The average acceptance rate of the 4 Idaho colleges that have competitive admission is 77.93% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 4.3%. The acceptance rate at 3 Idaho colleges increased and the rate of 1 colleges decreased.
Northwest Nazarene University has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 63.01%. University of Idaho (79.00%) and Boise State University (84.00%) are following it in the list of Tightest Idaho Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Northwest Nazarene University ranked 1st, up 3 places from 4th last year. University of Idaho ranked second, a drop from first place last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $28,339 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,069 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 3 | Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, IDPrivate, 4-year | 63.01% 25.18% | 11.02% | 1,080 | $40,895 | 1,778 | 58.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 2 1 | University of Idaho Moscow, IDPublic, 4-year | 79.00% 5.15% | 19.00% | 1,076 | $29,784 ($8,816) | 11,507 | 61.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 3 - | Boise State University Boise, IDPublic, 4-year | 84.00% 0.07% | 23.00% | - | $26,976 ($8,782) | 26,115 | 59.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 4 2 | New Saint Andrews College Moscow, IDPrivate, 4-year | 85.71% 2.75% | 74.07% | 1,220 | $15,700 | 294 | 81.00% | 14 to 1 |
| Average | 77.93% | 31.77% | 1,125 | $28,339 ($8,799) | 9,924 | 64.75% | 16 to 1 |