Editing University of Idaho

{{Short description|Public university in Moscow, Idaho, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = University of Idaho
 | image                  = University of Idaho seal.svg
 | image_upright          = 1.0
 | motto                  = "A Legacy of&nbsp;Leading"
 | established            = {{start date and age|1889|01|30|br=yes}}
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]] [[Land-grant university|land-grant]] [[research&nbsp;university]]
 | parent                 = Idaho&nbsp;State&nbsp;Board of Education<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boardofed.idaho.gov/board-facts/board-governance-structure/state-public-education-institutions/|title = Idaho State Board of Education - Public Higher Education}}</ref>
 | academic_affiliations  = [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
 | endowment              = $465 million (2023)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uidaho.edu/uidahofoundation/foundation-update |title=University of Idaho Foundation Update }}</ref>
 | president              = [[C. Scott Green]]
 | city                   = [[Moscow, Idaho|Moscow]]
 | state                  = [[Idaho]]
 | country                = United States
 | coor                   = {{Coord|46.726|N|117.011|W|display=inline,title}}
 | students               = 11,849 (fall&nbsp;2023)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uidaho.edu/news/news-articles/news-releases/2023/101723-fallenrollment |title=Second Largest Freshman Class in History Helps Push Enrollment up at U of I }}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 9,796 (fall 2023)
 | postgrad               = 1,929 (fall 2023)
 | campus                 = [[College town|Distant town]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Idaho&s=all&id=142285|title=IPEDS-University of Idaho}}</ref>
 | campus_size            = {{convert|1585|acre|km2|1}}
 | colors                 = Silver and vandal gold <ref>{{cite web|title=University of Idaho Color Identity|url=https://www.uidaho.edu/brand-resource-center/visual-style-guide/color-identity|date=January 31, 2018|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=July 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725200342/https://www.uidaho.edu/brand-resource-center/visual-style-guide/color-identity|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uidaho.edu/about|title=About U of I|website=www.uidaho.edu |access-date=July 15, 2018}}</ref> <br>{{color box|808080}}&nbsp;{{color box|F1B300}}
 | sporting_affiliations  = [[NCAA Division I FCS]] – [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]
 | nickname               = [[Idaho Vandals|Vandals]]
 | mascot                 = Joe Vandal
 | website                = {{URL|www.uidaho.edu}}
 | logo                   = University of Idaho logo.svg
 | logo_upright           = .9
 | free_label2            = Newspaper
 | free2                  = ''The Argonaut''
 | accreditation          = [[Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities|NWCCU]]
 | free_label             = Other campuses<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uidaho.edu/about/locations|title=Locations}}</ref>
 | free                   = {{hlist|[[Boise, Idaho|Boise]]|[[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho|Coeur d'Alene]]|[[Idaho Falls, Idaho|Idaho Falls]]|[[Post Falls, Idaho|Post Falls]]|[[Twin Falls, Idaho|Twin Falls]]}}
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The '''University of Idaho''' ('''U of I,''' or '''UIdaho''')<ref>[https://www.uidaho.edu/brand-resource-center/print-digital-content/editorial-style-guide#accordion-row-a96bc96e-06d4-4e35-9dd1-9d757afc313f-], University of Idaho Editorial Style Guide.</ref> is a [[Public university|public]] [[land-grant]] [[research university]] in  [[Moscow, Idaho]], United States. Established {{Time ago|1889}} in 1889 and opened three years later, it was the [[Idaho|state's]] sole university for 71 years, until [[Idaho State University|1963]]. 

The university comprises ten undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools. It enrolls approximately 12,000 students across its campuses, with 11,000 on the Moscow campus. The university is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "[[List of research universities in the United States|Research]] 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production".<ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 Carnegie Classifications - University of Idaho |url=https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/institution/university-of-idaho/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education |language=en-US}}</ref>

Located on the rural [[Palouse]], the university is represented in intercollegiate athletics by the [[Idaho Vandals]], who compete in NCAA [[NCAA Division I|Division I]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/university-of-idaho/article74259832.html|title=Source: Vandals dropping to FCS, joining the Big Sky|access-date=July 15, 2018}}</ref> primarily in the [[Big Sky Conference]]. In addition to the main campus in Moscow, the U of I has branch campuses in [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho|Coeur d'Alene]], [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]], and [[Idaho Falls, Idaho|Idaho Falls]]; it also operates a research park in [[Post Falls, Idaho|Post Falls]], and dozens of extension offices statewide.<ref>[http://www.uidaho.edu/uirp uidaho.edu] - UI Research Park - accessed August 31, 2011</ref>

