Admission

The College of Idaho is the state’s oldest four-year institution of higher education. The college prepares its students for a lifetime of learning through a liberal arts & sciences education enhanced with the latest technology, off-campus internships, community service and a challenging curriculum.

• The Princeton Review recently ranked The College of Idaho twelfth in the country for “Professors Bringing Material to Life.”
• Approximately 950 students from over 30 states and 40 nations call The College of Idaho home.
• Student/faculty ratio is 11:1
• Average class size is 10
• 80% of classes have 15 or fewer students
• Average incoming freshman GPA is 3.6, with mean scores of 1140 on the SAT and 26 on the ACT
• 27 majors
• USCSA Alpine Ski Teams are four-time defending Men’s and Women’s Northwest Conference Champions.
• Volleyball Team claimed the 2005 Cascade Conference and NAIA Region 1 Championships.
• The Men’s Cross-Country team earned a berth in the 2005 NAIA National Championship and was ranked 8th in the nation.
• The The College of Idaho debate team has won six Northwest Conference Division II Championships in a row and has received numerous national awards in recent years, routinely defeating much larger institutions.
• New student orientation begins with one night at Payette Lake in McCall.
• The C of I calendar is made up of a 12-week fall semester, a 6-week winter term, and a 12-week spring semester…Enjoy one week off every six weeks!