Quick Facts & Statistics

Vision: A premier graduate, research and professional development center.

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Founded:
University of Idaho - 1889
Ada County Extension - 1910
Boise Center - 1953

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Size: Serves approximately 1,100 students each year providing over 6,000 credit hours of instruction. Nearly ninety percent are part-time students and working professionals. In addition, over 1,000 individuals are served through professional development workshops and seminars.

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Degrees: The University’s 100,000th degree was granted in May 2007 during the Moscow commencement ceremony.

Degrees Awarded 2006-07	Boise	Total University
Bachelor's	6	1,849
Master's	57	538
Specialist	24	45
Law	0	100
Doctorate	16	101
Totals	103	2,633

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Research: The University of Idaho is the only institution in the state to earn the prestigious Carnegie Foun­dation ranking for high research activity. Researchers attract nearly $100 million in research grants and contracts each year with approximately $8 million being conducted in southern Idaho.

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Areas of Focus

• Water, natural resources and the environment
• Community sustainability
• Organizational development and leadership
• The professions: law, medicine, architecture, engineering and education

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Economic Impact: Over 320 faculty and staff in southern Idaho with a payroll exceeding $9.4 million.

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Alumni: Nearly 34,000 alumni reside in Idaho – 46% work and live in southern Idaho.

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Expanding Intellectual Boundaries 

• University of Idaho ranks second in the Northwest for enrolling new National Merit Scholars. Fall 2008 enrollment included 31 new National Merit Finalist Scholars – the top one percent of the nation’s high-school graduates – in the freshman class. There are now 65 National Merit Scholars enrolled at the University of Idaho.
• The University of Idaho has produced four U.S. Senators, six U.S. Congressmen, four governors, the Secretary of the Interior, and the directors of the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Forest Service.