Tuition Trends for Idaho colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 37 colleges in Idaho - 8 public and 29 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Idaho is $7,580 for Idaho residents and $22,490 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $20,612. For Idaho community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $4,562 for state residents and $7,610 for out-of-state students.

Idaho public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 5.95% from $7,154 (2015) to $7,580 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 14.93% over the past decade from $19,569 (2015) to $22,490 (2024). In private Idaho colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 29.71%, from $15,891 (2015) to $20,612 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 19.33% when living on campus and by 16.33% when living off campus at public Idaho colleges. For private Idaho colleges, the COA has increased by 28.29% (on-campus) and 24.61% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Idaho colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$19,301	$31,716	$28,038	$20,254	$32,669	$28,991
2015-16	$19,561 1.35%	$32,554 2.64%	$28,433 1.41%	$20,463 1.03%	$33,456 2.41%	$29,335 1.19%
2016-17	$19,313 -1.27%	$33,020 1.43%	$28,734 1.06%	$20,606 0.70%	$34,313 2.56%	$30,027 2.36%
2017-18	$19,976 3.43%	$34,599 4.78%	$29,321 2.04%	$20,905 1.45%	$35,528 3.54%	$30,250 0.74%
2018-19	$20,122 0.73%	$35,586 2.85%	$30,461 3.89%	$21,851 4.53%	$37,315 5.03%	$32,190 6.41%
2019-20	$21,070 4.71%	$37,432 5.19%	$30,541 0.26%	$22,767 4.19%	$39,129 4.86%	$32,238 0.15%
2020-21	$21,364 1.40%	$37,873 1.18%	$31,096 1.82%	$22,968 0.88%	$39,477 0.89%	$32,700 1.43%
2021-22	$21,960 2.79%	$38,677 2.12%	$33,105 6.46%	$23,656 3.00%	$40,373 2.27%	$34,801 6.43%
2022-23	$22,060 0.46%	$39,011 0.86%	$33,268 0.49%	$23,187 -1.98%	$40,138 -0.58%	$34,395 -1.17%
2023-24	$22,938 3.98%	$37,848 -2.98%	$35,970 8.12%	$23,095 -0.40%	$38,005 -5.31%	$36,127 5.04%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Idaho colleges is $7,580 for Idaho residents and $22,490 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $20,612.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,676 for Idaho residents and $31,393 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $16,692.

The tuition & fees has increased 14.93% for undergraduate programs and 38.53% for graduate programs at Idaho colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Idaho colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$7,154	$19,569	$15,891	$7,813	$20,861	$11,773
2015-16	$7,326 2.40%	$20,319 3.83%	$16,198 1.93%	$8,170 4.57%	$21,987 5.40%	$11,821 0.41%
2016-17	$7,346 0.27%	$21,053 3.61%	$16,767 3.51%	$8,491 3.93%	$22,937 4.32%	$11,846 0.21%
2017-18	$7,592 3.35%	$22,215 5.52%	$16,937 1.01%	$8,848 4.20%	$24,320 6.03%	$11,333 -4.33%
2018-19	$7,924 4.37%	$23,388 5.28%	$18,263 7.83%	$9,308 5.20%	$25,720 5.76%	$11,953 5.47%
2019-20	$8,357 5.46%	$24,719 5.69%	$17,828 -2.38%	$9,816 5.46%	$27,300 6.14%	$12,690 6.17%
2020-21	$8,357 0.00%	$24,866 0.59%	$18,089 1.46%	$9,816 0.00%	$27,409 0.40%	$16,286 28.34%
2021-22	$8,366 0.11%	$25,083 0.87%	$19,511 7.86%	$9,146 -6.83%	$23,674 -13.63%	$15,407 -5.40%
2022-23	$7,929 -5.22%	$24,880 -0.81%	$19,137 -1.92%	$9,433 3.14%	$24,802 4.76%	$15,620 1.38%
2023-24	$7,580 -4.40%	$22,490 -9.61%	$20,612 7.71%	$11,182 18.54%	$28,899 16.52%	$16,529 5.82%

Idaho 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Idaho Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

For the current year (2024), the average book & supplies costs is $1,082 for Idaho colleges. The following table shows the changes of book & supplies costs from year 2015 to 2024.

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Idaho colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,148
2015-16	$1,227 6.88%
2016-17	$1,161 -5.38%
2017-18	$1,179 1.55%
2018-19	$1,121 -4.92%
2019-20	$1,119 -0.18%
2020-21	$1,112 -0.63%
2021-22	$1,095 -1.53%
2022-23	$1,069 -2.37%
2023-24	$1,082 1.22%

Living Costs Changes

For Idaho colleges, the living have increased 27.17% when a student lives on campus facilities and 13.50% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Idaho colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$10,999	$11,632
2015-16	$11,008 0.04%	$11,611 -0.25%
2016-17	$10,806 1.77%	$11,450 6.54%
2017-18	$11,205 5.74%	$11,797 1.21%
2018-19	$11,077 3.14%	$12,129 7.36%
2019-20	$11,594 6.14%	$12,833 3.02%
2020-21	$11,895 2.93%	$13,511 -2.68%
2021-22	$12,499 4.83%	$13,800 9.69%
2022-23	$13,062 4.20%	$14,230 -0.72%
2023-24	$14,276 8.69%	$15,446 -1.90%

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Undergraduate

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Idaho State University Public, four-years | Pocatello
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Graduate

Boise State University Public, four-years | Boise
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Northwest Nazarene University Private, four-years | Nampa
Lewis-Clark State College Public, four-years | Lewiston
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