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Statement · Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $10,593 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $21,527.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $45,608 ten years after entering, the 36th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 39% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
14,796

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $21,527 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $10,011 and $16,288 a year depending on income at Idaho State University.

Statement of cost · Idaho State University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$21,527
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$10,593
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$12,193
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$8,610

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $10,593; $30–48k: $10,011; $48–75k: $11,538; $75–110k: $14,483; over $110k: $16,288. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$10,593
$30k–$48k$10,011
$48k–$75k$11,538
$75k–$110k$14,483
Over $110k$16,288

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $45,608; the median graduate who borrowed owes $20,039.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$41,377
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$43,759
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
36th percentile among public 4-years
$45,608
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
55th percentile among public 4-years
$20,039
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$12,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $41,377; 8 yrs after entry: $43,759; 10 yrs after entry: $45,608. Median graduate debt: $20,039. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $20,039.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$41,377
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$43,759
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$45,608
Median graduate debt$20,039

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Idaho State University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree201$27,778$16,608
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree163$75,043$32,500
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree83$44,312$26,014
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree83$128,112not reported
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree81$145,463not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree74$65,974$25,500
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree73$59,459$24,625
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree61$63,991$23,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree56$44,106$25,750
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree56$105,697not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree55$55,803$14,572
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree52$68,062$24,560
Show all 27 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree49$37,349$37,323
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree47not reportednot reported
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree44$63,823not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree43$43,581$17,750
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree38$46,248$26,486
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree37$68,800$28,000
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMaster's Degree35not reportednot reported
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree35not reportednot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degree3not reportednot reported
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree15$88,026$31,000
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree21$55,479$31,660
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree22not reported$25,250
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree0$83,326not reported
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree21$80,415not reported
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree19$79,644not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Idaho State University: 7,583 undergraduates; 28% of students receive Pell grants.

Admission rate

not reported

Undergraduates

7,583

64th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

28%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

36th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

39%

finish within 150% of normal time

37th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

36%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$35,748

52nd percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k28%
  • $30k–$48k18%
  • $48k–$75k22%
  • $75k–$110k20%
  • Over $110k12%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k28%
$30k–$48k18%
$48k–$75k22%
$75k–$110k20%
Over $110k12%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.