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University of Idaho

⌖ Moscow, ID · 62 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$127,284 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

21.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−53%Modeled 10-year ROI
$56,204Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$127,284at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$239,3240
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4
6
8
−$127,28410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 21.4 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$9,084
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$28,320
Sticker price
Average net price$14,831
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$23,738
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$14,831Average net price / year
$23,738Cost of attendance
$56,204Median earnings · year 5 after completion
57.3%Completion rate
75.5%Admission rate
7,747Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

74thEarnings percentile
48thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$40,058Year 1
$60,330Year 4
$56,204Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$103,5302Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$94,4843Natural Resources Conservation and Research · Master's Degree$92,3964Civil Engineering · Master's Degree$89,6245Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$86,7626Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$86,4157Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$86,3108Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$81,967

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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Comparable colleges in ID

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Lewiston, ID

Lewis-Clark State College

Annual net price
$15,635
Observed earnings · year 5
$53,633
Modeled 10-year ROI
-64%
Open college profile →Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University

Annual net price
$12,193
Observed earnings · year 5
$53,592
Modeled 10-year ROI
-62%
Open college profile →Boise, ID

Boise State University

Annual net price
$21,610
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,573
Modeled 10-year ROI
-45%
Open college profile →Idaho Falls, ID

College of Eastern Idaho

Annual net price
$8,778
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,133
Modeled 10-year ROI
-81%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$103,530$25,500
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$94,484$27,000
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchMaster's Degree$92,396Not available
Civil EngineeringMaster's Degree$89,624Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$86,762Not available
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$86,415$25,000
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree$86,310$21,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$81,967$23,000
LawFirst Professional Degree$81,744Not available
Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's Degree$80,690$17,956
Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$80,558$27,000
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$80,185Not available
Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's Degree$78,254$26,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$71,929$21,400
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$71,839Not available
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftMaster's Degree$70,605Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$67,887$15,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$67,246Not available
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$65,519Not available
ForestryBachelor's Degree$64,392$18,000
ArchitectureMaster's Degree$63,941Not available
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree$63,639$17,457
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree$62,791$22,500
ArchitectureBachelor's Degree$62,557$24,900
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$61,798Not available
Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$60,241$29,566
MarketingBachelor's Degree$59,776$24,926
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$59,087Not available
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyMaster's Degree$56,153Not available
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$56,032$26,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$55,147$21,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$54,732$29,000
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$52,438$22,087
SociologyBachelor's Degree$51,873$23,572
HistoryBachelor's Degree$50,628$27,965
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$50,593$21,643
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$50,237$26,750
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$49,929$26,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$49,651$25,000
Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's Degree$49,188$26,958
International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree$48,662$24,400
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree$47,825$16,835
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$47,654$26,209
Plant SciencesBachelor's Degree$47,392Not available
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's Degree$47,372$19,375
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$46,758$27,701
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$45,624$25,239
JournalismBachelor's Degree$45,288Not available
Agricultural Public ServicesBachelor's Degree$45,263Not available
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementBachelor's Degree$43,171$26,500
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$42,825$25,500
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesBachelor's Degree$42,526$18,622
Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree$40,935$25,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$38,409Not available
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$35,407$21,287
MusicBachelor's Degree$29,227Not available
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,000
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,650
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's DegreeNot available$25,875
Microbiological Sciences and ImmunologyBachelor's DegreeNot available$24,250
ChemistryBachelor's DegreeNot available$24,508
Geography and CartographyBachelor's DegreeNot available$22,250

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.