Student Population at UIdaho

How many students at UIdaho? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 12,286 students have enrolled in University of Idaho with 9,574 undergraduate and 2,712 graduate students.

By gender, 6,101 male and 6,185 female students are attending the school.

It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (16,875 students on average - public Research University (high research activity)).

1,510 students are enrolled exclusively, and 4,018 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.

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Student Population by Gender

University of Idaho has a total of 12,286 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 9,574 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,712 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 6,101 male and 6,185 female students (the male-female ratio is 50:50) are attending the school.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	12,286	9,574	2,712
Men	6,101	4,764	1,337
Women	6,185	4,810	1,375

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 8,751 White, 159 Black, and 179 Asian students out of a total of 12,286 are attending at University of Idaho. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Idaho is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 48.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	162	69	93
Asian	179	83	96
Black	159	104	55
Hispanic	1,007	469	538
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	28	14	14
White	8,751	4,319	4,432
Two or more races	579	293	286
Race Unknown	591	270	321

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	118	58	60
Asian	122	54	68
Black	106	69	37
Hispanic	816	380	436
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	20	8	12
White	6,941	3,456	3,485
Two or more races	462	239	223
Race Unknown	450	201	249

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	44	11	33
Asian	57	29	28
Black	53	35	18
Hispanic	191	89	102
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	8	6	2
White	1,810	863	947
Two or more races	117	54	63
Race Unknown	141	69	72

Student Age Distribution

By age, UIdaho has 1,636 students under 18 years old and 33 students over 65 years old. There are 9,587 students under 25 years old, and 2,697 students over 25 years old out of 12,286 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,636 students are younger than 18 and 16 students are older than 65. UIdaho has 8,829 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 743 students aged 25 and over.

It has 758 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,954 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	1,636	926	710
18-19	3,244	1,660	1,584
20-21	3,023	1,498	1,525
22-24	1,684	821	863
25-29	1,154	553	601
30-34	565	233	332
35-39	336	165	171
40-49	425	204	221
50-64	184	107	77
Over 65	33	16	17

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	1,636	926	710
18-19	3,225	1,647	1,578
20-21	2,911	1,418	1,493
22-24	1,057	470	587
25-29	353	154	199
30-34	135	60	75
35-39	93	49	44
40-49	98	46	52
50-64	48	28	20
Over 65	16	10	6

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	19	13	6
20-21	112	80	32
22-24	627	351	276
25-29	801	399	402
30-34	430	173	257
35-39	243	116	127
40-49	327	158	169
50-64	136	79	57
Over 65	17	6	11

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Idaho, 1,510 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,018 students are enrolled in some online courses.

812 students who live in Idaho or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 698 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	12,286	1,510	4,018
Undergraduate	9,574	568	3,550
Graduate	2,712	942	468

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Idaho Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	812	663	35
Undergraduate	440	127	1
Graduate	372	536	34

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 9,574 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 483 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.04%.423 students have transferred in as full-time status and 60 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	6,894
Transfer-in Full-time	423
Regular Part-time	2,197
Transfer-in Part-time	60

UIdaho Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend UIdaho?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 12,286 students are enrolled at UIdaho.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at UIdaho?

9,574 undergraduate and 2,712 graduate students are enrolled at UIdaho.

What is the gender breakdown at UIdaho?

6,101 male (49.66%) and 6,185 female (50.34%) students are attending UIdaho.

What is the international student enrollment at UIdaho?

830 international students (6.76%) are enrolled at UIdaho, including 539 undergraduate and 291 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at UIdaho?

UIdaho has a student population that is predominantly White: 8,751 White (71.23%), 159 Black (1.29%), and 179 Asian (1.46%) students are enrolled.

How many students at UIdaho are under 18 or over 65?

1,636 students are under 18 and 33 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at UIdaho take online courses?

1,510 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 4,018 students take some online courses.

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