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Bachelor’s degree pay bonus over high school diploma is 67.7% in Idaho

Idaho workers with four-year degrees on average earn 67.7 percent more per year than workers with high school diplomas, the 29th highest percentage among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to an analysis released last month.


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Idaho 4th-graders score three points above the national average on reading

Fourth-graders in Idaho on average scored 223 on a standardized reading test administered last year, which is three points above the 2019 national average calculated by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

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Idaho 4th-graders score two points above the national average on math

Fourth-graders in Idaho on average scored 242 on a standardized math test administered last year, which is two points above the 2019 national average calculated by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

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Boise State sports programs took in $38.1 million in 2018

Boise State University grossed $38.1 million in 2018, making it the 98th-highest-grossing college athletics program in the United States that year, according to an Idaho Business Daily analysis of the latest federal data.

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University of Idaho chief executive received $456,396 in 2018 in total pay

Charles Alan Staben, chief executive at the University of Idaho, earned $456,396 in total compensation last year, the 155th highest pay among executives at nearly 250 U.S. public universities and systems ranked in a Chronicle of Higher Education study.



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4-year colleges in Idaho now charge $7,999 in tuition and fees

Idaho four-year public universities now charge students annual in-state tuition and fees averaging $7,999, the eighth lowest amount among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the College Board said in a new report.

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Which Idaho schools receive the most state student aid?

Boise State University, University of Idaho and Idaho State University reported receiving the most state financial aid during the 2018-19 academic year among Idaho schools.

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Which Idaho schools receive the least state student aid?

College of Eastern Idaho, Northwest Nazarene University and The College of Idaho reported receiving the least state financial aid during the 2018-19 academic year among Idaho schools.

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2017-2018 pay for starting teachers in Idaho averaged $34,801

A beginning teacher’s salary in Idaho averaged $34,801 for the 2017-2018 school year, the 12th lowest rank among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to data analyzed by the National Education Association (NEA).

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The price of education: Which Idaho schools charge the highest in-state tuition?

Idaho residents pay the highest in-state tuition at Carrington College-Boise, The College of Idaho and Northwest Nazarene University, according to an analysis of federal data.

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The price of education: Which 4-year Idaho schools charge the highest in-state tuition?

Idaho residents attending four-year schools pay the highest in-state tuition at The College of Idaho, Northwest Nazarene University and Stevens-Henager College, according to an analysis of federal data.

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The price of education: Which 4-year Idaho schools charge the lowest in-state tuition?

Idaho residents attending four-year schools pay the lowest in-state tuition at Brigham Young University-Idaho, Lewis-Clark State College and Idaho State University, according to an analysis of federal data.

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The price of education: Which 2-year Idaho schools charge the highest in-state tuition?

Idaho residents attending two-year schools pay the highest in-state tuition at Carrington College-Boise, Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology and Paul Mitchell the School-Boise, according to an analysis of federal data.

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The price of education: Which 2-year Idaho schools charge the lowest in-state tuition?

Idaho residents attending two-year schools pay the lowest in-state tuition at College of Eastern Idaho, College of Western Idaho and College of Southern Idaho, according to an analysis of federal data.

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Analysis: Which college wrestling program grossed the most in the U.S.

North Idaho College tops the list of highest grossing college wrestling programs in the state in 2016