Expenses

Enrollment Deposit

To secure a place in the incoming class, a non-refundable $300 enrollment deposit is required of all admitted students who plan to attend The College of Idaho. The enrollment deposit is applied to the student's bill. This deposit is due by May 1 or thereafter as determined by the Vice President of Enrollment or designee. Campus housing requests and course registration priorities are processed after receipt of the enrollment deposit and are based on deposit date.

Please note: International students’ I-20 review process will not take place until the enrollment deposit has been received.

Fees

Course Fees

Some classes require additional fees for equipment or materials. Please consult the course schedule in Self Service for details.

Course fees are not refundable after the last day to drop courses with a refund. See Institutional Refund Policy.

2026-27 Fees

Cost

Art Fee Cost Varies
Citi Ethics Fee $30.00
Health and Human Performance Activities Fee
Cost Varies
Math Software $55.00
Outdoor Program Fee Cost Varies
Private Music Lesson Fee

One-half credit, instrument or voice (one 1/2-hour lesson weekly)

$170.00

One credit, instrument or voice (one 1-hour lesson weekly)

$340.00
Psychology Research Fee $55.00
Science Lab Fee (Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies,
             Exercise Science, Geology, Physics)
$85.00
Theatre Fee $95.00

Student Fees

Student fees are non-refundable after the last day to drop semester courses.

2026-27 Fees

 Per Term

Per Year

Academic Service Fee $42.50 $85.00
ASCI Student Fees* 
  $200.00 $400.00
Health Service Fee $150.00 $300.00
Monthly Payment Plan Enrollment Fee
           Term Plan $55.00
Residence Hall / Village Apartments Programming Fee   $55.00 $110.00
Technology Fee $300.00 $600.00

Payable at first semester billing:

   
New Student Experience Fee – First-Year Student (one-time)
  $370.00
New Student Experience Fee – Transfer Student (one-time)   $335.00
Student Health Insurance (per year)   $2,492.00
          Athlete Early Coverage    $97.00
          Spring Term Only    $1,542.00
International Student Fee (per year)
  $2,600.00
General Parking Fee (per year)
  $95.00
*  *  *  *  * 
Returned Check Fee (per occurrence)   $35.00

*ASCI (C of I Student Senate) determines fee annually.

Food and Housing

Campus Housing

The College of Idaho offers on-campus housing to all full-time students who are under 26 years old. Part-time students and students who are 26 years old and older may live on campus as appropriate space permits. All full-time students who are unmarried and without dependent children are required to live in campus housing for six semesters. For more information about this policy and about Residence Life in general, as well as a description of the housing options listed below, please visit the Residential Life page on the College website.

The rates listed below are per person.

 2026-27 Room Charges

Single Rooms 

Cost per Term 

Cost per Year

 Anderson Hall   $3,229.00       $6,458.00      
 Simplot and Hayman Hall  $3,730.00        $7,459.00      
     

 Double and Closet Single Rooms 

   
 Anderson Hall $2,166.00        $4,332.00      
 Simplot and Hayman Hall $3,027.00        $6,054.00      
 Voorhees Hall  $3,350.00        $6,700.00      

 Triple Rooms

   
 Simplot and Hayman Hall $2,422.00       $4,844.00      

 Suite-Style Rooms

   
 Single room in a suite
 (Finney, Sawtooth, Owyhee)
$3,929.00        $7,857.00     
 Sawtooth and Owyhee doubles (limited) $3,350.00       $6,700.00     
     

 Village Apartments

   
 Village 4-Bedroom Room (single) $4,117.00       $8,234.00     
 Village 2-Bedroom Room (single) $4,117.00       $8,234.00     
 Village 2-Bedroom Room (double) $3,587.00       $7,174.00     

Rental Houses 

   
 Rental House Single Room  $3,956.00       $7,911.00     
 Rental House Double Room $3,499.00        $6,997.00     

 

Meal Plans

To support the health of our students, facilitate community engagement, and help ensure reasonably priced plans, The College of Idaho expects that all full-time students participate in a meal plan. First-semester freshmen living on campus are required to purchase Plan A, B, or C; freshmen in their second semester and sophomores living on campus are required to purchase Plan A, B, C, or D. Juniors and seniors who live on campus may purchase Plans A-D or the Commuter Plan.

A student may add Coyote Cash onto their meal plan and upgrade to a larger meal plan at any point in the year. Meal Plans A, B, C, or D can be downgraded only during the first week of fall and winter semesters.

