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{{Short description|Private liberal arts college in Caldwell, Idaho, US}}
{{for|the university previously known as Idaho State College|Idaho State University}}
{{distinguish|University of Idaho}}
{{Primary sources|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox university
| name                   = The College of Idaho
| image                  = College idaho seal.png
| image_size             = 150
| motto                  = ''Rex Lex Dux Lux''
| mottoeng               = My Leader, my Light, {{nowrap|my King, and my Law}}
| established            = 1891, {{Years or months ago|1891}}
| type                   = Private liberal arts college
| endowment              = US$111 million
| president              = Doug Brigham
| students               = 1,085 (Fall 2024)<ref name ="2024fallcensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.collegeofidaho.edu/sites/default/files/inline-files/Census%20Report%20-%2024FA_rev.pdf|author=Mark Heidrich|publisher=The College of Idaho Office of Institutional Research|title=2024 Fall Census|date=4 September 2024}}</ref>
| undergrad              = 
| postgrad               = 
| city                   = Caldwell
| state                  = Idaho
| country                = United States
| campus                 = Suburban, park, {{convert|55|acre|0}}
| former_names           = Albertson College<br />of Idaho (1991&ndash;2007)
| athletics_affiliations = NAIA – CCC (primary)<br />NAIA – Frontier (football)
| sports_nickname        = Coyotes ("Yotes")
| colors         = Purple & Gold<br />{{color box|#412d5e}}&nbsp;{{color box|#a29060}}
| mascot                 = Coyote<ref>{{cite news|title=C of I to unveil new coyote mascot|url=http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/blog/news/2011/08/15/c-i-unveil-new-coyote-mascot|publisher=collegeofidaho.edu|date=August 15, 2011|access-date=2015-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905220101/http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/blog/news/2011/08/15/c-i-unveil-new-coyote-mascot|archive-date=2015-09-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| website                = {{URL|https://www.collegeofidaho.edu/| collegeofidaho.edu}}
| coordinates            = {{coord|43.653|-116.676|type:edu_region:US-ID|display=inline,title}}
| postgrad_label         = 
| administrative_staff   = 282
| academic_affiliations  = APCU<br />CIC<br />[[Organization:National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
| logo = Idaho college logo.png
| logo_size = 200
}}

'''The College of Idaho''' ('''C of I''') is a private liberal arts college in Caldwell, Idaho. Founded in 1891 by Rev. William Judson Boone as a Presbyterian college, it is the state's oldest private liberal arts college and has an enrollment of over 1,000 students.

The college offers 30 undergraduate programs to earn a B.A., with select programs offering the opportunity to earn either a B.A. or a B.S. degree.<ref name = "undergraduate">{{cite web|url = https://www.collegeofidaho.edu/academic-programs/undergraduate/curriculum|title = Our Curriculum: Undergraduate Programs|publisher = The College of Idaho|access-date = 16 February 2025}}</ref> The college also offers 4 graduate degrees in the fields of [[Social:Sport management|Sports Administration]], Medical Science, Physician Assistant Studies, and [[Education]].<ref name = "graduate">{{cite web|url = https://www.collegeofidaho.edu/academic-programs/graduate|title = Graduate Programs|publisher = The College of Idaho|access-date = 16 February 2025}}</ref> While previously utilizing the "PEAK" curriculum, in which students could earn one major and three minors in the span of four years, starting in the 2025-2026 academic year, the college began using the "Do More in Four" curriculum, in which students only have to attend classes for four days a week, with four, four credit classes per semester (as compared to the standard five, three credit classes), and the opportunity to earn an undergraduate and graduate degree in four years.<ref name ="domore4">{{cite web|url = https://www.collegeofidaho.edu/academic-programs/undergraduate|title= Undergraduate Academics|publisher = The College of Idaho|access-date = 16 February 2025}}</ref>

