Check out why the University of Idaho received an F grade in our Report Card below.
The University of Idaho is a public land-grant research university in Moscow, Idaho with an undergraduate enrollment size of 8,631. The university is located in a rural small-town environment. Students can visit the city&#8217;s Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Moscow Farmer&#8217;s Market, or go skating at the Palouse Ice Rink. The university has 34 recognized fraternities and sororities. The official mascot of the University of Idaho is Joe Vandal. Members of the University of Idaho community are known as &#8220;Vandals.&#8221;
The University of Idaho offers more than 300 programs for undergraduate and graduate students. Notable former students include political personality Sarah Palin, former NFL player Mark Schlereth, and food engineer Edward Elmer Smith.

The University of Idaho receives a “D” grade by <a href="https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/schools/2788" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Will They Learn?</a> which takes into account the university’s educational prowess. Factors include composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural science.
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What Will They Learn? Academic Score

The University of Idaho receives a “C” grade for the Average Salary of Recent Graduates. As of 2021, alumni with 0-5 years of experience after graduating from the University of Idaho with a bachelor’s degree make $56,400 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Recent Graduates

The University of Idaho receives a “C+” grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from the University of Idaho with a bachelor’s degree make $104,800 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

The University of Idaho receives a “C” grade for the Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private). In 2020, 56% of graduates accumulated student debt from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private)

The University of Idaho receives a “B” grade for the Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private). In 2020, graduates accumulated $22,972 of debt on average from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private)

The University of Idaho receives an “F” grade for Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff. Employees are <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://www.uidaho.edu/governance/edl/required-training/all-employee-training" target="_blank" rel="noopener">required</a> to take &#8220;Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the workplace&#8221; on an annual basis.
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Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff.

The University of Idaho receives an “F” grade for having a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

The University of Idaho receives an “A+” grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 from each side), <a href="https://uidaho.campuslabs.com/engage/organizations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the university</a> has two right-leaning clubs compared to zero left-leaning clubs. The two right-leaning clubs are Turning Point USA and Students for Life.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

The University of Idaho receives an “A” grade due to having an active and thriving <a href="https://uidaho.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/turning-point-usa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Turning Point USA chapter</a>. Unfortunately, universities and Student Governments around the country often use their power to prevent certain clubs from operating on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

The University of Idaho receives a “D” grade for In-State Tuition for  Illegal Immigrants. The university states that any Idaho high school graduate is eligible for in-state tuition. (See image below).
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In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

The University of Idaho receives an “F” grade for the Amount of Foreign Funding Received. According to <a href="https://sites.ed.gov/foreigngifts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">College Foreign Gift Reporting</a>, the total amount of foreign funding the university has received is $79,806.96 per current undergraduate student. Oftentimes, foreign parties will convey their influence by funding certain courses, activities, professors, and organizations on campus. In certain cases, universities must abide by restrictions dictated by foreign parties to receive funding. In addition, there have been <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-universities-took-billions-in-unreported-foreign-funds-u-s-finds-11603226953" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> that claim that universities underreport foreign funding. The figure above only takes into account reported foreign funding.
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Amount of Foreign Funding Received

The University of Idaho receives an “A” grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. While the <a href="https://webpages.uidaho.edu/schedule/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> requires a wide variety of categories of courses as part of its General Education program, few of the corresponding courses appear to have a left-leaning bias. The university does offer an &#8220;Introduction to Women&#8217;s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies&#8221; course; however, this course can easily be bypassed in favor of unbiased options.
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Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

The University of Idaho receives a “B” grade for Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university has one segregated convocation (<a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://www.uidaho.edu/diversity/edu/lgbtqa/events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lavender</a> graduation).
The university has no segregated dormitories or classes.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

The University of Idaho receives an “A” grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. Since 2021, no instances of protests, speech cancelations, or violence/attempted violence against speakers have occurred.
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

The University of Idaho receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Mask and Vaccine Mandates. The <a href="https://www.uidaho.edu/vandal-health-clinic/coronavirus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> lists COVID-19 as a &#8220;STRONGLY recommended immunization.&#8221; The university does not appear to have any masking guidelines.
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Mask and Vaccine Mandates

The University of Idaho receives a “C” grade for the Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees. According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Center (<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPEDS</a>), as of 2020, 7.35% of the current undergraduate student population graduate with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree. Across the United States, students who graduate with STEM degrees tend to earn more on average than their other student counterparts.
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Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees

The University of Idaho receives an “A” grade for Crime Rates in University City or Town. According to the <a href="https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>, the Moscow, Idaho violent crime rate was 51.3 per 100,000 people in 2018, much lower than the 2018 national average of 380.56 per 100,000 people. While campus safety is of utmost importance, it is also pertinent to consider the crime rates of the surrounding town or city as students often tend to venture off campus, especially after their freshman year.
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Crime Rates in University City or Town

The University of Idaho receives an “F” grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. <a href="https://www.uidaho.edu/registrar/core" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The university</a> does not require any course or category of courses designed to teach students about the history of the United States and western civilization as a whole.
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Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

Check out why the University of Idaho received an F grade in our Report Card below.

The University of Idaho is a public land-grant research university in Moscow, Idaho with an undergraduate enrollment size of 8,631. The university is located in a rural small-town environment. Students can visit the city's Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Moscow Farmer's Market, or go skating at the Palouse Ice Rink. The university has 34 recognized fraternities and sororities. The official mascot of the University of Idaho is Joe Vandal. Members of the University of Idaho community are known as "Vandals."

The University of Idaho offers more than 300 programs for undergraduate and graduate students. Notable former students include political personality Sarah Palin, former NFL player Mark Schlereth, and food engineer Edward Elmer Smith.

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