University of Idaho
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.
University of Idaho is a public research university in Moscow, ID (town setting), with 9,269 undergraduates (51% women). It admitted 79% of 12,222 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 950–1200 on the SAT and 20–29 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $44,948 a year for out-of-state students and $23,980 in-state; aided first-year students paid $14,377 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 61% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, social sciences, engineering. The campus reported 0.68 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half 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 University of Idaho ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,816 in-state · $29,784 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Idaho
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.
University of Idaho teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big Sky Conference | 32 | 4 over | 3 | $898k | $28,055 | 995 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big Sky Conference | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $1.6M | $101,714 | 937 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big Sky Conference | 14 | room 1 | 5 | $1.5M | $103,796 | 986 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big Sky Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big Sky Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Big Sky Conference | 116 | 11 over | 1 | $6.6M | $56,830 | 957 | |
| Men's Golf | Big Sky Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $491k | $61,338 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Big Sky Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $380k | $47,474 | 1000 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | 37 | 7 over | 3 | $757k | $20,462 | 996 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big Sky Conference | 7 | room 3 | 3 | $361k | $51,641 | 995 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big Sky Conference | 9 | room 1 | 3 | $385k | $42,821 | 973 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big Sky Conference | 79 | 34 over | 1 | $716k | $9,060 | 988 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big Sky Conference | 92 | 47 over | 1 | $916k | $9,952 | 988 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big Sky Conference | 13 | room 5 | 2 | $801k | $61,620 | 980 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.