by our College Data Analytics Team
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North Idaho College was awarded 29 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health & medical assisting services.
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College Factual ranked NIC as #862 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when NIC held the #1,196 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
NIC also holds the #3 spot on the Best Colleges in Idaho ranking.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into North Idaho College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, North Idaho College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at North Idaho College is 46%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At North Idaho College this rate is 59%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,737 undergraduates at NIC with 1,790 being full-time and 2,947 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,276 | $7,292 | $7,524 | $9,731 | $10,683 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of NIC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At NIC, approximately 27% of students took out student loans averaging $3,928 a year. That adds up to $15,712 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for NIC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1000 West Garden Avenue, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814-2199 |
| Phone: | 208-769-3300 |
| Website: | https://www.nic.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 765 | NA |
| Nursing | 75 | NA |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 46 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 42 | NA |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance | 32 | NA |
| Social Work | 29 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 27 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 26 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 24 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 24 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 3,030 students took at least one online class at North Idaho College. This is a decrease from the 3,296 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 3,030 | 1,157 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,296 | 1,247 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,798 | 2,733 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,063 | 1,038 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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