This is a list of
colleges and
universities in
Idaho. This list also includes other educational institutions providing
higher education, meaning tertiary,
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, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.
Open institutions
The Idaho State Board of Education oversees three comprehensive universities. The
University of Idaho in
Moscow was the state's inaugural university, founded in 1889. It opened its doors in 1892 and is the
land-grant institution
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and primary research university of the state.
Idaho State University in
Pocatello opened in 1901 as the Academy of Idaho, attained four-year status in 1947 and university status in 1963.
Boise State University is the most recent school to attain university status in Idaho. The school opened in 1932 as Boise Junior College and became Boise State University in 1974.
Lewis–Clark State College in
Lewiston is the only public, non-university 4-year college in Idaho. It opened as a
normal school in 1893.
Idaho has four regional community colleges:
North Idaho College in
Coeur d'Alene;
College of Southern Idaho in
Twin Falls;
College of Western Idaho
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in
Nampa
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, which opened in 2009,
College of Eastern Idaho in
Idaho Falls, which transitioned from a
technical college in 2017.
Private institutions in Idaho are
Boise Bible College, affiliated with congregations of the
Christian churches and churches of Christ;
Brigham Young University–Idaho in
Rexburg, which is affiliated with
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a
sister college to
Brigham Young University; The
College of Idaho
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in
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, which still maintains a loose affiliation with the Presbyterian Church;
Northwest Nazarene University in
Nampa
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; and
New Saint Andrews College
New Saint Andrews College is a private classical Christian college in Moscow, Idaho. It was founded in 1994 by Christ Church, and modeled in part on the curriculum of Harvard College of the seventeenth century. The college offers no undergradu ...
in
Moscow, of reformed Christian theological background.
McCall College
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is a non-affiliated 2-year private college in
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, which was founded in 2011 and later opened in 2013.
Defunct institutions
Four now-defunct institutions were located in Idaho:
See also
*
List of college athletic programs in Idaho
*
Higher education in the United States
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*
Lists of American institutions of higher education
*
List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
*
Lists of universities and colleges
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Lists of universities and colleges by country
References
External links
Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Idaho
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Universities and colleges
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