Colleges / Idaho State University
College · Public · Pocatello, ID · City
ISU

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Address921 S 8th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83209
Websitewww.isu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$41k
Net price / yr$12k
Undergrad size7,583
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $12k/yr for a shot at a $41k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

7,583 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $12k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$86k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$49k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$37k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.6k
Tuition · out-of-state
$27.7k
Room & board
$7.9k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans23%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention73%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr39%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$41k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$46k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out20%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
7,583
Location
Pocatello, ID
Region
Rocky Mountains (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Also known as
ISU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White70%
  • Hispanic16%
  • Unknown4%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native2%
  • Asian1%
  • Black1%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time18%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$36k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 94

What you can study.

Colleges / Idaho State University
College · Public · Pocatello, ID · City
ISU

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Address921 S 8th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83209
Websitewww.isu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$41k
Net price / yr$12k
Undergrad size7,583
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $12k/yr for a shot at a $41k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

7,583 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $12k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$86k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$49k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$37k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.6k
Tuition · out-of-state
$27.7k
Room & board
$7.9k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans23%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention73%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr39%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$41k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$46k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out20%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
7,583
Location
Pocatello, ID
Region
Rocky Mountains (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Also known as
ISU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White70%
  • Hispanic16%
  • Unknown4%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native2%
  • Asian1%
  • Black1%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time18%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$36k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 94

What you can study.