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Most affordable private colleges in Idaho

4 private colleges in Idaho report net price data, ranging from $7,295 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $18,621. Idaho's private colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in Idaho

$18,621

National median for private colleges

$15,832

private colleges reporting in Idaho

4

The most affordable private colleges in Idaho, ranked by net price

1

Net price

$7,295

Receive grant aid

47%

2

Boise Bible College

ID

Net price

$14,639

Receive grant aid

100%

3

The College of Idaho

ID

Net price

$22,602

Receive grant aid

100%

4

Northwest Nazarene University

ID

Net price

$27,291

Receive grant aid

99%

What makes a school affordable here

In Idaho, the most affordable private colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Brigham Young University-Idaho, the most affordable on this list, 47% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. See full methodology →