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Idaho Colleges by the Numbers
7 four-year Idaho colleges — click any for its profile: acceptance rates, SAT ranges, tuition for all 7, with Idaho medians up top.
Idaho has 7 four-year colleges with full admissions profiles here — from Brigham Young University-Idaho at 44,397 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. The most selective door in the state is The College of Idaho at 49.1% admitted; the most open is Brigham Young University-Idaho at 95.8%. Published in-state tuition runs from $4,800 at the cheapest campus to $40,794 at the most expensive — a $35,994 spread inside Idaho alone.
Idaho's ten-year earnings benchmark of $46,001 sits 14% below the national median for college-goers. Not one of Idaho's listed schools still requires test scores; 2 — Boise State University among them — don't consider scores at all.
Each Idaho school links to its profile — admissions, cost, earnings. To see where you stand in Idaho, bring your saved calculator numbers.
Idaho medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median earnings (10 yr) | 6-yr graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83.9% | $14,301 | $46,001 | 58.7% |
Medians across 10 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Idaho; the table below lists the 7 with complete admissions records.
All Idaho colleges in our data
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT middle 50% | Tuition (in) | Undergrads | Median earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise Bible College | Boise | 90.5% | 920–1200 | $11,802 | 93 | $33,140 |
| Boise State University | Boise | 87.2% | not considered | $9,048 | 17,674 | $51,658 |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho | Rexburg | 95.8% | 980–1200 | $4,800 | 44,397 | $53,406 |
| Lewis-Clark State College | Lewiston | 87.7% | not considered | $7,610 | 2,385 | $46,001 |
| Northwest Nazarene University | Nampa | 64.7% | 940–1210 | $40,794 | 1,024 | $51,719 |
| The College of Idaho | Caldwell | 49.1% | 1080–1270 | $37,845 | 1,041 | $48,473 |
| University of Idaho | Moscow | 75.5% | 950–1200 | $9,084 | 7,747 | $54,670 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" schools ignore tests entirely. Wondering where your own numbers fit? TheGPA calculator andSAT score calculator give you the other half of this table.
Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Jun 2026), IPEDS ADM2023/HD2024. Retrieved 2026-09-01.