The college's alumni include eight Rhodes Scholars,<ref>{{Cite web |title=College of Idaho graduate becomes Rhodes Scholar |url=https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/education/college-of-idaho-alum-kaya-evans-rhodes-scholar/277-e76ab7ee-8176-4191-8536-e227d96c7273 |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=www.ktvb.com |date=17 November 2022 |archive-date=2022-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121213339/https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/education/college-of-idaho-alum-kaya-evans-rhodes-scholar/277-e76ab7ee-8176-4191-8536-e227d96c7273 |url-status=live }}</ref> three governors, four professional football players, and one professional baseball player. The college has been ranked #4 in the most recent Best Colleges Rankings by U.S. News for the Regional Colleges West category, tying with the [[Organization:Oregon Institute of Technology|Oregon Institute of Technology]], as well as #15 in social mobility and #7 in the best value colleges categories.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/college-of-idaho-1617|title=College of Idaho - Profile, Rankings, and Data|publisher = U.S. News|date = 2025| access-date = 16 February 2025}}</ref> The college has also been recognized by The Princeton Review as one of the "Best in the West,"<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/?rankings=best-west&sort=near-me&zip=83301|title = Best Western Colleges|publisher=The Princeton Review|date = 2025|access-date = 16 February 2025}}</ref> one of the "best and most interesting colleges,"<ref>{{cite book|title= Fiske Guide to Colleges 2024|date=11 July 2023|author=Edward B. Fiske|publisher=Sourcebooks|isbn=1728271835}}</ref> and one of the best colleges in the United States for "Baccalaureate Colleges with Diverse Fields."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bestinclasscolleges.com/best-colleges-in-the-united-states-baccalaureate-colleges-with-diverse-fields/|title=Best in the United States: Baccalaureate Colleges with Diverse Fields|publisher = Best-in-Class Colleges|access-date = 16 February 2025}}</ref>

==History==
The college was conceived in 1884 when the [[Religion:Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]] Church's Wood River [[Religion:Presbyterian polity|Presbytery]], meeting in Shoshone, formed a commission to examine the possibility of establishing a Presbyterian college somewhere in the Idaho Territory. The commission found support for such a venture and in 1890 the Presbytery accepted an offer from a group of Caldwell citizens led by William Judson Boone, to locate the institution in that community.

The college was founded {{Years or months ago|1891}} in 1891 by Dr. Rev. William Judson Boone with the support of the Wood River Presbytery. The college first opened its doors to students on October 7, 1891. Nineteen students showed up at The College of Idaho for the first classes in 1891. The first classes were held downtown in the Caldwell Presbyterian Church. A year later the college moved into its own downtown building before moving to its present site on the east side of town in 1910 when Henry and Carrie Blatchley donated {{convert|20|acre}} of land. Sterry Hall, a classroom and administration building, and Finney Hall, the first residence hall, were built that year. Two years later Voorhees residence hall was built, which would be the second of five total residents halls.

In 1893, it was incorporated under the laws of the state of Idaho and placed in the hands of a self-perpetuating board of [[Social:Trustee|trustee]]s. Dr. Boone served as president of the college for 45 years until his death in 1936.

In 1991, the college's board of trustees unanimously voted to change its name to Albertson College of Idaho to honor alumnus and long-time donor Joe Albertson {{nowrap|(1906–1993)}} and his wife Kathryn {{nowrap|(1908–2002).<ref name=ijoe>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M5UrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EtEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6437%2C816335 |newspaper=Idahonian |location=Moscow |agency=Associated Press |title=It's Joe Albertson's College of Idaho now |date=November 9, 1991 |page=5A |access-date=August 19, 2015 |archive-date=April 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428022735/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M5UrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EtEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6437,816335 |url-status=live }}</ref>}} The couple, who founded one of the country's largest [[Engineering:Supermarket|supermarket]] chains, Albertson's Inc., met in a chemistry class at C of I and were generous benefactors of the college. At the time of the name change, the enrollment was {{nowrap|640 students.<ref name=cnnhb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ymEPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5oYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6884%2C2494950 |newspaper=The Bulletin |location=Bend, Oregon |agency=Associated Press |title=College's new name honors benefactor |date=November 10, 1991 |page=E-11 |access-date=August 19, 2015 |archive-date=April 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425043519/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ymEPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5oYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6884,2494950 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

On October 10, 2007, college president Bob Hoover announced that the name would revert to The College of Idaho, with the mutual agreement of the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation, to promote acceptance and gain financial backing from alumni who were unhappy about the original name change.<ref name=achnm>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=92lWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d_MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5439%2C917077 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |last=Boone |first=Rebecca |title=Albertson College of Idaho gets millions, changes name |date=October 12, 2007 |page=B2 |access-date=August 19, 2015 |archive-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506022202/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=92lWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d_MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5439,917077 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/administration/communications/pressreleases.asp?PRID=1132 ACI receives historic donation, changes name back to The College of Idaho, kicks off major fundraising campaign] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716111958/http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/administration/communications/pressreleases.asp?PRID=1132 |date=2011-07-16 }}, Albertson College of Idaho press release, October 10, 2007</ref> This coincided with a {{nowrap|$50 million}} donation by the foundation to the college.

