idaho State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Pocatello, ID
Population 90,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,260
Men / Women 41% / 59%
White 69%
Hispanic 19%
Mixed 4%
Native American 3%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Black 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 40%
Humanities & Social Sciences 29%
Business & Economics 12%
Education 6%
Engineering, Computing & Math 6%
Arts 3%
Professional 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,610
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,720
Est. In-State Cost $11,138
Est. Out-of-State Cost $35,859
10-Year ROI $128,000
ROI Percentile 38th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 19%
6-Year Graduation Rate 39%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (79th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 95%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $7M #217
Life & Natural Sciences $9M #258
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #294
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 162 #165
Engineering, Computing & Math 10 #202
Humanities & Social Sciences 24 #353

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Idaho State University 1,185 34% / 66% 2% $63,290
Applied Mathematics 1 0% / 100% 0%
Artificial Intelligence Sciences
Civil Engineering 8 100% / 0% 0%
Computer Engineering
Computer Science 25 92% / 8% 12%
Electrical Engineering 4 100% / 0% 0%
Informatics 7 100% / 0% 14%
Mathematics 4 50% / 50% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 15 67% / 33% 7% $96,732
Nuclear Engineering 6 67% / 33% 0%
Physics 2 100% / 0% 0%
Physics
Statistics 3 67% / 33% 0%
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 5 60% / 40% 0%
Biology 40 40% / 60% 0% $70,320
Chemistry 3 67% / 33% 0%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 40 5% / 95% 0% $76,978
Dental Hygiene 28 0% / 100% 0% $66,152
Dietetics 13 8% / 92% 0% $46,880
Environmental Science 3 33% / 67% 0%
Geosciences 7 71% / 29% 0% $60,378
Health Sciences 67 37% / 63% 1% $65,340
Medical Laboratory Science 43 35% / 65% 5% $75,604
Microbiology 7 29% / 71% 0%
Nursing 144 22% / 78% 0% $79,527
Physical Education 37 43% / 57% 14% $63,771
Public Health Education and Promotion
Radiologic Technology 21 10% / 90% 0% $91,532
Respiratory Care 3 67% / 33% 0% $91,532
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 9 0% / 100% 0%
Accounting 28 +1 32% / 68% 0% $81,580
Business Administration 35 +17 49% / 51% 6% $97,934
Economics 7 +1 57% / 43% 0%
Finance 20 +11 65% / 35% 10% $59,433
General Business 9 67% / 33% 11%
Health Administration 8 38% / 62% 0% $57,833
Human Resource Development 19 42% / 58% 0% $60,966
Marketing 20 +22 55% / 45% 5% $76,922
Anthropology 11 27% / 73% 0% $39,281
Communication 22 36% / 64% 5% $51,093
English 16 56% / 44% 0% $48,468
General Studies 66 38% / 62% 2% $35,785
History 22 50% / 50% 0% $47,536
International Studies 4 50% / 50% 25%
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 5 0% / 100% 0%
Liberal Studies 12 42% / 58% 0% $35,785
Philosophy 4 75% / 25% 0%
Political Science 13 38% / 62% 0% $59,781
Psychology 96 +1 15% / 85% 1% $48,695
Social Work 22 14% / 86% 0% $47,295
Sociology 45 20% / 80% 4% $42,778
Spanish 5 20% / 80% 0% $57,624
Early Childhood Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $50,822
Elementary Education 27 7% / 93% 0% $50,822
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $63,771
Secondary Education and Teaching 39 28% / 72% 0% $50,822
Special Education 2 0% / 100% 0%
Art 15 13% / 87% 0%
Music 3 33% / 67% 0%
Music Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $63,771
Music Performance 9 44% / 56% 0%
Theater 11 18% / 82% 0%
Critical Infrastructure Protection 8 88% / 12% 0%
Electrical Engineering Technology 5 60% / 40% 0% $90,445
Emergency Management 15 53% / 47% 0%
Fire Science 7 100% / 0% 0%
Surveying Technology/Surveying 5 100% / 0% 0%