Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Moscow, ID
Population 50,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (23%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,540
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 69%
From Region 21%
Athletes 5.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 72%
Hispanic 10%
International 8%
Mixed 5%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
Black 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 263 45% / 55% 1% $52,048 39 93%
Biochemistry 10 40% / 60% 0% $50,260 33 84%
Biology 11 +2 18% / 82% 0% $52,314 40 93%
Biotechnology $51,033 36
Conservation Biology 13 23% / 77% 0% $46,982 24 94%
Ecology 1 0% / 100% 0% $46,982 24 94%
Microbiology 17 24% / 76% 0% $52,999 42 91%
Molecular Biology $50,260 33 84%
Agricultural Business 24 62% / 38% 0% $61,749 64 91%
Agricultural Business and Management 1 0% / 100% 0%
Agricultural Economics 1 100% / 0% 0% $61,749 64
Agricultural Mechanization 7 100% / 0% 0% $58,208 56
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture $57,638 55
Agronomy and Crop Science 5 60% / 40% 0% $56,912 53 81%
Animal Sciences 41 +1 20% / 80% 0% $46,425 22 98%
Crop Production 2 100% / 0% 0% $57,855 55
Entomology $47,132 24
Environmental Science 24 46% / 54% 8% $40,618 11 89%
Fisheries 14 71% / 29% 0% $57,226 54 100%
Food Science 1 0% / 100% 0% $53,319 43
Food Technology and Processing $53,823 44
Forest Resources Management 10 70% / 30% 0% $60,545 62 97%
Forestry 22 68% / 32% 0% $60,545 62 97%
Horticultural Science 6 17% / 83% 0% $56,912 53 82%
Natural Resources $50,411 34 95%
Range Science and Management 11 36% / 64% 0% $56,912 53 82%
Soil Sciences 2 50% / 50% 0% $57,240 54
Wildlife Resources 28 54% / 46% 0% $46,774 23 96%
Wood Science 2 100% / 0% 0% $60,545 62
Agricultural Communication 8 25% / 75% 0% $45,189 19 89%
Natural Resources and Conservation 2 50% / 50% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Art and Architecture 69 49% / 51% 9% $55,227 48 87%
Environmental Design 2 0% / 100% 0% $53,551 43
Animation 15 47% / 53% 0% $50,514 34 87%
Architecture 35 66% / 34% 6% $57,049 53
Interior Architecture 16 19% / 81% 25% $55,848 50
Landscape Architecture 1 100% / 0% 0% $55,589 49
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business and Economics 229 61% / 39% 7% $68,616 76 97%
Accounting 13 38% / 62% 0%
Accounting 29 +3 45% / 55% 3% $67,430 74 88%
Business Administration 12 58% / 42% 0% $82,860 89 97%
Business Economics 6 83% / 17% 17% $70,685 79
Finance 36 +11 92% / 8% 0% $69,679 77 98%
Human Resources Management 16 +2 12% / 88% 0% $64,708 70 98%
Management Information Systems 19 +4 74% / 26% 16% $62,946 66 100%
Managerial Economics 14 +1 64% / 36% 14% $76,587 84 96%
Marketing 66 +6 55% / 45% 9% $62,786 66 99%
Operations Management 18 +2 83% / 17% 22% $82,860 89 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education, Health and Human Sciences 232 33% / 67% 3% $52,465 40 93%
Agricultural Education 14 21% / 79% 0% $52,917 42 100%
Nutrition and Dietetics 11 9% / 91% 9% $49,992 33 92%
Exercise Science 11 27% / 73% 0% $55,178 48 96%
Health and Wellness 1 0% / 100% 0% $55,192 48
Kinesiology 45 49% / 51% 9% $49,094 30
Medical Laboratory Science 33 +1 33% / 67% 9% $78,772 86
Recreation Management 21 67% / 33% 0% $41,124 11 100%
Human Development and Family Studies 18 6% / 94% 0% $37,594 7 79%
Elementary Education 28 7% / 93% 0% $48,829 29 91%
English Education 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $52,917 42 100%
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $52,917 42 100%
Physical Education 9 56% / 44% 0% $52,917 42 100%
Secondary Education 23 39% / 61% 0% $48,829 29 91%
Technical Teacher Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $52,917 42
Apparel and Textiles 7 0% / 100% 0% $45,916 21 84%
Music Education 6 83% / 17% 0% $52,917 42 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 213 79% / 21% 11% $94,081 95 95%
Chemical Engineering 16 44% / 56% 0% $87,053 92 100%
Civil Engineering 26 73% / 27% 4% $81,567 88 100%
Computer Engineering 11 82% / 18% 0% $98,466 97
Electrical Engineering 32 91% / 9% 19% $98,301 97 95%
Materials Engineering $91,343 94
