For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Idaho colleges is 81.17%, 41,428 accepted out of 51,036 applicants.

For Idaho college admission, the total number of applicants decreased by 1,384 (-2.64%) compared to last year, from 52,420 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 286, which is less than -2.71% last year.

Idaho colleges' acceptance rate increased by 0.34% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Idaho colleges. The yield decreased by 0.12%.

Among Idaho colleges, The College of Idaho has the lowest acceptance rate of 47.00% with 2,140 accepted students out of 4,553 applicants. Boise State University has the most number of applicants of 15,949 and Brigham Young University-Idaho has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 4,297.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Idaho Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Idaho. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Idaho Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
The College of Idaho4,553
63
2,140
96
300
31
47.00%
1.48%
14.02%
0.86%
Northwest Nazarene University3,571
177
2,250
-743
248
9
63.01%
-25.18%
11.02%
3.03%
University of Idaho12,222
-1,171
9,655
-236
1,834
-117
79.00%
5.15%
19.00%
-0.73%
Boise State University15,949
-846
13,397
-699
3,081
-51
84.00%
0.07%
23.00%
0.78%
New Saint Andrews College126
-9
108
-4
80
3
85.71%
2.75%
74.07%
5.32%
Lewis-Clark State College4,256
318
3,830
413
421
-75
89.99%
3.22%
10.99%
-3.53%
Boise Bible College56
3
54
1
25
-3
96.43%
-3.57%
46.30%
-6.53%
Brigham Young University-Idaho10,303
81
9,994
226
4,297
-83
97.00%
1.44%
43.00%
-1.84%