University of Idaho

The University of Idaho is a land-grant university formed by the Territorial Legislature of Idaho in 1889, located in Moscow, Idaho. The university opened its doors on October 3, 1892 with an initial class of 40 students. The first graduating class in 1896 contained two men and two women. Today, the university has an enrollment of over 12,000. The university offers 154 degree programs, from agribusiness to zoology, including bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and specialists' degrees. Certificates of completion are offered in 16 areas of study.

Demographics

Moscow enrollment

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• Undergraduate - 8,723
• Graduate - 1,836
• Law - 302
• Resident - 8,040
• Non-resident - 3,401

Enrollment by college

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• Agricultural and Life Sciences - 1,011
• Business and Economics - 1,205
• Education - 2,096
• Engineering - 1,789
• Law - 302
• Letters, Arts and Social Sciences - 3,862
• Natural Resources - 751
• Science - 773

Student demographics

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• Students enrolled from all 44 Idaho counties, 50 states and 92 countries
• 645 international students
• Student population is 54.2 percent male and 45.8 percent female
• 69% In-state students
• 31% Out-of-state students
• 2% American Indian/Alaskan Native
• 3% Asian/Pacific Islander
• 1% African American/Non-Hispanic
• 5% Hispanic
• 84% White/Non-Hispanic
• 1% Non-Resident Alien
• 4% Race/ethnicity unreported
• 80% had h.s. GPA of 3.0 and higher
• 20% had h.s. GPA of 2.0 - 2.99