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Compare College of Eastern Idaho vs North Idaho College

Idaho Falls, ID · Coeur d'Alene, ID

College of Eastern IdahoNorth Idaho College
Cost
Price after aid (average)$8,778/yr$10,575/yr
Price after aid (family income under $30k)$6,387/yr$7,775/yr
Typical loan debt at graduation$12,000$9,000
Price after aid ($30k–$48k income)$8,582/yr$9,741/yr
Price after aid ($48k–$75k income)$8,249/yr$10,577/yr
Price after aid ($75k–$110k income)$10,918/yr$14,496/yr
Price after aid (income over $110k)$12,269/yr$15,845/yr
Typical loan payment after graduation$127/mo$95/mo
Room & board (on campus)No data reported$8,200/yr
Room & board (off campus)$9,100/yr$16,785/yr
Borrowers who default0%0%
Books & supplies$1,588/yr$2,400/yr
Other living costs (on campus)No data reported$3,366/yr
Sticker price (before aid)$13,947/yr$18,333/yr
Tuition (in-state)$3,390/yr$3,396/yr
Tuition (out-of-state)$6,750/yr$8,736/yr
Students with Pell Grants35%24%
Students taking federal loans50%16%
Getting in
SAT/ACT policyOpen admission (everyone qualified gets in)Open admission (everyone qualified gets in)
Graduation & earnings
Students who graduate39%38%
Freshmen who come back60%63%
Typical earnings 10 years in$42,057/yr$40,081/yr
Earnings range 10 years in$26,439–$65,592$21,825–$60,627
Finish within 8 years (anywhere)55%30%
Typical earnings 6 years in$37,934/yr$34,391/yr
Earn more than a HS grad48%56%
Graduate on time28%29%
First-gen students who finish59%18%
Low-income students who finish57%15%
Students who transfer out11%17%
Typical earnings 8 years in$40,589/yr$35,585/yr
Majors & programs
Top 3 programsLiberal Arts & General Studies 38% · Health Professions 37% · Computer & Information Sciences 9%Liberal Arts & General Studies 58% · Health Professions 12% · Business, Management & Marketing 8%
Most popular programLiberal Arts & General Studies — 38% of degreesLiberal Arts & General Studies — 58% of degrees
2nd most popular programHealth Professions — 37% of degreesHealth Professions — 12% of degrees
3rd most popular programComputer & Information Sciences — 9% of degreesBusiness, Management & Marketing — 8% of degrees
4th most popular programBusiness, Management & Marketing — 6% of degreesMechanic & Repair Technologies — 4% of degrees
5th most popular programPrecision Production — 4% of degreesHomeland Security & Protective Services — 3% of degrees
Highest-paying major (1 year out)Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions — $86,597/yrRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing — $81,741/yr
Degrees in STEM10%3.5%
Campus & students
Undergrad enrollment1,4782,619
Students per professor14 : 115 : 1
Average professor pay$6,832/mo$7,954/mo
Full-time professors39%45%
Fully onlineNoNo
Accredited byNorthwest Commission on Colleges and UniversitiesNorthwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Median family income$25,579$27,566
SettingCity (small)City (small)
LocationIdaho Falls, IDCoeur d'Alene, ID
RegionRocky MountainsRocky Mountains
Founded19691933
Public or privatePublicPublic
Main degree offeredAssociate degreesAssociate degrees
Carnegie classificationAssociate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/NontraditionalAssociate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Main or branch campusMain campusMain campus
International students0%2%
Men33%37%
Women67%63%
White students66%75%
Black students1%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino students19%8.9%
Asian students0.8%1%
Two or more races2.8%6.1%
Other / not reported10%5.9%
Special typeNoneNone
First-generation students41%42%
Part-time students56%51%
Students age 25+22%26%
Spent on teaching per student$11,374/yr$10,680/yr
EndowmentNo data reported$38.3M
Campus life
Campus data from20232023
On-campus housingNo — no campus housingYes — dorms on campus
Beds in campus housingNo data reported198
Required to live on campusNo data reportedNo
Room charge (campus housing)No data reported$4,300/yr
Meal plan chargeNo data reported$3,900/yr
Meal plan offeredNoYes
Meals per weekNo data reportedVaries by week
Academic calendarSemesterSemester
Federal designationNoneNone
Study abroadNoNo
Undergraduate researchNoNo
ROTCNoNo
Accepts AP creditYesYes
Accepts dual-enrollment creditNoNo
Credit for life experienceYesYes
Online classesYesYes
Whole degrees onlineYesYes
Weekend & evening classesYesNo
Teacher certificationNoNo
Academic & career counselingYesYes
Job help while you studyYesYes
Job placement for graduatesYesYes
On-campus day careNoYes
Program for students with intellectual disabilitiesNoNo
Yellow Ribbon (GI Bill) schoolNoYes
Credit for military trainingYesYes
Student veteran organizationNoYes
Tuition payment planYesYes
Guaranteed (locked) tuitionNoNo
Prepaid tuition planNoNo
Athletics
Athletics data fromNo data reported2024-25
College sports levelNo intercollegiate athletics reportedNJCAA Division I
Football teamNo data reportedNo
Varsity teamsNo data reported9
Student athletesNo data reported145
Athletic scholarshipsNo data reported$2.5M
Athletics budgetNo data reported$5.7M
Athletics revenueNo data reported$5.7M
Recruiting spendNo data reported$40,062

Data: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard 2026-06-10, EADA athletics, IPEDS admissions — each on its own survey year. Campus life: IPEDS institutional characteristics, retrieved from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-BY 1.0). Founding year and links via Wikidata / Wikipedia. SHMACS is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any institution shown.