Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho
- Public
- City
- 7,583 undergrads
- Admit rate
- Open admissionSource: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $8,910per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 40%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $50,91910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Through the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE), eligible undergraduate students from participant western states and territories pay 1.5 times the Idaho resident tuition rate across all fields of study.
Source: Western Undergraduate Exchange | Idaho State University
Getting in
- Admit rate
- Open admissionAdmits nearly everyone who applies.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $8,910full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $21,499sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $8,914Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $28,240Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 40%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 72%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $50,91910 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,583Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 31%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 36%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH — admits 84%
- Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY
- University of Idaho Moscow, ID — admits 76%
- Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN — admits 81%
- Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC — admits 82%
- Lamar University Beaumont, TX — admits 86%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Idaho State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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