==History==
{{main|Timeline of the University of Idaho}}
On January 30, 1889, [[Edward A. Stevenson|Governor Edward Stevenson]] of the [[Idaho Territory]] signed the territorial legislature's Council Bill No. 20, which officially established the UI as the upcoming state's [[land-grant]] institution.  Nearly four years later, the university opened for classes on October 3, 1892.<ref>[http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/timeline.htm lib.uidaho.edu] - special collections - timeline - accessed 2010-04-06</ref>
The choice of location for the University of Idaho was an "Olive Branch of Peace" by Gov. Stevenson for his actions in styming the nearly successful effort to detach the north [[Idaho Panhandle]] and join the state of [[Washington (state)|Washington]].<ref name=autogenerated6/>

Formed by the [[Idaho Territory]] legislature in 1889, the university opened its doors in 1892 with a class of 40 students. The first graduating class in 1896 consisted of two men and two women.

In 2023, the University of Idaho established a non-profit organization, Four Three Education, which would acquire the [[University of Phoenix]] by issuing $550 million in bonds (creating an estimated $685 million in debt).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Palermo |first1=Angela |last2=Ramirez |first2=Daniel |title='The whole thing just smells bad': University of Idaho faculty, taxpayers respond to University of Phoenix acquisition |url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/education/article276589661.html |website=www.idahostatesman.com |publisher=Idaho Statesman |access-date=11 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Richert |first1=Kevin |title=Statehouse showdown over University of Idaho-Phoenix discussion escalates |url=https://idahocapitalsun.com/2023/07/07/statehouse-showdown-over-university-of-idaho-phoenix-discussion-escalates/ |website=idahocapitalsun.com |date=July 7, 2023 |publisher=Idaho Capital Sun |access-date=11 August 2023}}</ref> Idaho spent approximately $7 million on consultants prior to the deal.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fixler |first1=Kevin |title=Phoenix deal offers ‘more than enough’ to cover student-loan risk, says U of I president|url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/education/article284363569.html |website=www.idahostatesman.com |publisher=Idaho Statesman |access-date=29 January 2024}}</ref> Three University of Idaho administrators sit on the Four Three board, including UI attorney Kent Nelson.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Richert |first1=Kevin |title=What's in a name — or names — at the U of I? |url=https://www.idahoednews.org/kevins-blog/whats-in-a-name-or-names-at-the-u-of-i/ |website=www.idahoednews.org |date=June 22, 2023 |publisher=Idaho Ed News |access-date=25 September 2023}}</ref> The slate of directors of Four Three Education will be selected by the Regents of the University of Idaho.<ref>{{cite web |title=University of Phoenix Affiliation FAQ |url=https://www.uidaho.edu/president/university-of-phoenix-affiliation |website=www.uidaho.edu |publisher=University of Idaho |access-date=21 December 2023}}</ref> However, President Green and University of Phoenix President Chris Lynne will be ex-officio members with full voting rights.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fixler |first1=Kevin |title=Statesman exclusive: U of I president touts 'majority independent' board in Phoenix deal |url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/education/article283799358.html |website=www.idahostatesman.com |publisher=Idaho Statesman |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>

==Campus==
[[File:Adm 1907.jpg|thumb|upright|The original Administration building (1899) was destroyed by fire in 1906. It was replaced in 1909 by the existing brick [[Collegiate Gothic in North America|Collegiate Gothic]] structure.]]
[[File:University of Idaho Administration Building - north side.jpg|thumb|Administration Building's north wing (1912)]]

According to the U of I Facts Books, the Moscow campus, abutting the [[Washington (state)|Washington]] state line, is {{convert|1585|acre|mi2 km2|1}}, including 253 buildings with a replacement value of $812 million. <!--{{convert|10|mi}},--> It has {{convert|49|acre|ha}} of parking lots, {{convert|1.2<!--2-->|mi|0}} of bike paths, 22 computer labs, an 18-hole [[University of Idaho Golf Course|golf course]] on {{convert|150|acre}}, {{convert|80|acre}} of arboreta, and {{convert|860|acre|mi2 km2|1}} of farms.

