The College of Idaho
Caldwell, Idaho · Also known as C of I · Website
$48,473
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$48,473
median earnings, 10 years after starting
The College of Idaho is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Caldwell, Idaho with 1,041 undergraduates and 49 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,481 a year (tuition and fees $37,845). It admits 49% of applicants and 63% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $48,473 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,481
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$37,845
US median $11,837
Admission rate
49%
US median 78%
Completion rate
63%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,500
About $260 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$48,473
Rank 1,601 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,481
- Tuition and fees
- $37,845
- Cost of attendance
- $50,542
- Students with a need-based grant
- 25%
- Students with federal loans
- 47%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,026
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,218
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,773
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,729
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,095
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $26,155 in 2015-16 to $37,845 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1,180
- SAT reading, middle
- 589
- SAT math, middle
- 574
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 1,041
- Graduate students
- 49
- Part-time students
- 1.0%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 63%
- Retention rate
- 82%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 37
- Endowment
- $125.6M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,601 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 29 in Idaho (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | ID median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,481 | $18,795 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $37,845 | $9,048 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 49% | 86% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 63% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 82% | 77% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,500 | $10,555 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,097 | $32,668 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $48,473 | $33,140 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 72% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
37 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $20,500 | $33,611 | $60,094 | $68,257 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $21,500 | $29,460 | $47,149 | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $26,000 | $34,904 | $54,179 | $50,706 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,596 |
| Mathematics and Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $118,943 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Sociology and AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,959 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 9 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Applied MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $91,532 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,399 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Caldwell and Idaho on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Idaho
- Homes: Homes for sale in Idaho
Questions and answers
How much does The College of Idaho cost?
$19,481 a year is the average net price at The College of Idaho after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $37,845, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $50,542. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,026 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at The College of Idaho?
49% of applicants are admitted to The College of Idaho. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,180 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in Idaho is 86%.
How much do The College of Idaho graduates earn?
$48,473 a year is the median pay of former The College of Idaho students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,097 after 6 years). That ranks 1,601 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 29 in Idaho. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Psychology, General (Bachelor's) at $34,904.
How much student debt do The College of Idaho graduates have?
$24,500 is the median federal student loan debt of The College of Idaho graduates, about $260 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 47% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at The College of Idaho?
63% of first-time, full-time students at The College of Idaho finish within 6 years. 82% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at The College of Idaho?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (64 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (48 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (38 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 37 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.