The College Of Idaho

Location and Contact Information

2112 Cleveland Blvd
Caldwell, ID 83605-4432
USA
Main Tel: (208) 459-5011
Web Site

The campus is in a small suburb.

Overview

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in mathematics, music, liberal arts, therapy and counseling, science, and conservation and resource management.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Large number of students.
  • Numerous part-time students.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, not-for-profit.
  • Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
  • Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students have meal (board) plans.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • ROTC.
  • Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 20,070
Room$ 3,450
Board$ 4,028
Books and supplies$ 1,200
Other$ 1,700

Financial Aid

The College Of Idaho participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 100% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant98%$12,474
Institutional Grant97%$10,829
Federal Grant28%$4,589
Pell Grant28%$3,344
Other Federal Grant25%$1,390
State or Local Grant68%$636

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan60%$5,870
Federal Loan60%$5,105
Other Loan7%$7,209

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to The College Of Idaho:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Lyon CollegeBatesville, AR458
2Doane CollegeCrete, NE894
3Newberry CollegeNewberry, SC973
4Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC650
5Lambuth UniversityJackson, TN815
6Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts & SciencesFayette, MO1,031
7Carroll CollegeHelena, MT1,409
8Houghton CollegeHoughton, NY1,415
9Midland Lutheran CollegeFremont, NE803
10Augustana CollegeSioux Falls, SD1,754

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor17125
Master21

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  42
Without tenure; working toward tenure  9
Without tenure; tenure not available  20

Students

Student enrollment was 944 in 2009-2010 (964 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 98% of enrolled students and graduate students are 2%.

Students under 25 years old represent 94% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 94% are full-time and 6% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men60%
Women61%
All61%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal440-575
Math460-595
Writing430-560

Room and Board

The College Of Idaho provides on-campus housing for 577 of its 964 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 14 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Cascade Collegiate Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 88 male students received the aid (men were 47% of those receiving aid) and 99 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 53% of students receiving such aid) .

International Study

About 13% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.

International applicants are required to take the TOEFL exam.

Graduate School Focus

The College Of Idaho offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (32 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

  • Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (5 awarded)

  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

FINE ARTS (3 awarded)

  • Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (57 awarded)

  • Creative Writing
  • English Language and Literature
  • History
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Physical Anthropology
  • Political Science and Government
  • Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (9 awarded)

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Mathematics

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (8 awarded)

  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (1 awarded)

  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

MUSIC (6 awarded)

  • Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (5 awarded)

  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (17 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (22 awarded)

  • Psychology