University of Idaho awards automatic merit on admission. University of Idaho does not publish a GPA or test chart, so you cannot self-calculate the dollars.
Published rules, with the school sources close at hand. Confirm the details before you count on an award.
The award collection
These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.
Full cost of attendance
Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
Amount not published
Published award termsAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
Amount not published
Published award termsAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
Amount not published
Published award termsAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
Lights up against University of Idaho's published cutoffs. Not an award offer; confirm with the financial aid office. Award terms and residency rules change; some awards differ for in-state and out-of-state students. Always confirm at the school’s source page.
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UI rewards academic achievement and lets students with outside aid or regional residency stack multiple scholarships.
More than one award path
Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.
Use all requirements together, including residency and the entering class.
Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.
Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.
The fine print / Three questions to carry forward
Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.
Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.
Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.
A printable research summary, source links and room for your questions.
Straight from the aid office
Per the Student Financial Aid Services, University of Idaho, August 2026. How we verify
How should I contact the office to get answers about my WUE questions?
The email requests the student email from their Vandal email account and include their Vandal number along with all WUE questions so the office can review the account and provide appropriate information.
“In order to assist you, please email us from your Vandal email and include your Vandal number along with all of your questions regarding WUE.”
Where can I find information about out-of-state scholarships?
The office provided a link to the out-of-state scholarships page.
“Here is the link to our out-of-state scholarships: https://www.uidaho.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/out-of-state-scholarship.”
What if I haven't been admitted yet and don't have a Vandal email or V-number?
If the student has not yet been admitted and lacks a Vandal email or V-number, the office asks them to clarify their previous email and specify what WUE information they are seeking.
“If you have not yet been admitted and do not have a Vandal email or V-number, could you please clarify your previous email and let us know what specific information you are seeking regarding WUE?”
Students from western states should check WUE eligibility, and those bringing National Merit recognition or external scholarships will find their awards stack generously.
Published yearly cost: Approximately $30,758 for 2026-2027. Source
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at University of Idaho, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
| Family income | Average net price paid |
|---|---|
| $0–$30,000 | $11,270 |
| $30,001–$48,000 | $11,193 |
| $48,001–$75,000 | $13,374 |
| $75,001–$110,000 | $17,130 |
| $110,001+ | $18,791 |
| All income levels (average) | $14,831 |
That works out to roughly a 38% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $23,738 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).
University of Idaho is a public school; Scorecard's net price figure covers in-state, Title-IV-aid-recipient payers only — there is no comparable federal figure for out-of-state students.
From the University of Idaho Common Data Set 2022-2023:
At University of Idaho, roughly 1 in 3 first-year admits receive institutional merit aid. The average award is $10,886 — about 35% of total cost.
As filed in University of Idaho's CDS Section H2A: of 2,065 first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshmen, 821 had no financial need and received institutional merit (non-need) scholarship or grant aid, averaging $10,886. Across all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates: 2,390 of 7,080, averaging $8,484. Athletic awards are excluded per the CDS definition.
University of Idaho is one of them. NMF packages typically carry their own stacking and renewal carve-outs separate from the standard automatic merit ladder; confirm those before assuming the headline NMF value is final.
Every claim is checked against University of Idaho’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