===Administration Building===
The Administration Building, with its {{convert|80|ft|0|adj=on|spell=in}} clock tower and [[Collegiate Gothic in North America|Collegiate Gothic]]-style structure, was built from 1907 to 1909 and has become an [[Secular icon|icon]] of the university.<ref name=centntg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j9syAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RPAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4926%2C3462318 |work=Moscow-Pullman Daily News |location=(Idaho-Washington) |last=Rush |first=Hadley |title=A century and counting |date=April 4, 2008 |page=1A}}</ref> The building holds classrooms, an auditorium, and administrative offices, including the offices of the [[List of University of Idaho people#Presidents of the University of Idaho|President]] and [[Provost (education)|Provost]]. Multiple expansions were made, with the north wing added in 1912, the eastern portion of the south wing in 1916 (extended west in 1936 for the library),<ref name=sdcavwsw>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v9VXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I_UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2409%2C3025408 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=(drawing) |title=Architect's view of new Idaho library |date=December 7, 1936 |page=1}}</ref> and the functional annex in 1950, incorporated into the Albertson addition of 2002. The U of I library was housed in the Administration building until 1957, when the Library building opened,<ref name=seplib>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=k8ReAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=876%2C6371099 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho)
|title=University separates library from administration building |date=August 23, 1957 |page=11}}</ref> constructed on the former site of tennis courts. The&nbsp;[[University of Idaho College of Law|College of Law]] occupied the south wing until its building (Menard) opened in&nbsp;1973.<ref name=gom73law>{{cite web |url=http://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem1973/90 |publisher=Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook |title=New Idaho law school (building) slated for completion this fall |year=1973 |page=86}}</ref>

The original Administration building, with a single tall [[spire]] reaching to {{convert|163|ft}}, was constructed through the decade of the 1890s and ultimately finished in 1899. It burned in 1906.<ref name=sdc06fire>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-KlXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7vMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5816%2C6424636|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington)|title=Idaho's university is a heap of ashes now|date=March 30, 1906|page=1}}</ref><ref name=spr06firea>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D6hXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mfMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6212%2C4652738|newspaper=Spokesman-Review |title=Administration building, Idaho university, burns; loss $200,000 |date=April 3, 1906|page=10}}</ref> In the meantime, classes were held at various sites in Moscow. The new Administration building was designed by [[John E. Tourtellotte]], who modeled the new structure after [[Hampton Court Palace]] in England.<ref name="centntg" /><ref name="autogenerated6">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucm.uidaho.edu/default.aspx?pid=86022 |title=A Brief History of the University of Idaho |work=uidaho.edu |access-date=March 7, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060220153252/http://www.ucm.uidaho.edu/default.aspx?pid=86022 |archive-date=February 20, 2006 }}</ref>

The 1909 Administration building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> Two years out of office, former U.S. president [[Theodore Roosevelt]] spoke outside the main east entrance of the new building on April 9, 1911, on a platform built of [[Palouse]] wheat.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

{{wide image|University of Idaho panorama, circa 1915 - Moscow, Idaho.jpg|1000px|Campus, {{circa|1915}}}}

===Hello Walk===
[[File:Hellowalkuniversityofidaho.jpg|thumb|upright|Hello Walk]]

"Hello Walk" is one of the best-known and traveled pathways on the Idaho campus. It includes monuments such as Presidential Grove, where historical figures, such as [[Theodore Roosevelt|Teddy Roosevelt]], planted trees; the [[Spanish–American War]] memorial statue who had his hands cut off but was reconstructed by the handless sculptor Bud Washburn;<ref>"Restoration Returns Dignity to Statue", Idaho the University magazine, March 1985 (from Campus Artwork and Landmarks, UI V.F. Bldgs & Campus, box #4, University of Idaho Special Collections, Moscow, ID)</ref> and Administration Lawn that was designed by the [[Olmsted Brothers]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uidaho.edu/caa/programs/landscape-architecture/olmsted-legacy|title=Olmsted Legacy |website=University of Idaho, College of Art and Architecture|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425183904/http://www.uidaho.edu/caa/programs/landscape-architecture/olmsted-legacy|archive-date=April 25, 2016|access-date=April 25, 2016}}</ref>

