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Idaho Demographics Political leadership Colleges & universities Faculty members Students Money Select another stateAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming Idaho's public colleges and universities suffered budget whiplash in 2001-2, as their state appropriations tanked just one year after higher-education institutions enjoyed one of their best budget years ever. Idaho tax revenues in 2002 were down significantly and state coffers were drained further by $100-million in tax cuts that lawmakers enacted in 2001. That led Idaho lawmakers to cut state funds for colleges and universities by 4 percent in the middle of the 2001-2 fiscal year and by another 5.8 percent for 2002-3. That brought the total state funds for higher education in 2002-3 to $303.9-million. In 2001, colleges had received double-digit increases in state funds. The budget pressures in 2002 also forced lawmakers to reduce the amount awarded to students through Idaho's Promise Scholarships, which were provided to state high-school graduates who maintained a B average or higher during their first two years at an Idaho institution. The amount was reduced to $400 per year from $500. Lawmakers in 2002 also placed a hold on $64-million worth of higher-education capital projects that they had approved the year before. To try to help institutions recover some revenue, the State Board of Education in 2002 raised tuition for residents at four-year institutions by an average of 11.9 percent, to $3,004. Tuition at two-year institutions increased by an average of 10 percent, to $1,547. But the tuition increases did not save colleges -- whose budgets also were strained in 2002 by increases in utility costs, employee health-insurance rates, and other expenses -- from tough decisions about cutting costs. Institutions laid off employees, left positions open, and eliminated degree programs to balance their books and continue to provide basic services and finance key priorities. The dire budget scenario also led the Idaho State Board of Education to make a controversial announcement in June 2002 that it would consider scrapping intercollegiate athletics at public institutions and putting the $13-million that finances the sports toward academic programs. The president of the board, which planned to form a committee to study the issue, said the state had to take a serious look at whether it made sense to subsidize a small student population to the detriment of other students. The board also planned to consider just reducing funds for athletics or supporting an intramural program instead. Not all financial news was bad for colleges, though. Higher-education officials were thrilled that the Legislature, in March 2002, decided to authorize the Idaho State Building Authority to issue $136-million in bonds to finance the construction of a higher-education research complex, in downtown Boise. The new buildings would house University of Idaho and Idaho State University academic and research programs, as well as the Idaho Department of Water Resources and a new water-research center. In a nonbudget matter that captured considerable attention in the state, in April 2002, three student senators and the president of the student senate resigned from their posts at the University of Idaho after it was revealed that they were involved in the theft and attempted destruction of a gay-pride flag belonging to the Gay Straight Alliance at the university. DEMOGRAPHICS Population: State: 1,321,006 (Rank: 39) Nation: 284,796,887 Age distribution: State: Nation: Up to 4 7.5% 6.8% 5 to 14 15.9% 14.6% 15 to 19 8.6% 7.2% 20 to 24 7.3% 6.7% 25 to 44 28.0% 30.2% 45 to 64 21.5% 22.0% 65 and older 11.3% 12.4% Racial and ethnic distribution: State: Nation: American Indian 1.4% 0.9% Asian 0.9% 3.6% Black 0.4% 12.3% Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1% White 91.0% 75.1% Other single race 4.2% 5.5% More than one race 2.0% 2.4% Hispanic (may be any race) 7.9% 12.5% Educational attainment of adults (highest level): State: Nation: 8th grade or less 4.7% 6.9% Some high school, no diploma 9.1% 11.5% High-school diploma 31.5% 29.5% Some college, no degree 25.7% 20.5% Associate degree 8.0% 6.5% Bachelor's degree 14.4% 16.1% Graduate or professional degree 6.8% 9.0% Per-capita personal income: State: Nation: $24,257 $30,271 Poverty rate: State: Nation: 13.4% 11.5% New high-school graduates in: State: Nation: 2002-3 (estimate) 16,736 2,938,453 2011-12 (estimate) 18,523 3,045,628 New GED diploma recipients: State: Nation: 603 648,022 High-school dropout rate: State: Nation: 11% 10% POLITICAL LEADERSHIP Governor: Dirk Kempthorne (R), term ends 2003 Governor's higher-education aide: Bill Ruud, 700 West Jefferson, Boise 83720; (208) 334-2100; bruud@gov.state.id.us U.S. senators: Larry E. Craig (R), term ends 2003; Michael D. Crapo (R), term ends 2005 U.S. representatives: C.L. (Butch) Otter (R), Michael K. Simpson (R) Legislature: Senate, 3 Democrats, 32 Republicans; House, 9 Democrats, 