Enrollment Trends for Idaho Colleges

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 103,049, and 116,918 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2024-2025.

Of the total students, 93.15% are undergraduate students and 6.85% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students increased by 37,160, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 935.

The women to men ratio is 1.28 to 1, meaning that there are slightly more women students enrolled in Idaho Colleges than men students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Idaho Colleges since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Level Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	92,219	84,228	37,955	46,273	7,991	3,700	4,291
2015-16	97,786 5,567	89,894 5,666	40,455 2,500	49,439 3,166	7,892 -99	3,617 -83	4,275 -16
2016-17	100,901 3,115	92,332 2,438	41,044 589	51,288 1,849	8,569 677	3,735 118	4,834 559
2017-18	107,864 6,963	99,616 7,284	43,434 2,390	56,182 4,894	8,248 -321	3,622 -113	4,626 -208
2018-19	99,291 -8,573	90,811 -8,805	39,492 -3,942	51,319 -4,863	8,480 232	3,617 -5	4,863 237
2019-20	97,317 -1,974	88,356 -2,455	38,272 -1,220	50,084 -1,235	8,961 481	3,837 220	5,124 261
2020-21	99,046 1,729	89,849 1,493	38,915 643	50,934 850	9,197 236	3,893 56	5,304 180
2021-22	101,643 2,597	91,848 1,999	39,648 733	52,200 1,266	9,795 598	4,077 184	5,718 414
2022-23	109,210 7,567	99,662 7,814	42,853 3,205	56,809 4,609	9,548 -247	3,918 -159	5,630 -88
2023-24	111,347 2,137	102,012 2,350	44,485 1,632	57,527 718	9,335 -213	3,881 -37	5,454 -176
2024-25	116,918 5,571	107,360 5,348	47,454 2,969	59,906 2,379	9,558 223	4,040 159	5,518 64
Average	103,049	94,179	41,273	52,906	8,870	3,812	5,058

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 94,179. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students increased by 23,132 from 84,228 to 107,360.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Idaho Colleges since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	84,228	47,888	22,987	24,901	36,340	14,968	21,372
2015-16	89,894	48,254	23,149	25,105	41,640	17,306	24,334
2016-17	92,332	47,481	22,492	24,989	44,851	18,552	26,299
2017-18	99,616	47,739	22,172	25,567	51,877	21,262	30,615
2018-19	90,811	48,786	22,535	26,251	42,025	16,957	25,068
2019-20	88,356	48,833	22,437	26,396	39,523	15,835	23,688
2020-21	89,849	48,357	21,944	26,413	41,492	16,971	24,521
2021-22	91,848	47,789	21,559	26,230	44,059	18,089	25,970
2022-23	99,662	48,812	21,766	27,046	50,850	21,087	29,763
2023-24	102,012	50,055	22,545	27,510	51,957	21,940	30,017
2024-25	107,360	53,399	24,133	29,266	53,961	23,321	30,640
Average	94,179	94,179	22,520	26,334	94,179	18,753	26,572

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 8,870. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 1,567 from 7,991 to 9,558.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Idaho Colleges since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	7,991	4,076	2,012	2,064	3,915	1,688	2,227
2015-16	7,892	3,980	1,934	2,046	3,912	1,683	2,229
2016-17	8,569	4,080	1,936	2,144	4,489	1,799	2,690
2017-18	8,248	4,275	1,986	2,289	3,973	1,636	2,337
2018-19	8,480	4,493	2,019	2,474	3,987	1,598	2,389
2019-20	8,961	5,179	2,284	2,895	3,782	1,553	2,229
2020-21	9,197	5,352	2,350	3,002	3,845	1,543	2,302
2021-22	9,795	5,750	2,522	3,228	4,045	1,555	2,490
2022-23	9,548	5,329	2,322	3,007	4,219	1,596	2,623
2023-24	9,335	5,248	2,295	2,953	4,087	1,586	2,501
2024-25	9,558	5,415	2,373	3,042	4,143	1,667	2,476
Average	8,870	8,870	2,185	2,649	8,870	1,628	2,408

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 53.55%. The percentage was 67.13% 10 years ago and Idaho Colleges still has a high percentage of white students. 1.31% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.05% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Idaho Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).

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• Interactive Chart
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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2014-15	599	1,124	890	5,641	275	61,911	3,019
2015-16	562	1,183	918	5,919	313	62,632	3,360
2016-17	609	1,362	968	6,648	384	66,268	3,934
2017-18	591	1,400	986	7,279	416	67,406	4,332
2018-19	612	1,476	995	7,663	421	68,965	5,105
2019-20	640	1,577	1,007	7,829	401	69,780	5,513
2020-21	587	1,655	992	7,582	498	69,768	6,077
2021-22	605	2,231	2,381	10,140	653	70,779	7,694
2022-23	634	1,976	2,102	16,778	507	74,619	3,547
2023-24	708	1,926	2,042	17,085	434	73,667	3,716
2024-25	728	1,712	1,362	14,332	408	69,779	3,656
Average	625	1,602	1,331	9,718	428	68,689	4,541

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

37,402 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has increased 241.88% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Idaho Colleges from 2012 to 2025.

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart