Idaho State University
School info
3.3
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.2
Food
3
Clubs
2.9
Facilities
3.5
Internet
3.3
Location
3.2
Opportunities
3.2
Safety
4.1
Social
3
Happiness
3.6
Basic Information
Location
- Pocatello, ID
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Public research university
- Established: March 11, 1901; 123 years ago (March 11, 1901)
- Founder: Theodore F. Turner, Governor Frank W. Hunt
Academic information
Key Area
- Center for Advanced Energy Studies
- Ecology & Conservation Biology
- Biomedical Sciences
- Internet of Things (IoT) and Cybersecurity
- Measurement and Control Engineering
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 12,301 (Fall 2022)
- Undergraduates: 10,017 (Fall 2022)
- Postgraduates: 2,284 (Fall 2022)
- Academic Staff: 826 (Fall 2019)
Notable Alumni
- William Petersen
- Jared Allen
- Marvin Lewis
- Shay Carl
- Rafi Ahmed
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Good reviews
Overall 4.8
It is a great campus and positive learning environment!
Overall 4.7
It's a good college. Lots of opportunities for all aspects of the college experience.
Overall 4.6
I enjoy this campus. I transferred from BYU and I have enjoyed it. The campus is pretty, the faculty I have been around seem to really care for their students. I enjoy it here.
Overall 4.5
This University always has something fun going on that is free to students and only a few dollars for families. There is always free food or gear every week for students! I love this place.
Overall 4.4
Excellent school. I love ISU.
Overall 4.3
ISU is a very great university.
Overall 4.3
ISU is an amazing university! I recommend that everyone looking at colleges come to ISU for a campus visit! You get to meet with your major's advisor to learn more about the program you're interested in and they tour you around campus and make it very personalized! I feel right at home here and I'm SO happy with my decision to come to ISU!!!
Overall 4.2
Love ISU!
Overall 4
Pretty good campus. Nothing spectacular but also nothing terrible.
Overall 4
ISU has lots of opportunities for involvement. Great community vibe and lots of on campus social events. Professors want you to succeed and are willing to talk outside of class. Overall great university!
Bad reviews
Overall 0.9
poor uni and city
Overall 1.1
The nursing professors are horrid. They are extremely lazy. They had us purchase 600 worth of books and then we weren't tested on any of the material from the book. Their lesson plans were straight from quizlet and youtube videos. Big waste of my money, time, and an extreme detriment to student's mental health!
Overall 1.3
There is a reason this college is at the bottom of every list. Bad programs, poorly run school, bad instructors, over priced tuition for what you receive. It's in pocatello which has a high crime rate and housing is overpriced for the condition. They change their programs many times which adds classes to your load and pushes graduation out further.
Overall 1.3
No. Just no.
Overall 1.4
This place is on it's way down. There are still some profs and some programs that are great, but overall it's a looming disaster. If you've a mind to go on for grad school, look elsewhere, this place will not prepare you. Buildings are falling apart, morale is dismal, resources are non-existant and some curriculum is archaic.
Overall 1.5
Internet is unbearably slow. Limited to very few places to eat. Sketchy city, even more sketchy people. The library and professors are good though.
Overall 1.6
I chose to attend ISU for the cost and location. While trying to find employment after graduation, have regretted that decision at least a thousand times. I am an intelligent person with very specialized degrees. However, since they came from ISU, they are significantly less valued in the field.
Overall 1.9
If you enjoy the most insufferable people in the world that never grew out of their small town mindset then this is the right university for you
Overall 1.9
Dont go here.
Overall 1.9
this University is CRAP!! faculty could careless about the students and its expensive