College of Idaho (Caldwell, ID)

College of Idaho (Caldwell, ID)

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Founded in 1891 in conjunction with local Presbyterian Church leaders, the College of Idaho is a liberal arts college located in Caldwell, a suburb west of Boise. The 50-acre campus is home away from home to 1042 students.

The College of Idaho currently offers 26 majors, 57 minors, and 13 collaborative programs with other universities. The college’s PEAK curriculum separates it from other schools by providing an opportunity for students to gain educational literacy in four areas: the humanities, the social sciences, the natural sciences, and a professional field. Students pick a major and three minors, and work closely with a professor to create a specialized learning plan.

The average class size at the College of Idaho is 13 students, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12-to-one. Despite the small student body, this close-knit campus is full of opportunities to find like-minded people and cheer on the College of Idaho coyotes. More than 50 recognized student clubs and organizations meet on campus.

The college is also home to three fraternities and four sororities, and currently has 10 men’s sports and 10 women’s sports teams. Their skiing program is particularly flourishing, with 48 individual and team national championship wins.

The College of Idaho is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.


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University of Idaho (Moscow, ID)

University of Idaho (Moscow, ID)

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The University of Idaho, that state’s premier research university, was founded in 1889, making it also the oldest public university in the state. The nearly 1600-acre campus is located 2600 feet above sea level in the rural community of Moscow, just north of Lewiston in the Idaho panhandle, on the Washington state border. It is the largest institution of higher learning in the state, and contains a regulation-size, 18-hole golf course, an arboretum, a botanical garden, and 860 acres of farmland.

The current student body comprises approximately 12,000 students, while the student-to-faculty ratio is 18-to-one. Freshmen are required to live on campus. Students have access to 200+ student organizations, 16 NCAA Division I sports teams, 20 minority student groups, and several intramural sports clubs.

The university is divided into ten Colleges: Agriculture and Life Science, Arts and Architecture, Business and Economics, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Law, Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences, Natural Resources, and Science. Among those schools there are currently 130 bachelor’s degree programs, 88 master’s programs, and 32 doctoral programs available to students. According to U.S. News & World Report, the school is the 85th best public university in the country.

The University of Idaho is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

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