Top colleges in Idaho by 10-year ROI
Executive Summary
Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in Idaho with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. University of Idaho leads this list at $169,937 (10 Yr. ROI).
Leaders: top 3
University of Idaho
10 Yr. ROI
$169,937
Idaho State University
10 Yr. ROI
$157,030
Lewis-Clark State College
10 Yr. ROI
$144,488
Top 8 Top colleges in Idaho by 10-year ROI
| Rank | Institution | State | Control | Enrollment | 10 Yr. ROI | Also see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Idaho | ID | Public | 7,747 | $169,937 | Grad 57.3% · Net $14,831 |
| 2 | Idaho State University | ID | Public | 7,583 | $157,030 | Grad 39.4% · Net $12,193 |
| 3 | Lewis-Clark State College | ID | Public | 2,385 | $144,488 | Grad 40.2% · Net $15,635 |
| 4 | Boise State University | ID | Public | 17,674 | $137,324 | Grad 60.2% · Net $21,610 |
| 5 | The College of Idaho | ID | Private nonprofit | 1,041 | $135,614 | Grad 62.5% · Net $19,481 |
| 6 | Northwest Nazarene University | ID | Private nonprofit | 1,024 | $99,056 | Grad 70.8% · Net $29,580 |
| 7 | Eagle Gate College-Boise Campus | ID | Private for-profit | 594 | $31,176 | Grad — · Net $30,241 |
| 8 | Provo College-Idaho Falls Campus | ID | Private for-profit | 257 | $19,181 | Grad — · Net $33,576 |
Method notes
- Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to the IPEDS 2024 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
- Cohort applied on this page: enrollment floor of 200 undergraduates; sorted highest first on 10 Yr. ROI; all 8 qualifying campuses are shown.
- Ties on the ranked metric are broken by enrollment, then institution name, so ranks stay stable between rebuilds.
- ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
- How the 10-year ROI figure is built: median earnings reported 6, 8, and 10 years after entry (years 7 and 9 linearly interpolated) are summed across years 6–10, then average annual net price × typical years enrolled (five for bachelor’s-predominant campuses) is subtracted. It is a nominal-dollar gap—not discounted to present value, and it does not subtract earnings foregone while enrolled or compare against a no-college baseline. Campuses reporting only one of the three earnings years are excluded from these tables.
- School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.