Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UIdaho is slightly skewed towards women students, with 52.3% of undergraduate students being women and 47.7% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 8,631, with 4,516 women and 4,115 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UIdaho is almost evenly split between men and women, with 50.4% of undergraduate students being women and 49.6% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 2,672, with 1,348 women and 1,324 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 47.7% 4,115 students
- women 52.3% 4,516 students
Graduate Students
- men 49.6% 1,324 students
- women 50.4% 1,348 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 76.1% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 6,512 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 11.2% of the student body, with 962 students. Mixed race students represent 4.2% of the population, with 359 students, while Asian students account for 2.0%, with 174 students. African American students account for 1.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 91 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.2% , with 20 students.
International students make up 3.0% of the undergraduate population, totaling 255 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.2% of the population, totaling 187 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UIdaho.
Undergraduate Students
- White 76.1% 6,512 students
- Hispanic 11.2% 962 students
- Mixed race 4.2% 359 students
- International students 3.0% 255 students
- Unknown race 2.2% 187 students
- Asian 2.0% 174 students
- African American 1.1% 91 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 20 students
Graduate Students
- White 68.7% 1,808 students
- International students 10.3% 271 students
- Unknown race 7.1% 188 students
- Hispanic 6.1% 161 students
- Mixed race 3.8% 99 students
- Asian 1.9% 49 students
- African American 1.4% 37 students
- Hawaiian 0.6% 17 students
Transfer Students
- White 76.0% 393 students
- Hispanic 10.4% 54 students
- Mixed race 5.8% 30 students
- International students 3.3% 17 students
- African American 2.5% 13 students
- Asian 1.4% 7 students
- Unknown race 0.6% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 31% 2,659 students
- 20-21 29% 2,473 students
- 22-24 13% 1,128 students
- 25-29 4% 377 students
- 30-34 2% 165 students
- 40-49 1% 98 students
- 35-39 1% 85 students
- 50-64 1% 50 students
- 25-29 31% 824 students
- 22-24 21% 555 students
- 30-34 17% 456 students
- 40-49 12% 311 students
- 35-39 10% 276 students
- 20-21 5% 125 students
- 50-64 4% 110 students
- 18-19 0% 2 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of Idaho in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 1,018 | 66.89% | |
| Washington | 227 | 14.91% | |
| California | 82 | 5.39% | |
| Oregon | 64 | 4.20% | |
| Nevada | 16 | 1.05% | |
| Colorado | 15 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 13 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 13 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 2 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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