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Idaho Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) in Idaho. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.
Northwest Nazarene University, has the lowest yield rate of 9.94% for academic year 2024-2025 in Idaho. The College of Idaho is positioned second with 14.68% yield and Lewis-Clark State College follows them with 15%. Next table shows the schools that have low yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the highest yield rates in Idaho.
Idaho Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Northwest Nazarene University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNampa, ID
9.94% 3,247 2,102 209 64.74%
2The College of Idaho
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCaldwell, ID
14.68% 3,650 1,792 263 49.10%
3Lewis-Clark State College
Public, four-yearsLewiston, ID
14.71% 4,086 3,583 527 87.69%
4University of Idaho
Public, four-yearsMoscow, ID
19.94% 13,443 10,154 2,025 75.53%
5Boise State University
Public, four-yearsBoise, ID
24.09% 16,082 14,025 3,379 87.21%