University Of Idaho

The University of Idaho, also known as UI or U of I, was established on January 30, 1889. It is the oldest public university of Idaho. The first class was held on October 3, 1892, with 40 students. The main campus sits on more than 1500 acres in Moscow, Idaho, and features approximately 253 buildings. UI offers over 140 degree programs and several other certificate programs in approximately 30 areas of study. The academic units of UI are divided into the following colleges:

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
College of Art and Architecture
College of Business and Economics
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Graduate Studies
College of Law
College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences
College of Natural Resources
College of Science

Some of the Greek Life Organizations of UI are Lambda Theta Alpha, Omega Delta Phi, Sigma Chi, Phi Mu Alpha, Sigma Lambda Gamm, and Sigma Alpha. In addition, the university has many student clubs including the Food Science Club, Ballroom Dance Club, The Chess Club, Amnesty International, Special Olympics Buddies Club, International Student Council, and Black Student Union.

Campus Location

875 Perimeter Drive
Moscow, ID 83844-2282
USA
Main Tel: (888) 884-3246
Web Site

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in conservation and resource management, drama and performing arts, architecture and planning, and engineering.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Large number of students.
Good faculty-to-student ratio.
Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
Affordable tuition & fees.
High faculty salary.
High male/female ratio.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	1,782	101
Master	560	58
First-professional degree	102	1
Doctorale	88	20
Post-master's certificate	46	5

Students

Student enrollment was 11,636 in 2007-2008 (10,555 full-time equivalent).

About 37% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 32% of the class.

Undergrads are 66% of enrolled students, graduate students are 32%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 2%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 68% are full-time and 32% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 4,632
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 14,712
Room and board	$ 6,762
Books and supplies	$ 1,474
Other	$ 4,502

Financial Aid: University Of Idaho participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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

Similar Schools

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

	School	Location	Enrollment
1	Mississippi State University	Mississippi State, MS	17,039
2	Oregon State University	Corvallis, OR	19,738
3	University of Maine	Orono, ME	11,912
4	University of Vermont	Burlington, VT	12,239
5	The University of Montana	Missoula, MT	13,628
6	Montana State University	Bozeman, MT	11,932
7	Texas A & M University	College Station, TX	46,542
8	Colorado State University	Fort Collins, CO	27,569
9	South Dakota State University	Brookings, SD	11,645
10	Texas A & M University-Kingsville	Kingsville, TX	6,567

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		443
Without tenure; working toward tenure		189
Without tenure; tenure not available		104

Housing and Meals

University Of Idaho provides on-campus housing for 1,950 of its 10,555 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Western Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 134 male students received the aid (men were 55% of those receiving aid) and 110 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 45% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	77%
Women	79%
All	78%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	480-600
Math	490-610
Writing	460-570

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (38 awarded)

Agricultural Business and Management
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Mechanization
Agriculture
Food Science

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (26 awarded)

Animal Sciences
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (133 awarded)

Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

ART STUDIES (13 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (257 awarded)

Accounting
Business/Managerial Economics
Finance
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
Management Information Systems
Marketing/Marketing Management
Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (39 awarded)

Computer Engineering
Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (191 awarded)

Environmental Science
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
Forest Sciences and Biology
Land Use Planning and Management/Development
Natural Resources Management and Policy
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (17 awarded)

Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (16 awarded)

Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (21 awarded)

Dance
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (428 awarded)

Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
Agricultural Teacher Education
Art Teacher Education
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Curriculum and Instruction
Education
Educational Leadership and Administration
Elementary Education and Teaching
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Health Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
Secondary Education and Teaching
Special Education and Teaching
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Technical Teacher Education
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (250 awarded)

Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Geological/Geophysical Engineering
Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Water Resources Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (75 awarded)

Family Resource Management Studies
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
Human Development and Family Studies
Public Administration

FINE ARTS (21 awarded)

Fine/Studio Arts

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (29 awarded)

Agronomy and Crop Science
Plant Sciences
Range Science and Management
Soil Science and Agronomy

LAW (102 awarded)

Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (314 awarded)

American/United States Studies/Civilization
Anthropology
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
Creative Writing
Economics
English Language and Literature
Foreign Languages and Literatures
General Studies
Geography
History
International Relations and Affairs
Latin American Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Political Science and Government
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Technical and Business Writing

MATHEMATICS (56 awarded)

Applied Mathematics
Mathematics
Statistics

MEDIA (137 awarded)

Advertising
Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Journalism
Public Relations/Image Management
Radio and Television

MEDICINE (3 awarded)

Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)

MUSIC (22 awarded)

Music History, Literature, and Theory
Music Performance
Music Theory and Composition
Music
Voice and Opera

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (71 awarded)

Athletic Training/Trainer
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (2 awarded)

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (18 awarded)

Philosophy

SCIENCE (143 awarded)

Animal Physiology
Bioinformatics
Biology/Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Conservation Biology
Entomology
Geology/Earth Science
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Physics
Zoology/Animal Biology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (26 awarded)

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (130 awarded)

Psychology
School Psychology