In the academic year 2022-2023, a total of 109,210 students have enrolled in four-years colleges in Idaho including undergraduate and graduate programs.

Compared to the population of 10 years ago, the the number of students increased by 30.89% from 83,439 to 109,210. The undergraduate population increased by 32.43% and the graduate population increased by 16.72% in last 10 years at Idaho Colleges.

By gender, there are 62,439 women students and 46,771 men students enrolled in the schools. The women students increased by 36.79% and men students increased by 23.76% in that period.

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 10 years is 98,872, and 109,210 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023.

Of the total students, 91.78% are undergraduate students and 8.22% are graduate students. Over the past 10, the number of undergraduate students increased by 24,403, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 749.

The women to men ratio is 1.34 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in Idaho Colleges than men students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Idaho Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1483,43975,25934,05941,2008,1803,7344,446
2014-1592,219
8,780		84,228
8,969		37,955
3,896		46,273
5,073		7,991
-189		3,700
-34		4,291
-155
2015-1697,786
5,567		89,894
5,666		40,455
2,500		49,439
3,166		7,892
-99		3,617
-83		4,275
-16
2016-17100,901
3,115		92,332
2,438		41,044
589		51,288
1,849		8,569
677		3,735
118		4,834
559
2017-18107,864
6,963		99,616
7,284		43,434
2,390		56,182
4,894		8,248
-321		3,622
-113		4,626
-208
2018-1999,291
-8,573		90,811
-8,805		39,492
-3,942		51,319
-4,863		8,480
232		3,617
-5		4,863
237
2019-2097,317
-1,974		88,356
-2,455		38,272
-1,220		50,084
-1,235		8,961
481		3,837
220		5,124
261
2020-2199,046
1,729		89,849
1,493		38,915
643		50,934
850		9,197
236		3,893
56		5,304
180
2021-22101,643
2,597		91,848
1,999		39,648
733		52,200
1,266		9,795
598		4,077
184		5,718
414
2022-23109,210
7,567		99,662
7,814		42,853
3,205		56,809
4,609		9,548
-247		3,918
-159		5,630
-88
Average98,87290,18639,61350,5738,6863,7754,911
Idaho Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 10 years is 90,186. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students increased by 24,403 from 75,259 to 99,662.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Idaho Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalFulltimeParttime
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1475,25947,15322,32924,82428,10611,73016,376
2014-1584,22847,88822,98724,90136,34014,96821,372
2015-1689,89448,25423,14925,10541,64017,30624,334
2016-1792,33247,48122,49224,98944,85118,55226,299
2017-1899,61647,73922,17225,56751,87721,26230,615
2018-1990,81148,78622,53526,25142,02516,95725,068
2019-2088,35648,83322,43726,39639,52315,83523,688
2020-2189,84948,35721,94426,41341,49216,97124,521
2021-2291,84847,78921,55926,23044,05918,08925,970
2022-2399,66248,81221,76627,04650,85021,08729,763
Average90,18690,18622,33725,77290,18617,27624,801
Idaho Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 10 years is 8,686. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 1,368 from 8,180 to 9,548.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Idaho Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalFulltimeParttime
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-148,1804,0162,0122,0044,1641,7222,442
2014-157,9914,0762,0122,0643,9151,6882,227
2015-167,8923,9801,9342,0463,9121,6832,229
2016-178,5694,0801,9362,1444,4891,7992,690
2017-188,2484,2751,9862,2893,9731,6362,337
2018-198,4804,4932,0192,4743,9871,5982,389
2019-208,9615,1792,2842,8953,7821,5532,229
2020-219,1975,3522,3503,0023,8451,5432,302
2021-229,7955,7502,5223,2284,0451,5552,490
2022-239,5485,3292,3223,0074,2191,5962,623
Average8,6868,6862,1382,5158,6861,6372,396
Idaho Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.72%. The percentage was 76.49% 10 years ago and Idaho Colleges still has a high percentage of white students. 1.82% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.94% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Idaho Colleges over the past 10 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-146151,2219735,86837263,8233,077
2014-155991,1248905,64127561,9113,019
2015-165621,1839185,91931362,6323,360
2016-176091,3629686,64838466,2683,934
2017-185911,4009867,27941667,4064,332
2018-196121,4769957,66342168,9655,105
2019-206401,5771,0077,82940169,7805,513
2020-215871,6559927,58249869,7686,077
2021-226052,2312,38110,14065370,7797,694
2022-236341,9762,10216,77850774,6193,547
Average6051,5211,2218,13542467,5954,566
Idaho Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

34,178 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 32% of total students. The number of online students has increased 212.41% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Idaho Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-1380,55910,94017,72851,891
2013-1483,43916,58217,70449,153
2014-1592,21925,59718,98247,640
2015-1697,78631,17920,30946,298
2016-17100,90132,15622,96845,777
2017-18107,86438,31724,46245,085
2018-1999,29128,66825,42445,199
2019-2097,31725,74325,01946,555
2020-2199,04635,23439,00124,811
2021-22101,64333,68832,91335,042
2022-23109,21034,17833,48741,545
Average97,20728,38925,27243,545