Mechanical Engineering 64 89% / 11% 5% $87,126 92 95%
Computer Science 44 82% / 18% 30% $114,285 99 91%
Cybersecurity 9 56% / 44% 0% $85,915 91
Biological Engineering 7 57% / 43% 14% $83,977 90
Industrial Technology 4 75% / 25% 0% $82,858 89
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences 486 32% / 68% 2% $45,721 21 94%
Advertising and Public Relations 10 +3 40% / 60% 0% $47,975 27 95%
Anthropology 6 +4 0% / 100% 0% $44,505 18
Applied Linguistics 1 0% / 100% 0% $48,063 27
Communication 18 +2 28% / 72% 0% $48,133 27
Creative Writing 6 50% / 50% 0% $37,281 7 95%
Digital Communication 8 +1 75% / 25% 0% $51,330 37 95%
English 24 29% / 71% 0% $42,701 14 95%
European History $38,640 8
Foreign Languages 3 33% / 67% 0% $47,914 27
French 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $47,367 25 100%
General Studies 37 54% / 46% 3% $43,756 16 88%
Geography 6 83% / 17% 0% $52,464 40
History 29 +1 59% / 41% 0% $38,640 8 96%
Interdisciplinary Studies 26 50% / 50% 0% $48,381 28
International Affairs 18 +3 39% / 61% 0% $58,359 57 89%
Journalism 3 0% / 100% 0% $44,459 17 95%
Latin American Studies $47,128 24
Organizational Communication 9 +1 33% / 67% 0% $47,975 27 95%
Philosophy 9 +3 11% / 89% 0% $46,097 22
Political Science 24 +3 42% / 58% 0% $44,874 18 97%
Professional and Technical Writing 2 0% / 100% 0% $37,281 7 95%
Psychology 114 +19 17% / 83% 5% $46,717 23 93%
Public Relations 10 +1 10% / 90% 0% $47,975 27 95%
Sociology 17 +11 24% / 76% 0% $46,667 23 90%
Spanish 5 +4 0% / 100% 0% $47,367 25 100%
Dance $33,561 4
Film Studies 15 +1 40% / 60% 0% $38,751 8
Fine Arts 3 0% / 100% 0% $44,851 18 100%
Music 3 67% / 33% 0% $35,066 5 100%
Music Management $42,245 13
Music Performance 6 67% / 33% 0% $35,066 5 100%
Music Theory and Composition $35,066 5 100%
Studio Art 12 0% / 100% 8% $44,851 18 100%
Theater 12 33% / 67% 0% $24,478 2 100%
Voice and Opera 3 67% / 33% 0% $35,066 5 100%
Criminology 46 +15 28% / 72% 0% $52,404 40
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science 48 46% / 54% 8% $63,976 68 93%
Applied Mathematics 6 +2 50% / 50% 17% $72,816 81 84%
Chemistry 12 +1 50% / 50% 8% $56,580 52 96%
Geosciences 7 29% / 71% 0% $50,482 34 95%
Mathematical Biology 4 +1 50% / 50% 25%
Mathematics 7 +1 71% / 29% 0% $68,848 76
Physics 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $69,347 77
Statistics 6 17% / 83% 17% $74,620 83
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology $46,982 24 94%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,544
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $30,128
Est. In-State Cost $12,346
Est. Out-of-State Cost $38,974
ROI Percentile 58th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 43%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 21%

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
Humanities & Social Sciences 26.4% 406 31% / 69% 2% $45,809 21 92%
Business & Economics 16.9% 260 60% / 40% 7% $65,444 71 97%
Agriculture & Food Science 15.1% 233 47% / 53% 2% $53,504 43 94%
Engineering 9.7% 149 81% / 19% 7% $89,385 93 96%
Arts 8.7% 134 43% / 57% 5% $47,097 24 95%
Health Sciences 5.8% 90 40% / 60% 8% $60,787 62 96%
Education 4.2% 65 25% / 75% 0% $49,709 32 93%
Computer Science 3.4% 53 77% / 23% 25% $109,467 99 91%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.4% 52 25% / 75% 0% $50,707 35 91%
Professional 3.2% 50 32% / 68% 0% $54,840 47
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 48 46% / 54% 8% $63,977 68 93%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $66.7M #31 40% $1.0M 12 #44 137 33
Life & Natural Sciences $23.8M #117 65% $0 14 #127 73 28
Engineering $14.1M #169 46% $0.1M 15 #152 102 10
Physical Sciences & Math $11.0M #171 49% $0.1M 8 #178 74 12
Computer Science $6.4M #114 56% $0.5M 7 #115 43 2
Humanities & Social Sciences $6.0M #183 23% $0.0M 3 #297 25 15
Education $2.5M #158 58% $0 12 #303
Business & Economics $1.4M #185 46% $0
Health Sciences $0.9M #253 42% $0
Total $132M #146 46% $1.7M 71 #219 454 100

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 75% 75% 75%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 57%
SAT Range 990 – 1230
SAT Math Range 490 – 600
SAT RW Range 500 – 630