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Five educational centers: Moscow, Boise, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Falls and Twin Falls

That’s right. This is the place to discover the future. Your future. This is the place to manifest change, and rowdy ideas, and winter white snowfalls and pristine sunny days. For Creators. Explorers. Authors. Founders. Makers. Initiators. Voices.

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  • One of America's Best Value Colleges

    — Forbes

  • Ranked in the Top 8% Best Colleges in the Nation

    — The Princeton Review

  • Among the Top National Universities

    — Washington Monthly

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Academic Excellence

  • Ranked “Best College in Idaho” – CBS News and Money magazine
  • High, third-party rankings – U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, the Princeton Review and others
  • 94 unique majors and areas of study from Business to Social Sciences and Fine Arts

Research

  • Over $111.5 million in research expenditures
  • Student opportunities and hands-on learning in everything from creative arts to hard sciences
  • Two-thirds of undergraduates participate in research projects
  • Idaho’s largest research university, our research enterprise is unmatched in the state in breadth and depth

Campus

  • Ranked “Most Beautiful Campus in Idaho” – Travel and Leisure, MSN and Buzzfeed
  • “Most Beautiful Library in Idaho” - BookHub
  • Historic, ivy-clad buildings intermixed with modern facilities
  • Far enough away, but close enough to home – within a day's drive of most of the Inland Northwest

Value

  • Top 50 Best Value College – 2021 U.S News & World Report
  • Ranked one of the “Best Colleges for Your Money” – Money magazine and Forbes
  • Over $25 million in scholarships and waivers awarded annually
  • One of America's Best Value Colleges (based on academic excellence, affordability and career outcomes for graduates) – The Princeton Review

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  • More than 260 clubs and activities
  • 16 Division I Athletic Teams
  • Built-in, lifelong network of alumni in locations around the world
  • “One of the best recreation centers in the nation” – Campus Rec magazine