61 Republicans COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Higher education: State: Nation: Public 4-year institutions 4 622 Public 2-year institutions 3 1,076 Private 4-year institutions, nonprofit 3 1,551 Private 4-year institutions, for-profit 1 277 Private 2-year institutions, nonprofit 1 144 Private 2-year institutions, for-profit 2 512 Total 14 4,182 Statewide coordinating boards: State Board of Education P.O. Box 83720 Boise 83720 (208) 334-2270 http://www.sde.state.id.us/osbe/board.htm Gary W. Stivers, executive director Private-college association: None Statewide national-service agency: Idaho Commission for National and Community Service 1299 North Orchard Street, Suite 110 Boise 83706 (208) 658-2063 http://www.serveidaho.org/ Kelly Houston, executive director Statewide virtual university: None Institutions censured by the AAUP: None Institutions under NCAA sanctions: None FACULTY MEMBERS Average pay of full-time professors State: Nation: Public universities: Professor $64,375 $82,344 Associate professor $52,129 $57,984 Assistant professor $43,145 $48,671 All $53,061 $63,595 Other public 4-year institutions: State: Nation: Professor $57,441 $69,641 Associate professor $47,875 $54,062 Assistant professor $41,119 $44,293 All $46,647 $54,255 Private universities: State: Nation: Professor n/a $99,634 Associate professor n/a $64,782 Assistant professor n/a $55,232 All n/a $76,132 Other private 4-year institutions: State: Nation: Professor $50,899 $65,277 Associate professor $43,786 $50,087 Assistant professor $36,590 $40,971 All $43,390 $50,415 2-year colleges: State: Nation: Public $39,188 $48,240 Private $48,790 $35,925 STUDENTS Enrollment: State: Nation: At public 4-year institutions 43,337 5,969,950 At public 2-year institutions 9,278 5,339,449 At private 4-year institutions 3,176 3,228,575 At private 2-year institutions 8,870 253,250 Undergraduate 57,316 12,681,231 Graduate 6,804 1,806,803 Professional 541 303,190 American Indian 829 145,281 Asian 1,001 909,658 Black 468 1,640,746 Hispanic 1,898 1,316,616 White 59,031 10,262,485 Foreign 1,434 516,438 Total 64,661 14,791,224 Enrollment highlights: State: Nation: Women 55.4% 56.1% Full-time 66.9% 59.4% Minority 6.6% 28.1% Foreign 2.2% 3.5% Proportion of enrollment made up of minority students: State: Nation: At public 4-year institutions 7.5% 25.1% At public 2-year institutions 5.6% 33.3% At private 4-year institutions 7.3% 24.2% At private 2-year institutions 3.1% 34.8% Degrees awarded: State: Nation: Associate 5,040 564,933 Bachelor's 4,711 1,237,875 Master's 1,127 457,056 Doctorate 105 44,808 Professional 174 80,057 Residence of new students: State: State residents made up 68% of all freshmen enrolled in Idaho in fall 1998 who had graduated from high school in the previous year; 75% of all Idaho residents who were freshmen attended college in their home state. Nation: 79% of all freshmen in fall 1998 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states. Test scores: State: Students averaged 21.2 on the ACT, which was taken by an estimated 57% of Idaho's high-school seniors. Nation: Students averaged 20.8 on the ACT and 1020 on the SAT. Graduation rate at NCAA Division I institutions: Boise State University 25% Idaho State University 24% University of Idaho 52% National average 56% MONEY Average tuition and fees: State: Nation: At public 4-year institutions $2,627 $3,506 At public 2-year institutions $1,316 $1,359 At private 4-year institutions $13,661 $15,531 Expenditures: State: Nation: Public institutions $530,013,000 $125,978,073,000 Private institutions $104,356,000 $70,951,662,000 State funds for higher-education operating expenses: State: Nation: $330,776,000 $63,647,105,000 One-year change: State: Nation: Up 12.3% Up 4.6% State spending on student aid: State: Nation: Need-based: $700,000 $3,540,236,000 Non-need-based: $438,000 $1,140,594,000 Salary of chief executive of public Carnegie Research Extensive institution: Robert A. Hoover, University of Idaho: $161,346 (2002-3) Total spending on research and development by colleges and universities: State: Nation: $73,726,000 $30,062,371,000 Sources: State: Nation: Federal government 39.2% 58.2% State and local governments 25.2% 7.3% Industry 7.2% 7.2% The institution itself 23.7% 19.7% Other 4.7% 7.5% Total federal spending on college- and university-based research and development: $38,543,000 Selected programs: State: Nation: Department of Health and Human Services $4,582,000 $11,319,347,000 National Science Foundation $5,530,000 $2,823,651,000 Department of Defense $6,399,000 $2,007,117,000 Department of Agriculture $11,075,000 $1,080,910,000 Department of Energy $785,000 $696,197,000 National Aeronautics and Space Administration $829,000 $1,015,881,000 Largest endowment: University of Idaho $120,361,000 Top fund raisers: University of Idaho $21,877,800 Brigham Young University Idaho $12,692,200 Albertson College $5,203,600 Copyright © 2002 by The Chronicle of Higher Education

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