==Academics==
The college offers 30 undergraduate majors, 28 undergraduate minors, four graduate programs, and a variety of collaborative programs through 17 departments. Popular majors include Business, Biomedical Sciences, Psychology, and Exercise Science.<ref name="2024fallcensus" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/college-of-idaho-1617/academics|title=College of Idaho Academics & Majors|publisher=U.S. News|date = 2025|access-date = 16 February 2025}}</ref>
{{Infobox US university ranking
| Wamo_BAC      = 80
| USNWR_REG     = 4
}}
===Academic departments===
The college currently has 17 academic departments on campus:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collegeofidaho.edu/academics/departments|title=Academic Departments|publisher= The College of Idaho|access-date = 16 February 2025}}</ref>
{{div col}}
* Anthropology & Sociology
* Art
* Biology
* Business & Accounting
* Chemistry
* Communication Arts
* Education
* English
* Environmental Studies
* Health & Human Performance 
* History
* Mathematics & Physical Sciences
* Music
* Philosophy & Religious Studies
* Political Economy
* Psychology
* Theatre
* Spanish
{{div col end}}

===Accreditation===
The college has been accredited by the [[Organization:Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities|Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities]] since 1922. Its teacher education program has been approved by the Idaho State Department of Education since 1913, and its graduates are eligible for certification in all states participating in the Interstate Certification Compact. The college is accepted by, and the alumnae are eligible for, membership in the American Association of University Women (AAUW).

===Collaborative programs===
Collaborative programs between The College of Idaho and other institutions offer degrees from both with students spending three to four years at C of I and two to three years at the cooperating university.

Collaborative programs in health professions include: [[Medicine:Nursing|nursing]], [[Medicine:Medical laboratory|clinical lab science]], speech and language pathology and [[Physics:Audiology|audiology]], [[Medicine:Physical therapy|physical therapy]], [[Medicine:Occupational therapy|occupational therapy]], [[Chemistry:Pharmacy|pharmacy]], pharmaceutical science and public health.

Other collaborative programs include [[HandWiki:Engineering|engineering]] and [[Philosophy:Law|law]].

===Curriculum===

==== PEAK (2010-2025) ====
PEAK was the college's unique undergraduate curriculum. It was intended to allow students to graduate with an academic major and three minors in four years or two majors and two minors if they choose.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/content/academics?mode=PEAK|title=Academics - The College of Idaho|website=Collegeofidaho.edu|access-date=8 October 2017|archive-date=8 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008181836/http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/content/academics?mode=PEAK|url-status=live}}</ref> The curriculum was implemented in the fall of 2010. It was made up of four different peaks: humanities & fine arts, social sciences & history, natural sciences & mathematics, and professional foundations & enhancement. Each student under this curriculum is required to major in one of the four peaks, while minoring in the other three allowing a broad base of study with limited general education requirements.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Undergraduate Programs {{!}} The College of Idaho |url=https://www.collegeofidaho.edu/academics/peak |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=www.collegeofidaho.edu |archive-date=2022-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126222902/https://www.collegeofidaho.edu/academics/peak |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Do More in Four (2025-present) ====

Due to economic hardship in the mid-2000's, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a 15% decrease in college students in 2025. In addition, the rising costs of inflation (up to 19.1%) and financial hardship by the college, the increasing trend by students and belief by the [[Organization:Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities|Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities]] that it is better to graduate in three years rather than four, and the decreasing trust in higher education (70% in 2014 v. 36% in 2024), the college found it necessary to revamp their curriculum in order to involve with the changing economical, political, 
and educational climates.<ref>{{cite report |last=Douglass |first=David |date=26 September 2024 |title= Senate Agenda: Officer Reports |url=<!---physical document published at the college's senate chambers ---> |work= |location= The College of Idaho, ASCI Senate Chambers |publisher=Associated Students of The College of Idaho |docket= |access-date=}}</ref>

