University of Idaho SAT Scores, ACT Scores, Acceptance Rate, and Admissions Requirements
Idaho’s admit rate is welcoming, but the score range still gives you a useful target. Because 53% of applicants submit SAT scores, aim near 1230 to stand out within Idaho’s middle range. An ACT around 26 serves as a comparable benchmark.
Data on this page is sourced from our college data partners and was last updated on July 9, 2026.
University of Idaho facts and stats
University of Idaho enrolls about 9,574 undergraduates in a small-town campus setting. Idaho’s freshman retention rate is 76%, above the national average of roughly 70%, and its 6-year graduation rate is 59%. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18:1.
Moscow, ID
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Key University of Idaho application dates
Key dates
Regular Decision
Not offered
Early Action
Not offered
Early Decision
Not offered
Priority Deadline
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Financial Aid Priority
December 1
Test dates
August 22, 2026
Registration deadline: August 7, 2026
September 12, 2026
Registration deadline: August 28, 2026
October 3, 2026
Registration deadline: September 18, 2026
September 19, 2026
Registration deadline: August 14, 2026
October 17, 2026
Registration deadline: September 11, 2026
December 12, 2026
Registration deadline: November 6, 2026
If you choose to submit SAT or ACT scores to test-optional Idaho, plan your first test by the spring of junior year. Use the summer before senior year and fall of senior year for retakes and possible superscore gains, but Idaho does not list an admission deadline or score-based scholarship cutoff that makes the December 1 aid priority date a testing deadline.
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What you'll actually pay
Idaho’s in-state tuition is $6,756, while out-of-state tuition is $25,992, placing this public Big Sky school in a clear resident/nonresident price range. The average merit award is $10,886, which can help out-of-state students offset costs. Submit the FAFSA by the December 1 priority deadline.
For out-of-state students, Idaho’s tuition is $25,992, compared with $6,756 for in-state students, and room and board is $11,243. About 29% of students receive aid, with an average aid package of $13,926. Merit awards average $10,886, and the PGA WORKS John & Tamara Lundgren Scholars Program provides $8,000. Students graduate with average debt of $19,860.
Student life at University of Idaho
42% of undergrads live on campus
Freshman housing: Guaranteed
Fraternities and sororities are active on campus. 21% of men join fraternities, and 22% of women join sororities.
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Boise Bible College
Boise, IDAcceptance rate: 90.5%
SAT: 810–1110
Boise State University
Boise, IDAcceptance rate: 87.2%
SAT: 960–1180
ACT: 20–26
The College of Idaho
Caldwell, IDAcceptance rate: 49.1%
SAT: 1070–1240
ACT: 23–31
College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, IDReady to fit University of Idaho's core benchmarks?
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