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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Pocatello, ID
Population 90,000
Website http://www.isu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (79%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,681
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 84%
From Region 5%
Athletes 7.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 70%
Hispanic 15%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Native American 2%
Asian 1%
Black 1%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2012 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2014 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2015 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2016 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2017 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2018 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 Native: 2.8% 2.8% 2024 Native: 2.6% 2.6% 2011 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2014 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2015 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2016 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2011 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 Black: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2014 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2015 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2017 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Black: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Black: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Black: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Black: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2011 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2012 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2013 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2014 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8% 2015 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2016 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2017 Hispanic: 11.5% 11.5% 2018 Hispanic: 11.2% 11.2% 2019 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4% 2020 Hispanic: 11.6% 11.6% 2021 Hispanic: 14.0% 14.0% 2022 Hispanic: 13.9% 13.9% 2023 Hispanic: 15.2% 15.2% 2024 Hispanic: 18.6% 18.6% 2011 White: 83.8% 83.8% 2012 White: 80.9% 80.9% 2013 White: 80.5% 80.5% 2014 White: 80.2% 80.2% 2015 White: 82.1% 82.1% 2016 White: 45.4% 45.4% 2017 White: 73.7% 73.7% 2018 White: 70.8% 70.8% 2019 White: 63.0% 63.0% 2020 White: 59.0% 59.0% 2021 White: 64.7% 64.7% 2022 White: 69.2% 69.2% 2023 White: 71.6% 71.6% 2024 White: 70.7% 70.7% 2011 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2012 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2013 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2014 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2015 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2017 International: 6.9% 6.9% 2018 International: 9.7% 9.7% 2019 International: 16.4% 16.4% 2020 International: 22.5% 22.5% 2021 International: 11.2% 11.2% 2022 International: 7.5% 7.5% 2023 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2024 International: 1.4% 1.4%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2023 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2024 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2025 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2020 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2025 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2023 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2024 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2025 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Hispanic: 14.0% 14.0% 2021 Hispanic: 15.0% 15.0% 2022 Hispanic: 14.9% 14.9% 2023 Hispanic: 15.0% 15.0% 2024 Hispanic: 15.2% 15.2% 2025 Hispanic: 15.2% 15.2% 2020 White: 72.2% 72.2% 2021 White: 72.9% 72.9% 2022 White: 72.4% 72.4% 2023 White: 71.8% 71.8% 2024 White: 71.0% 71.0% 2025 White: 70.5% 70.5% 2020 International: 4.3% 4.3% 2021 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2022 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2023 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2024 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2025 International: 3.7% 3.7%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Idaho State University 1,233 34% / 66% 2% $58,655 58 94%
