Academic Leadership

Big-city opportunities, small-town intimacy — the best of both worlds

As the graduate degree-granting college for the University of Idaho, the College of Graduate Studies combines nationally competitive academic and research opportunities — the kind you’d expect at a large metro institution — with the small-town, hands-on approach that will jump-start your research and your career.

Repeatedly ranked in the top 100 for best value among American universities, the University of Idaho has been highlighted by U.S. News & World Report, Kiplinger’s, Washington Monthly and Barron’s Best Buys.

Well funded and nationally competitive

Our research areas of emphasis associated with grants and contracts include:

• Biomedical and molecular biology research
• Agricultural and natural resources, and plant, animal and fisheries research
• Environmental and ecological research
• Energy and water resources research
• Bioremediation and subsurface science research
• Nanotechnology and material sciences research
• Educational program design and assessment research

Unexpected opportunities

Vigorous “interdisciplinary approach” is at the forefront of a national movement and has spawned five exciting new degrees as well as a multitude of new initiatives, research centers and institutes. Driven by a keen awareness that many problems are too complicated to be addressed by a single discipline, the interdisciplinary approach maximizes resources while dramatically increasing your academic opportunities.