The University of Idaho is home to more than 10,000 students from every state and more than 70 different countries. There are more than 800 faculty members in teaching and research. In its 100-plus-years the UI has granted more than 76,000 degrees.

The University of Idaho is the state’s comprehensive land-grant institution with primary responsibility statewide for doctoral degrees, research programs, and professional public service. As the state’s premier institution of higher education, the UI has a nationally recognized program of general education and ranks nationally as a research university.

The UI has a distinctive role as a land-grant university for the 21st Century, which extends statewide through the Colleges of Agriculture; Art and Architecture; Business and Economics; Education; Engineering; Forestry, Wild-life and Range Sciences; Law; Mines and Earth Resources, and professional disciplines in the College of Letters and Science. This distinctive mix of professional colleges and disciplines, with an excellent liberal education, provides students and external constituents with a multidisciplinary problem-solving approach to education, especially well suited to present and future needs of the state, nation and world.

The University of Idaho strives to meet the state of Idaho’s priorities in economic, social and cultural development and gives special attention to strengthening the bonds of cooperation among business and industry, government, schools and higher education, with the ultimate goal of enhancing the quality of life in Idaho.