Best colleges for biology and pre-med in Idaho

Colleges that offer a bachelor’s in biology, the usual route for pre-medical study, ranked by Compass Score.

Best colleges for biology and pre-med in Idaho7 schools

7 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.

How this list is made

Schools in Idaho.
Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
Offers a bachelor’s program in biology, from the College Scorecard field-of-study data (credential level 3).
Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.

Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.

School	Net price a year	Median debt	Earnings 10 years out	Graduation rate
The College of Idaho	About $19,000	$24,500	$48,473	63%
Northwest Nazarene University	About $30,000	$23,750	$51,719	71%
University of Idaho	About $15,000	$21,982	$54,670	57%
Brigham Young University-Idaho	About $8,000	$13,969	$53,406	55%
Boise State University	About $22,000	$20,500	$51,658	60%
Idaho State University	About $12,000	$20,039	$45,608	39%
Lewis-Clark State College	About $16,000	$18,500	$46,001	40%

Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.