Established in 1889, the University of Idaho is a public land-grant research university in Moscow, Idaho, and the state’s flagship institution. It is known for its programs in natural resources, agriculture, and engineering.
Address: 875 Perimeter Drive MS 2302, 83844 Moscow, Idaho, United States
Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Agriculture, Engineering
Domains taught:
- Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Life Sciences, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Idaho’s land-grant and flagship university. Strong focus on natural resources, agriculture, and engineering relevant to the state’s economy.
Research:
A research university with strengths in agricultural sciences, natural resource management, environmental science, and engineering (water resources, cybersecurity).
Famous Alumnis:
Sarah Palin (attended briefly), Mark Felt (“Deep Throat”), Jerry Kramer, Patrícia “Pat”rícia R. “Pat”ty Murray (attended)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
2500
Current students***:
11000
Foreign students***:
2%
Cumulative former students***:
100000
Pros
Leading university in Idaho for natural resources and agriculture, beautiful campus in a small college town, good value for a public university.
Cons
Located in a more remote part of Idaho, smaller research output than some larger land-grant universities, colder climate.
Best For
Students seeking strong programs in natural resources, agriculture, or engineering at Idaho’s flagship land-grant university, often valuing a smaller college town atmosphere.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Washington State University follows much the same lines as this institution, with agriculture, life sciences and data analytics as common ground, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Kansas State University overlaps with this university on agriculture, life sciences and data analytics, so the two are easy to compare, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is larger, enrolling about 20,000 students against roughly 11,000 here.
- Also strong in agriculture, ecology and sustainability and life sciences, Colorado State University makes a sensible second look at home; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- For students who like the agriculture, ecology and sustainability and life sciences focus of this institution but want another option nearby, Utah State University fits well: it is also a public institution and also offers associate degree programmes.
- The comparison with University of Maine is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on agriculture, ecology and sustainability and life sciences, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers marine science and materials as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Lakehead University, based in Canada, is built around ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics much like this university, and it is also a public institution and also offers certificate and diploma programmes.
- University of New Brunswick in Canada is the nearest foreign match on ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics; it also offers certificate and diploma programmes, and has almost the same size, at about 10,000 students.
- For agriculture, ecology and sustainability and life sciences outside the home country, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel is a natural reference; it is also a public institution and also offers mba programmes.
- On content, University of Chester in the United Kingdom and this university are close, as both teach ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics; it is slightly larger, at about 15,500 students against roughly 11,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Seen from abroad, University of Greenwich (the United Kingdom) is a close relative on subject matter, since life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning are central to both, and it covers marine science and civil engineering as well, and is larger, enrolling about 20,500 students against roughly 11,000 here.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Agriculture, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Renewable Resources, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices, Water contamination
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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