Civil Engineering 9 — 67% / 33% 0% $83,373 90 —
Computer Engineering 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $94,489 95 —
Electrical Engineering 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $91,120 94 —
Mechanical Engineering 12 — 100% / 0% 0% $89,304 93 96%
Nuclear Engineering 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $89,626 93 —
Artificial Intelligence Sciences — — — — $85,803 91 —
Computer Science 24 — 71% / 29% 25% $88,166 93 96%
Computer Software Engineering 8 — 100% / 0% 25% — — —
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Cybersecurity 9 — 89% / 11% 11% $62,140 65 —
Informatics 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $73,691 82 —
Applied Mathematics 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $71,712 80 —
Chemistry 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $61,380 64 —
Geosciences 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $55,605 50 89%
Mathematics 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,870 63 —
Physics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $63,778 68 —
Physics 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $64,583 70 —
Statistics — — — — $71,624 80 —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 9 — 44% / 56% 0% $59,100 59 —
Biology 54 — 33% / 67% 0% $64,935 71 98%
Microbiology 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $58,718 58 —
Dietetics 10 — 20% / 80% 0% $43,369 16 96%
Environmental Science 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $49,719 32 —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 24 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,815 36 90%
Dental Hygiene 34 — 0% / 100% 0% $61,197 63 93%
Health Sciences 79 — 20% / 80% 0% $60,446 62 94%
Medical Laboratory Science 39 — 26% / 74% 5% $69,942 78 89%
Nursing 157 — 18% / 82% 1% $76,288 84 96%
Public Health Education and Promotion 9 — 33% / 67% 11% $56,660 53 —
Radiologic Technology 24 — 12% / 88% 0% $60,138 61 86%
Respiratory Care — — — — $60,138 61 86%
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $52,951 42 —
Accounting 29 +2 45% / 55% 3% $68,862 77 95%
Business Administration 28 +25 43% / 57% 7% $66,749 74 100%
Economics — — — — $62,544 66 —
Economics 2 +3 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Finance 35 +16 54% / 46% 6% $54,720 47 95%
General Business 16 — 44% / 56% 6% $63,457 68 —
Health Administration 6 +1 33% / 67% 0% $63,666 68 96%
Human Resource Development 13 — 38% / 62% 0% $56,131 51 100%
Marketing 28 +21 50% / 50% 0% $70,822 79 97%
Anthropology 12 — 33% / 67% 0% $35,933 6 90%
Communication 33 — 39% / 61% 0% $46,656 24 89%
English 20 — 40% / 60% 0% $44,422 18 91%
General Studies 58 — 47% / 53% 2% $38,160 8 89%
History 14 — 43% / 57% 0% $43,180 15 84%
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
International Studies 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $54,973 48 —
Liberal Studies 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $38,160 8 89%
Philosophy 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $45,415 20 —
Political Science 21 — 38% / 62% 0% $54,685 47 100%
Psychology 98 +1 17% / 83% 1% $44,504 18 91%
Social Work 19 — 11% / 89% 0% $43,836 17 92%
Sociology 47 +1 23% / 77% 0% $39,131 9 96%
Spanish 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $53,139 43 100%
Early Childhood Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,278 25 92%
Elementary Education 33 — 3% / 97% 3% $47,278 25 92%
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $52,527 41 93%
Physical Education 32 — 59% / 41% 6% $52,527 41 93%
Secondary Education and Teaching 28 — 36% / 64% 0% $47,278 25 92%
Special Education — — — — $54,614 47 —
Art 10 — 10% / 90% 0% $40,082 10 —
Digital Arts 4 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Music — — — — $41,435 12 —
Music Education 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $52,527 41 93%
Music Performance 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $41,295 12 —
Theater 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $37,879 8 —
Electrical Engineering Technology 7 — 100% / 0% 0% $84,800 91 93%