As the result of discussion with donors, the college's board, faculty, and students, the "Do More in Four" curriculum was introduced. This curriculum differs wildly from the previous PEAK curriculum, as it requires more general education classes in what is called "Coyote Core." This curriculum emphasizes a four-day school week, from Monday through Thursday, where Fridays should be utilized for meetings with professors and internships; four, four credit classes per semester, as opposed to the previous five classes per semester, worth three credits each; and, the opportunity, in select fields, to complete both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in the span of four years, while retaining undergraduate scholarships and grants.<ref name = "domore4" />

===Academic calendar===
The academic calendar provides opportunities for experimental as well as conventional approaches to learning. During the fall and spring terms traditionally formatted courses are offered over a twelve-week term. Between the fall and spring terms, a four-week winter session, named "J-term", is offered. Classes often stress experimentation, innovation, creative teaching, and imaginative learning using tutorials, seminars, or independent research methods. These classes are often described as a full semester's worth of class into one month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/|title=Home - The College of Idaho|website=Collegeofidaho.edu|access-date=8 October 2017|archive-date=8 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008182039/http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Student life==
The college has more than 50 student clubs and organizations, with an active student government, the Associated Students of The College of Idaho (ASCI) emphasize diversity in cultures,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/asci|title=ASCI-Student Governance - The College of Idaho|website=Collegeofidaho.edu|access-date=8 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008183649/http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/asci|archive-date=2017-10-08|url-status=dead}}</ref> and strong intramural and club sports programs. Intramural sports include: basketball, soccer, softball, rugby, volleyball and flag football.

The college's Outdoor Program takes advantage of Idaho's geography and include backpacking, hiking, [[Engineering:Fly fishing|fly fishing]], camping, winter camping, snowshoeing, kayaking, rafting, rock climbing, backcountry skiing, inner tubing, and stargazing. The Outdoor Program leads week-long trips during the breaks between terms and after midterms.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.collegeofidaho.edu/outdoor-program|title = Outdoor Program|publisher= The College of Idaho|access-date = 16 February 2025}}</ref>

The college has one fraternity (Sigma Chi) and two sororities (Kappa Alpha Theta and Kappa Kappa Gamma),<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.collegeofidaho.edu/student-life/clubs-organizations/greek-life|title=Greek Life|publisher = The College of Idaho|access-date = 16 February 2025}}</ref> but has historically had more.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/greeklife |title=Greek Life &#124; College of Idaho |access-date=2013-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313085517/http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/greeklife |archive-date=2013-03-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Athletics==
[[File:Idaho yotes wordmark.png|thumb|200px|C o I athletics wordmark]]
The College of Idaho athletic teams are called the Coyotes (or Yotes). The college is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) for most of its sports since the 1993–94 academic year; while its football team competes in the Frontier Conference, its men's lacrosse team competes in the Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League (PNCLL), its men's and women's skiing competes in the Northwest Collegiate Ski Conference (NWCSC) of the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA), and its competitive swimming team competes as an Independent.

CofI competes in 20 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, skiing, soccer, swimming & diving and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, skiing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball.

===Football===
In 2014, The College of Idaho re-instated its football program after a 37-year hiatus.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=The College of Idaho|url=http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/blog/news/2012/05/14/college-idaho-reinstates-football-program|title=College of Idaho reinstates football program|date=May 14, 2012|access-date=January 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313054521/http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/blog/news/2012/05/14/college-idaho-reinstates-football-program|archive-date=2013-03-13|url-status=dead}}</ref> The program is led by head coach Mike Moroski, who has posted a record of 53-38 since taking over the program and was voted the 2019 Frontier Conference Coach of the Year. From 2019 to 2022, the Yotes have posted a record of 29–7 and have won a at least a share of the Frontier Conference each year. The Yotes even posted their longest winning streak in school history from 2018 to 2019 (17 games). Even so, the Yotes have only reached the NAIA playoffs once in those four years (2019).  In 2019, the Yotes posted their best record of 11–1 and achieved their highest rank in program history at #5 in the NAIA postseason poll. Since 2014, the Yotes have had a total of 8 All-Americans, 56 all-conference selections, and 26 NAIA All-Academic selections. In 2022, the Yotes split the conference title with rival Carroll College and finished the season ranked 18th in the nation after posting an 8–2 record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike Moroski - Football Coach |url=https://yoteathletics.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/mike-moroski/945 |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=College of Idaho Athletics |language=en}}</ref>

