Idaho State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Idaho State University is a public research university in Pocatello, ID (city setting), with 10,406 undergraduates (60% women). Cost of attendance is $42,320 a year for out-of-state students and $23,210 in-state; aided first-year students paid $12,353 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 35% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, education. The campus reported 0.56 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Idaho State University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 61 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 35%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,356 in-state · $27,466 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Idaho State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Idaho State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big Sky Conference | 29 | 1 over | 3 | $1.1M | $36,521 | 987 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big Sky Conference | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $1.4M | $89,254 | 955 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big Sky Conference | 15 | at cap | 4 | $1.7M | $112,787 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big Sky Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 986 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big Sky Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 981 | |
| Football | Big Sky Conference | 114 | 9 over | 1 | $5.7M | $49,935 | 959 | |
| Women's Golf | Big Sky Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $306k | $38,260 | 972 | |
| Softball | Big Sky Conference | 24 | room 1 | 3 | $900k | $37,495 | 940 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big Sky Conference | 7 | room 3 | 2 | $296k | $42,315 | 983 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big Sky Conference | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $460k | $57,553 | 992 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big Sky Conference | 81 | 36 over | 6 | $726k | $8,966 | 984 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big Sky Conference | 123 | 78 over | 1 | $865k | $7,032 | 983 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big Sky Conference | 20 | 2 over | 3 | $1.1M | $57,169 | 989 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.