Emergency Management 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $66,570 73 —
Fire Science 8 — 88% / 12% 12% $66,749 74 —
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,402 41 —
Surveying Technology/Surveying 11 — 91% / 9% 0% $87,372 92 —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,046
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $29,490
Est. In-State Cost $11,702
Est. Out-of-State Cost $38,148
ROI Percentile 58th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 29.0% 29.0% 2012 Graduated: 34.5% 34.5% 2013 Graduated: 33.9% 33.9% 2014 Graduated: 33.1% 33.1% 2015 Graduated: 32.2% 32.2% 2016 Graduated: 28.6% 28.6% 2017 Graduated: 30.3% 30.3% 2018 Graduated: 32.5% 32.5% 2019 Graduated: 35.7% 35.7% 2020 Graduated: 34.5% 34.5% 2021 Graduated: 39.1% 39.1% 2022 Graduated: 37.1% 37.1% 2023 Graduated: 38.3% 38.3% 2024 Graduated: 39.4% 39.4%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 24.4% 24.4% 2012 Men: 31.1% 31.1% 2013 Men: 28.4% 28.4% 2014 Men: 31.0% 31.0% 2015 Men: 29.0% 29.0% 2016 Men: 26.2% 26.2% 2017 Men: 29.7% 29.7% 2018 Men: 28.1% 28.1% 2019 Men: 34.9% 34.9% 2020 Men: 30.3% 30.3% 2021 Men: 36.3% 36.3% 2022 Men: 34.3% 34.3% 2023 Men: 37.2% 37.2% 2024 Men: 37.4% 37.4% 2011 Women: 32.6% 32.6% 2012 Women: 37.5% 37.5% 2013 Women: 38.8% 38.8% 2014 Women: 35.0% 35.0% 2015 Women: 35.4% 35.4% 2016 Women: 30.7% 30.7% 2017 Women: 30.9% 30.9% 2018 Women: 37.1% 37.1% 2019 Women: 36.4% 36.4% 2020 Women: 39.3% 39.3% 2021 Women: 41.6% 41.6% 2022 Women: 39.6% 39.6% 2023 Women: 39.2% 39.2% 2024 Women: 40.9% 40.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Hispanic: 19.4% 19.4% 2012 Hispanic: 32.1% 32.1% 2013 Hispanic: 26.1% 26.1% 2014 Hispanic: 28.3% 28.3% 2015 Hispanic: 41.3% 41.3% 2016 Hispanic: 25.9% 25.9% 2017 Hispanic: 19.8% 19.8% 2018 Hispanic: 30.6% 30.6% 2019 Hispanic: 23.6% 23.6% 2020 Hispanic: 32.8% 32.8% 2021 Hispanic: 34.4% 34.4% 2022 Hispanic: 32.8% 32.8% 2023 Hispanic: 32.4% 32.4% 2024 Hispanic: 35.8% 35.8% 2011 White: 30.1% 30.1% 2012 White: 34.0% 34.0% 2013 White: 33.9% 33.9% 2014 White: 33.6% 33.6% 2015 White: 31.8% 31.8% 2016 White: 27.1% 27.1% 2017 White: 31.1% 31.1% 2018 White: 32.0% 32.0% 2019 White: 39.0% 39.0% 2020 White: 39.0% 39.0% 2021 White: 41.2% 41.2% 2022 White: 38.3% 38.3% 2023 White: 39.5% 39.5% 2024 White: 40.5% 40.5% 2011 International: 47.8% 47.8% 2012 International: 62.5% 62.5% 2013 International: 44.4% 44.4% 2014 International: 55.6% 55.6% 2015 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2016 International: 68.8% 68.8% 2017 International: 46.8% 46.8% 2018 International: 38.8% 38.8% 2019 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2020 International: 23.0% 23.0% 2021 International: 32.9% 32.9% 2022 International: 44.6% 44.6% 2023 International: 56.5% 56.5% 2024 International: 55.0% 55.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 30.4% 375 17% / 83% 1% $67,227 74 93%
Humanities & Social Sciences 28.4% 350 30% / 70% 1% $43,412 16 92%
Business & Economics 12.7% 157 47% / 53% 4% $63,814 69 97%
Education 8.1% 100 31% / 69% 3% $49,168 31 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.6% 69 38% / 62% 0% $63,633 68 98%
Computer Science 3.6% 44 82% / 18% 20% $80,646 88 96%
Engineering 2.9% 36 83% / 17% 0% $88,381 93 96%
Professional 2.9% 36 78% / 22% 3% $75,330 84 93%
Arts 2.5% 31 23% / 77% 0% $43,541 16 93%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 18 28% / 72% 0% $46,191 22 96%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 17 59% / 41% 0% $62,932 67 89%

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $5.5M #212 43% $0.2M 10 #177 41 —
Physical Sciences & Math $4.2M #228 63% $0.0M 1 #224 12 2
Life & Natural Sciences $4.1M #205 61% $0.1M 1 #231 15 3
Health Sciences $1.1M #235 19% $0.1M 11 #132 37 —
Computer Science $1.1M #222 27% $0 — — — 2
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.9M #322 85% $0 16 #200 58 —
Education $0.1M #368 93% $0 8 #353 — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #445 50% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $17.0M #268 53% $0.4M 47 #259 163 7

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 95%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 95% 95% 95%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional