PublicFour-year

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$12,193
Academic year 2023-24
In-state tuition
$8,610
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
39.4%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$45,608
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$21,527
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$8,610
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$27,720
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$7,882
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$8,651
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,000
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00010,593
$30,001–48,00010,011
$48,001–75,00011,538
$75,001–110,00014,483
$110,001+16,288

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
39.4%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
37.5%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
72.0%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$41,377
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$45,608
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$20,039
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$212.45
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
48.2%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $45,608 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
Not reported
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
Not reported
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
Not reported
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
7,583
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
14:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
36.1%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
27.9%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
23.0%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$35,748
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White70%
Hispanic16%
Black1%
Asian1%
Two or more races4%
Nonresident / international3%

Other Four-year institutions in ID

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Boise Bible CollegeNot reported31.6%$33,140
Boise State University$21,61060.2%$51,658
Brigham Young University-IdahoNot reported55.5%$53,406
College of Eastern Idaho$8,778Not reported$42,057
College of Southern Idaho$6,09533.2%$40,916
College of Western Idaho$8,500Not reportedNot reported
Eagle Gate College-Boise CampusNot reportedNot reported$37,518
Idaho College of Osteopathic MedicineNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Lewis-Clark State College$15,63540.2%$46,001
New Saint Andrews CollegeNot reported73.9%Not reported
Northwest Nazarene UniversityNot reported70.8%$51,719
Provo College-Idaho Falls CampusNot reportedNot reported$39,645

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$143,153$138,348Not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$130,790$127,347Not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$129,599$138,131Not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$99,523$103,485Not reported
Mechanical Engineering.$90,053$92,135$31,000
Human Resources Management and Services.$89,887$68,069$31,660
Computer Science.$88,888$107,009$25,250
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$87,385$82,893Not reported
Accounting and Related Services.$85,815$95,833Not reported
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$85,220$71,416Not reported
Precision Metal Working.$82,683$48,702$9,000
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians.$81,835$73,046$14,930
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$73,953$88,910$32,500
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians.$73,863$58,424$14,572
Finance and Financial Management Services.$73,295$83,343Not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$72,536$80,813$34,897
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$71,058$67,792Not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$71,038$75,975$28,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$69,630$68,257$25,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$68,125$65,389$27,985

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10