Prices include Idaho sales tax of 6.00%.

2026-27 Meal Charges

Meal Plan

Fall*

Win/Spr*

Cost/Term

 Cost/Year 

Plan A

19

19

$3,832.50

              $7,665.00

Plan B

14

14

 $3,715.50

              $7,431.00

Plan C

10

10

$3,491.50

              $6,983.00

Plan D

7

7

$3,271.00

              $6,542.00

Commuter Plan

 

   $958.50

              $1,917.00

*Meals per Week

     

Meal Plan Descriptions

Meal Plan A is for students who plan on eating most of their daily meals in the Simplot Café. This plan allows 19 meals a week and includes $60 of Coyote Cash per term. Meals reset weekly and do not carry over week to week.

Meal Plan B is for students who plan on eating regularly in the Simplot Café. This plan allows 14 meals a week and includes $135 of Coyote Cash per term. Meals reset weekly and do not carry over week to week.

Meal Plan C is for students who plan on eating 1 to 2 meals a day in Simplot Café.  This plan allows 10 meals a week and includes $190 of Coyote Cash per term.  Meals reset weekly and do not carry over week to week.

Meal Plan D is for students who plan on eating only one meal a day in Simplot Café.  This plan allows 7 meals a week and includes $215 of Coyote Cash per term. Meals reset weekly and do not carry over week to week. 

The Commuter Plan is for students who plan to eat a few meals on campus. This plan allows no set meals per week and includes $726 of Coyote Cash.

Please Note:

  • Additional Flex spending cash can be added at any time.
  • Coyote Cash associated with a meal plan will carry over within an academic year as long as the student continues on the meal plan for winter/spring semester.
  • Meals and Coyote Cash not used by the end of the academic year will be lost. 

Tuition

Full-Time Tuition

To maintain full-time status, students must be enrolled in 12 or more credits each semester (fall and spring).

 2026 Fall

2027 Winter/Spring

 Annual Cost

 $19,660  $19,660  $39,320

Overload Charges

Overload charges of $1183.33/credit will be assessed for each credit exceeding 16 credits in fall term, 3 credits in winter term, and 16 credits in spring term.

Part-Time Tuition and Fees

Students enrolled in fewer than 12 credits are considered part-time and will be charged according to the table below.

Students who have received an undergraduate degree or are 25 or older may enroll for classes at a reduced rate of $932 per credit. This reduced rate does not apply to independent study, internships, music lessons, practice teaching, or other classes where individual attention is the primary means of instruction.

Students who have earned an undergraduate degree and are returning to the College to pursue a second degree will also enroll at a reduced rate of $932 per credit.  These students must be enrolled at the minimum full-time credit load (12 credits) per semester. 

For information regarding the option to audit a course, please refer to the Auditing and Non-Credit Instruction section of the College catalog.

Please see Summer Undergraduate Tuition for specific summer rates.

 Part-Time Tuition and Fees

(Credit and Non-Credit*)

Student Status or Fee Type

2026-27 Charges

Under age 25, no undergraduate degree $1,857/credit     
Age 25 or older, with or without undergraduate degree $932/credit     
Any age with undergraduate degree $932/credit     
Academic Service Fee $42.50/semester     
Health Service Fee $150/semester     

*Full-time staff and graduates of The College of Idaho may audit up to two courses per academic year at no tuition cost, provided space is available and they receive the instructor's permission. (Academic service fee and health service fee apply.) Please see Auditing and Non-Credit Instruction for more information.

Summer Tuition

 Course Type

 

Summer 2026
Charges

 Internship and Independent Study (1-4 credits)    $230 flat rate
 Study-away Courses   $545/credit
 All Other Courses   $540/credit

Student Health Insurance

The College of Idaho requires all full-time students to carry medical insurance and to provide proof of coverage annually. Students will be automatically enrolled and billed for insurance. The cost of the plan is payable on the first semester billing. If proof of adequate insurance is furnished to the College by the last day to add/drop in the first semester attended, the insurance will be canceled and the charges reversed. Proof of insurance must be furnished every year.

Please see Student Fees for specific charges. Insurance costs are subject to change.

Eligible dependents of students enrolled in the plan may participate in the plan on a voluntary basis. Additional information can be obtained from the Human Resources Office.

Student Privacy

Federal law prohibits release of academic or financial records, even to parents, without the student's consent. For more information, see FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) and Federal Student Aid Privacy Policy.