===Mascot===
The Coyote is the school's mascot, and CofI teams are often referred to as the "Yotes."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yoteathletics.com/|title=Official Website of College of Idaho Athletics|website=yoteathletics.com|access-date=8 October 2017|archive-date=8 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008231127/http://yoteathletics.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Accomplishments===
Since 2011, CofI student-athletes have won 23 national championships. The men's and women's [[Engineering:Ski|ski]] teams have won 48 individual and team national championships while competing in the NWCSC of the USCSA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/admission/college-idaho-quick-facts|title=Admission - The College of Idaho|website=Collegeofidaho.edu|access-date=8 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008181219/http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/admission/college-idaho-quick-facts|archive-date=2017-10-08|url-status=dead}}</ref> The college's track and cross country teams have won 13 individual and relay national titles. The men's baseball team has qualified for postseason play every year since 1987, winning the NAIA national championship in 1998. The men's basketball team won the 1996 NAIA Division II national championship. In 2014, the CofI football team ranked No. 2 in the NAIA for attendance with more than 4,500 fans per game. The men's lacrosse team has also won back to back PNCLL D II conference championships, in 2018 and 2019.

All 19 of the College of Idaho's NAIA teams were honored as NAIA Scholar Team for 2008–2009 season. Each team maintained an average GPA of at least 3.0. This set an all-time NAIA record for number of Scholar Teams in one season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/yotenotes/0910/8-26NOTES.htm |title=Yote Notes - August 26, 2009 |access-date=2009-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028070853/http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/yotenotes/0910/8-26NOTES.htm |archive-date=2009-10-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> CofI student-athletes continue to earn high marks in the class room and are among the annual leaders in scholar-athlete and academic All-America honorees.

During 2019–2021, the College of Idaho football team won three straight Frontier Conference championships in the NAIA. This includes the unprecedented "COVID" season in the spring of 2021 where the "Yotes" played just four games.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Past Conference Football Champions|url=https://frontierconference.com/sports/2020/10/23/FB_1023204325.aspx|access-date=2022-02-08|website=frontierconference.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109142039/https://frontierconference.com/sports/2020/10/23/FB_1023204325.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023, the College of Idaho's men's basketball team, under head coach Colby Blaine, won its second NAIA national championship, defeating Indiana Tech 73–71 in Kansas City, Missouri. The 2022–2023 team went 36–1 and 22–0 in Cascade Conference play, winning 36 straight games after losing its opening game of the season to Arizona Christian.<ref>{{Cite web |title=College of Idaho Wins NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship |url=https://yoteathletics.com/news/2023/3/18/college-of-idaho-wins-naia-mens-basketball-national-championship.aspx |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=College of Idaho Athletics |date=18 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref>  In Fall 2023, the women's cross country team won its first national championship and the first NAIA women's team national championship in school history. Head coach Dominic Bolin was named the 2023 NAIA Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year. It was just the second year of Bolin's head coaching tenure.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-17 |title=College of Idaho Completes Mission to Capture Red Banner |url=https://www.naia.org/sports/wxc/2023-24/Releases/WXC_ChampionshipRecap_11_17_23 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=NAIA |language=en}}</ref>

===National Championships===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team= Idaho Coyotes|Sport|Association|Division|Year|Runner-up|Score}}

|- align="center"
| rowspan="1" | Baseball
| rowspan="1" | NAIA
| rowspan="1" | Single
| 1998
| Indiana Tech
| 6–3
|-
|Men's Basketball
| rowspan="1" |NAIA
|Division II
|1996
|[[Organization:Whitworth University|Whitworth]]
|81-72 (OT)
|-
|Men's Basketball
|NAIA
|Single
|2025
|[[Organization:Oklahoma Wesleyan University|Oklahoma Wesleyan]]
|93-65
|-
|Men's Basketball
|NAIA
|Single
|2023
|Indiana Tech
|73-71
|-
|Men's Basketball
| rowspan="1" |NAIA
|Division II
|1996
|[[Organization:Whitworth University|Whitworth]]
|81-72 (OT)
|-
|Women's Cross Country
|NAIA
|Single
|[https://www.naia.org/sports/wxc/2023-24/Releases/WXC_ChampionshipRecap_11_17_23 2023]
|[[Organization:The Master's University|The Master's University (CA)]]
|68 points
|}

==Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History==
The College of Idaho houses the Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History in William Judson Boone Science Hall. It is the only natural history museum for southwestern Idaho, southeastern Oregon, and northern Nevada. The natural history museum serves three main purposes: to support the educational programs at The College of Idaho, to provide a resource to the community, and to house resources for scientific research.

