A Learning and Living Environment Like No Other
The University of Idaho attracts some of the country's sharpest and brightest students every year.
Here are just a few things that set us apart:
The Academics
- We have learning and research centers in every one of Idaho's 44 counties.
- Nearly 850 world-class faculty mean you'll get the individual attention you want.
- More than 140 undergraduate majors and more than 130 graduate majors give you a wealth of options.
The Students
- Our more than 8,700 undergraduates and 3,100 graduate and law students are some of the best and brightest in the nation.
- More than 1,300 students take advantage of our learning centers across the state.
- Our incoming freshmen have an average high school GPA of 3.42.
The Life
- More than 25 student residence communities, four apartment communities, 18 fraternities and nine sororities provide you with all the living options you'd expect from a leading university.
- Our Student Recreation Center offers the latest weight and cardio equipment, indoor track, two full-size gyms, an indoor hockey rink and the tallest climbing wall of any university in the nation.
- Our Outdoor Rental Program provides rafts, skis, tents, climbing gear and anything else you'll need for outdoor recreation.
- We have one of the longest-running Women's Centers of any college or university in the country.
- We have more than 200 student organizations - including more than 20 minority student groups that are open to everyone.
- The Student Diversity Center plans activities and sponsors programs that celebrate our campus diversity.
The Setting
- Our location in Moscow, Idaho, is home to 21,000 residents and a wide range of student-minded businesses.
- A regional leader in the arts, Moscow was named one of the top 100 small arts towns in the nation.
- We're ranked in the top 30 in the nation as "a great university to hit the books and the backcountry" by Outside magazine.
- Our natural surroundings provide a global hub for environmental and agricultural research.
The Support
- Representatives from more than 175 companies take part in our annual Career Expo.
- Our College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) provides educational support to migrant/seasonal farm workers or children of migrant farm workers.
- Our Student Support Services is a federally funded (TRiO) program offering extensive individual support.
The Value
- Each year we award more than $80 million in financial aid.
- Each year we award more than 5,000 scholarships totaling in excess of $17 million.
- Our tuition, fees, room and board costs are consistently lower than the average for four-year public universities throughout the nation.
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