Idaho State University Student Population

How many students at ISU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Idaho State University has a total enrollment of 13,061 students, including 10,834 undergraduate and 2,227 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 5,397 male students (41.3%) and 7,664 female students (58.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,331 White students (56.1%) and 1,802 Hispanic students (13.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 10,834 undergraduate students (82.9%) and 2,227 graduate students (17.1%).
• Class Delivery: 2,515 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 4,627 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - ISU's body is smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 5,397 male (41.32%) and 7,664 female (58.68%) students are attending Idaho State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 70.42.

By class level, 10,834 (82.95%) are undergraduate students and 2,227 (17.05%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.17% are male and 57.83% are female, while among graduate students, 37.18% are male and 62.82% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,331 White, 137 Black, and 211 Asian students out of a total of 13,061 are attending at Idaho State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Idaho State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 62.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, ISU has 3,183 students under 18 years old and 50 students over 65 years old. There are 9,478 students under 25 years old, and 3,583 students over 25 years old out of 13,061 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 3,183 students are younger than 18 and 34 students are older than 65. ISU has 8,945 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,889 students aged 25 and over.

It has 533 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,694 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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 Idaho State University, 2,515 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,627 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,921 students who live in Idaho or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 594 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 10,834 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 690 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.37%.504 students have transferred in as full-time status and 186 students transferred in as part-time status.