Orma J. Smith taught chemistry, zoology, and geology in the early 1900s. A small museum was established in the 1930s to house his collections but was closed in 1963. It was reopened in 1976 in the basement of Boone Hall, driven by the need to house collections from the College of Idaho expeditions led by Dr. Robert Bratz and the current director, William H. Clark.

Since the ‘70s, the museum has been staffed primarily by volunteers, many the College of Idaho alums, and students. The first Saturday is dedicated to Museum Workdays, where the museum is open for work with Museum staff. A monthly education seminar takes place at noon on Workdays.

The museum is a repository for some very large regional collections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/museum|title=Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History - The College of Idaho|website=Collegeofidaho.edu|access-date=8 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921045743/http://collegeofidaho.edu/museum|archive-date=2012-09-21|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The students in the Gipson Honors Program utilize the museum every year for a first semester project, writing research papers which are supposed to offer a unique perspective on one item in the extensive collections.

==The Whittenberger Planetarium==
The College of Idaho houses the Whittenberger Planetarium in the William Judson Boone Science Hall. The planetarium was built in 1970 and provides educational programming to student groups and the public. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collegeofidaho.edu/about/campus-facilities/planetarium|title=The Whittenberger Planetarium - The College of Idaho|website=Collegeofidaho.edu|access-date=13 February 2025}}</ref>

==Archives==
The personal papers of Robert E. Smylie and the legislative papers of former senator Steve Symms are located at the college. The Steunenberg Papers, detailing Idaho's Trial of the Century, were recently donated to the Archives.

Idaho's Gem and Mineral Collection is located at the Orma J. Smith Natural History Museum at the college.

==Community involvement==
Jewett Auditorium hosts the Caldwell Fine Arts Series<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caldwellfinearts.org/|title=Caldwell Fine Arts of Caldwell, Idaho - Performing Arts Center|website=Caldwellfinearts.org|access-date=8 October 2017|archive-date=10 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010175358/http://www.caldwellfinearts.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> which was founded in 1961 as a co-operative effort between the college and community leaders to present cultural events. The performances sponsored by the Caldwell Fine Arts Series have included a wide variety of disciplines: solo artists, chamber music, orchestra, theater, opera, ballet, ethnic dance and jazz. Jewett Auditorium was built to house a three manual pipe organ. The interior of the auditorium seats 850 people. The building was completed in 1962.

