College of Western Idaho

Nampa, Idaho · Public · Predominantly associate's · Rural: Fringe

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $11,193. 27% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $46,214 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $9,000.

Average net price
$11,193
per year Verified data
Completion rate
27%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$46,214
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$9,000
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$3,854
Out-of-state tuition and fees$7,790
Average cost of attendance$18,246
Books and supplies$1,560
Room and board, on campusData unavailable
Average net price, all aided students$11,193
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$10,114
Average net price, family income over $110,000$16,803

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
Data unavailable
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
Data unavailable
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
6,459
Graduate enrollment
Data unavailable
Students receiving Pell grants
26%
Student to faculty ratio
20 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time27%
Completion within normal timeData unavailable
First-year retention (full-time)66%
Median federal debt, graduates$9,000
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$102
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$9,550
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry61%
1 year after completion$41,520
4 years after completion$47,903
6 years after entry$41,048
8 years after entry$42,985
10 years after entry$46,214
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $46,214; the middle half earned $28,432 to $68,262. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at College of Western Idaho

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

83 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (29)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CIP 51.08 · No credentials fully online
33$34,200$10,000
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
CIP 01.06 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians
CIP 41.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CIP 52.04 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Programming
CIP 11.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
CIP 11.09 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
10$46,958Suppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.06 · No credentials fully online
22Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.13 · No credentials fully online
4$55,455Suppressed for privacy
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.03 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fire Protection
CIP 43.02 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Food Science and Technology
CIP 01.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · All credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
CIP 47.03 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01
$38,904$11,559
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Military Systems and Maintenance Technology
CIP 29.04 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CIP 51.39 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Precision Metal Working
CIP 48.05 · No credentials fully online
58$44,878$9,917
Science Technologies/Technicians, General
CIP 41.00 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CIP 47.06 · No credentials fully online
131$40,541$5,956
Associate's degree (54)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · Some credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Agricultural Business and Management
CIP 01.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · Some credentials fully online
16$58,429Suppressed for privacy
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CIP 51.08 · No credentials fully online
31$40,821$20,263
American Sign Language
CIP 16.16 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Animal Sciences
CIP 01.09 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · All credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
CIP 01.06 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CIP 52.04 · Some credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · All credentials fully online
73$44,277$11,000
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
CIP 26.04 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
14$28,211$5,754
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
CIP 11.09 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
22Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
31$48,483$8,000
Construction Trades, General
CIP 46.00 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
34$49,099$8,000
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.06 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.13 · No credentials fully online
13$55,241Suppressed for privacy
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.03 · No credentials fully online
19$60,238Suppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · Some credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fire Protection
CIP 43.02 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · All credentials fully online
62$30,166$11,683
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
CIP 47.03 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · All credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Biology
CIP 30.27 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · All credentials fully online
156$37,574$10,500
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Sciences
CIP 30.18 · No credentials fully online
16Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · All credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · All credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Precision Metal Working
CIP 48.05 · No credentials fully online
22$45,039Suppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
50Suppressed for privacy$12,500
Public Health
CIP 51.22
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online
25Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
46$73,226$18,000
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · All credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Science Technologies/Technicians, General
CIP 41.00
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
37Suppressed for privacy$12,500
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
35$24,021$11,250
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CIP 47.06 · No credentials fully online
47$43,674$9,500
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 455114, OPEID 042118. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.