College Costs in Idaho

How much does it cost to attend college in Idaho?   The average annual in-state college tuition in Idaho was $11,855 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is $3,275 lower than the U.S. average and ranks Idaho in the middle of the pack as the 33rd most expensive and 20th most affordable state or district to attend college. This is a change of $742 from the 2019-2020 average of $11,113 and represents a 6.68% annual increase. The list of Idaho colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 16 colleges and universities in Idaho, the most popular being Brigham Young University Idaho with 17,917 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $4,416. Northwest Nazarene University is the most expensive in Idaho with an in-state tuition of $33,740.

Click on any school for current tuition, future cost estimates, school specific savings plans and estimated student loan payments. Idaho colleges can also be filtered by public, private, community colleges and four year schools. Additionally, cost based sorting is available for the lowest and highest tuition options. Jump directly to our ranking of best values in Idaho or cheap Idaho colleges guide.

<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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