==Campus==
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File:Cruzen-Murray Library, College of Idaho (2).jpg|Cruzen-Murray Library <!-- one of the most recent additions to campus -->
File:Sterry Hall, College of Idaho.jpg|Sterry Hall was the first building built on campus <!-- It housed most of the classrooms in the college's early years. The north and south faces of the building are constructed identically, as the original designers did not know which way the city of Caldwell would expand -->
File:Blatchley Hall, College of Idaho.jpg|Blatchley Hall <!-- currently houses the college's marketing team. It used to be a personal house, belonging to the Blatchleys, a key family in the college's early history -->
File:Strahorn Hall, College of Idaho.jpg|Strahorn Hall was the first library built on campus. <!-- It is currently home to the Philosophy, Political Economy, History, and English departments-->
File:Centennial Amphitheater, College of Idaho.jpg|The Centennial Amphitheater <!-- consctructed out of two leftover mounds of dirt from renovations. The grey building directly behind the pillars is William Judson Boone Science Hall. The small, off-white building to the left of the pillars is Covell Hall -->
File:Morrison_Centennial_Clock_Tower,_College_of_Idaho.jpg|Morrison Centennial Clocktower <!-- is located in the center of the Morrison Quadrangle (known as "the Quad" by students). In the 2010s, the standard clock chimes were changed from "Westminster Quarters" to "Tik Tok" by Kesha as an April Fool's Day joke -->
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==Notable alumni==
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* Joe Albertson, founder of Albertson's supermarkets and philanthropist<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.jkaf.org/the-foundation/biographies/|title= Joe Albertson|publisher= J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation|access-date= September 25, 2012|archive-date= August 7, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120807112240/http://www.jkaf.org/the-foundation/biographies/|url-status= dead}}</ref>
* Kathryn Albertson, wife of the founder of the Albertsons chain of grocery stores; philanthropist and founder of local sorority Sigma Epsilon<ref>{{cite web|title=Kathryn Albertson|url=http://www.jkaf.org/the-foundation/biographies/|access-date=September 25, 2012|publisher=J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation|archive-date=August 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807112240/http://www.jkaf.org/the-foundation/biographies/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Elgin Baylor, Basketball Hall of Fame inductee <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kmvt.com/2021/03/24/college-of-idaho-weighs-on-former-player-elgin-baylors-passing/|title=College of Idaho weighs on former player, Elgin Baylor's passing|work=KMVT 11|date=24 March 2021 |access-date=2021-12-20|archive-date=2021-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220113742/https://www.kmvt.com/2021/03/24/college-of-idaho-weighs-on-former-player-elgin-baylors-passing/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Mary Becker, former Mayor of Juneau Alaska
* Andy Benoit, sports journalist; covers the NFL for ''Sports Illustrated''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.ktvb.com/article/opinion/columnists/scott-slant/is-the-new-old-offense-back/277-273526045|title= Is the "new old" offense back?|publisher= Tom Scott- KTVB 7|access-date= December 20, 2021|archive-date= December 20, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211220113741/https://www.ktvb.com/article/opinion/columnists/scott-slant/is-the-new-old-offense-back/277-273526045|url-status= live}}</ref>
* George Blankley, college football and basketball coach
* Hamer H. Budge, former Congressman and Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission
* Cary Coglianese, University of Pennsylvania Law School faculty leader and author <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/files/11473-coglianesecc-vita-062121pdf|title=Curriculum Vitae|work=Cary Coglianese|access-date=2021-12-20|archive-date=2021-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220113746/https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/files/11473-coglianesecc-vita-062121pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Dorothy Custer, comedian 
* Duane Elgin, American author, speaker, educator, consultant, and media activist
* Christopher Farnsworth, novelist
* Horton Corwin Hinshaw, Nobel Prize nominee, pulmonologist 
* Ravic Huso, former US Ambassador to Laos
* Warren Jones, justice of the Idaho Supreme Court
* Edward Lodge, former US District Judge
* Larry Lujack, Chicago radio host
* Cynthia Meyer, justice of the Idaho Supreme Court 
* Riley O'Brien, Major League Baseball pitcher
* Butch Otter, 32nd governor of Idaho (2007 to 2019)
* R.C. Owens, NFL wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Colts, and New York Giants
* Alison Rabe, attorney and member of the Idaho Senate
* Diane Raptosh, author, poet and educator
* Forest Rohwer, microbial ecologist and Biology Professor at [[Organization:San Diego State University|San Diego State University]]
* Klaus Scharioth, former German ambassador to the United States
* Gerald Schroeder, former chief justice of the Idaho Supreme Court
* Mary Shaw Shorb, research scientist, invented first method to assay [[Biology:Vitamin B12|Vitamin B-12]]
* Jason Simontacchi, Major League Baseball Pitcher
* Elmo Smith, 27th governor of Oregon (1956 to 1957)
* Paul Smith, Academy Award-winning composer
* Robert Smylie<!--(1938)-->, 24th governor of Idaho (1955 to 1967)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_idaho/col2-content/main-content-list/title_smylie_robert.html|title= Idaho Governor Robert E. Smylie|publisher= National Governors Association|access-date= September 25, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121202044151/http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_idaho/col2-content/main-content-list/title_smylie_robert.html|archive-date= December 2, 2012|url-status= dead|df= mdy-all}}</ref>
* Melinda Smyser, former State Senator, former Director of the Idaho Department of Labor, Director of the Idaho Office of Drug Policy
* Scott Syme, former member of the Idaho House of Representatives (2016-2022)
* Pat Takasugi, former Idaho State Representative (2008-2011)
* Ted Trueblood, outdoor writer and conservationist, former Fishing Editor for Field & Stream magazine
* Kristine Tompkins, co-founder of Patagonia and founder of Conservacion Patagonica
* Chuck Winder, former member of the Idaho State Legislature (2008 to 2024)
* Julie Yamamoto, former state Representative (2020 - 2024)
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==References==
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==External links==
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