Private nonprofitFour-year

The College of Idaho

Caldwell, ID · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$19,481
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$37,845
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
62.5%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$48,473
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
$50,542
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$37,845
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$37,845
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$12,773
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$7,500
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,200
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00014,026
$30,001–48,00016,218
$48,001–75,00017,773
$75,001–110,00019,729
$110,001+23,095

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 They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer.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)
62.5%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
60.8%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
81.8%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$42,097
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$48,473
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$24,500
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$259.74
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
71.8%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $48,473 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
49.1%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,180
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
23–31
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
1,041
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
26.8%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
25.2%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
47.3%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$63,773
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White57%
Hispanic18%
Black2%
Asian2%
Two or more races5%
Nonresident / international11%

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
Idaho State University$12,19339.4%$45,608
Lewis-Clark State College$15,63540.2%$46,001
New Saint Andrews CollegeNot reported73.9%Not reported
Northwest Nazarene UniversityNot reported70.8%$51,719

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
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$60,094$68,257$23,250
Psychology, General.$54,179$50,706$26,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$52,709$61,296$21,905
Biology, General.$47,149$57,214$24,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Not reported$59,916Not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Not reported$51,389Not reported
Engineering, Other.Not reported$93,989Not reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$55,000Not reported
English Language and Literature, General.Not reported$48,590Not reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Not reported$48,471Not reported
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.Not reported$62,172Not reported
Mathematics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Applied Mathematics.Not reported$91,532Not reported
Mathematics and Computer Science.Not reported$118,943Not reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.Not reported$54,562Not reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Philosophy.Not reported$54,455Not reported
Religion/Religious Studies.Not reported$41,390Not reported
Chemistry.Not reported$65,120Not reported

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