University Of Idaho

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in conservation and resource management, architecture and planning, drama and performing arts, engineering, mathematics, and media.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High faculty salary.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

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

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

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

In 2009-2010, 97% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 11,791 in 2009-2010 (10,154 full-time equivalent).

About 54% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 46% of the class.

Undergrads are 67% of enrolled students, graduate students are 31%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 2%.

Students under 25 years old represent 69% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of Idaho provides on-campus housing for 1,991 of its 10,154 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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) .

Graduate School Focus

University Of Idaho offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral (No Medical/Veterinary).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (37 awarded)

• Agricultural Business and Management
• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Mechanization
• Agriculture
• Food Science

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (29 awarded)

• Animal Sciences

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (115 awarded)

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

ART STUDIES (10 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (246 awarded)

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

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (41 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (208 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 (20 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (13 awarded)

• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (29 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (331 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 (270 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
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Water Resources Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (67 awarded)

• Family Resource Management Studies
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Public Administration

FINE ARTS (14 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (27 awarded)

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

LAW (96 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (287 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Cartography
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• General Studies
• Geography
• History
• Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Latin American Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (47 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (136 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 (2 awarded)

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

MUSIC (24 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music
• Voice and Opera

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (63 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (141 awarded)

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

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (26 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (113 awarded)

• Psychology