===Idaho Student Union Building===
The Idaho Student Union Building, (ISUB) completed in 2000 as the Commons, is the heart of campus and contains a food court, copy center, bagel and coffee shop (Einstein's Bagels), Credit Union, and convenience store.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uidaho.edu/studentaffairs/idaho-commons-and-student-union |title=Idaho Commons & Pitman Center |publisher=Uidaho.edu |access-date=August 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112902/http://www.uidaho.edu/studentaffairs/idaho-commons-and-student-union |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Additionally, there is study space, wireless internet, laptop checkout, and many student services such as the offices of the Associated Students of the University of Idaho (ASUI),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uidaho.edu/studentaffairs/department-of-student-involvement |title=University of Idaho Department of Student Involvement |publisher=Uidaho.edu |access-date=August 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707183547/http://www.uidaho.edu/studentaffairs/department-of-student-involvement |archive-date=July 7, 2015 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Academics Assistance, the University of Idaho Writing Center, and Student Support.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uidaho.edu/class/english/writingcenter |title=The Writing Center |publisher=Uidaho.edu |access-date=August 29, 2015}}</ref>

With the completion of the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) at the beginning of the fall semester of 2005, the second phase, the Idaho Student Union Building gained classrooms and completed the vision of a common area where students could learn, study, relax, and get university services all in one place.

===Bruce M. Pitman Center===
The Bruce M. Pitman Center is located on the east end of campus on Deakin Street. The building houses the university's financial aid, admissions, new student services, registrar and Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA) offices. For students, the Pitman Center also features meeting rooms, a computer lab, wireless access, borrowable laptops and a movie theater. The building began as a motel, the Blue Bucket Inn, which UI purchased in 1936 and later expanded. The VandalStore, built in 1989 on a former parking lot, is located directly across the street to the east; it was previously adjacent to the south.<ref>[http://www.uidaho.edu/studentaffairs/idaho-commons-and-student-union/student-union] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702125745/http://www.uidaho.edu/studentaffairs/idaho-commons-and-student-union/student-union|date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

UI student-run media offices are also present on the third floor of the Pitman Center: The Argonaut, a newspaper; [[KUOI-FM]], a radio station; student media advertising; and Blot, a magazine.

In October 2014, the University of Idaho announced the renaming of the Student Union Building as Bruce M. Pitman Center in honor of the retiring dean of students and vice provost for student affairs, who had served the campus community for more than 41 years. The name change took effect on January 1, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uidaho.edu/newsevents/item?name=ui-student-union-building-renamed-bruce-m-pitman-center |title=Item-University of Idaho |publisher=Uidaho.edu |access-date=August 29, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427143552/http://www.uidaho.edu/newsevents/item?name=ui-student-union-building-renamed-bruce-m-pitman-center |archive-date=April 27, 2015 }}</ref>

===ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center===
[[File:Kibbiedomeui.jpg|thumb|Kibbie Dome in 2006]]
[[File:Graduation in the Kibbie Dome, May 2017.jpg|thumb|Graduation in the [[Kibbie Dome]], May 2017]]

UI's multi-purpose "[[Kibbie Dome]]" is the primary home to Vandal athletics; it is the venue for [[College football|football]],  soccer, [[tennis]], and indoor track & field. Its Trus-Dek roof system, constructed in 1975, uses natural [[wood]] arches to span {{convert|400|ft|0}} at a height of {{convert|150|ft|0}} over the field's hashmarks. Previously on this site was [[Neale Stadium]], which opened in [[1937 Idaho Vandals football team|1937]] as an earthen [[horseshoe]] with wooden sideline grandstands.

Tartan Turf, similar to [[AstroTurf]], was installed in [[1972 Idaho Vandals football team|1972]] with the roll-up mechanism; the arched roof and vertical end walls were completed in time for the [[1975 Idaho Vandals football team|1975]] home opener on September 27, enclosing the stadium to become the [[Kibbie Dome]]. The [[seating capacity]] is 16,000 for football games, 7,000 for basketball games (in a configuration known as the "Cowan Spectrum" since 2001), and 7,500 for concerts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uidaho.edu/kibbie |title=uidaho.edu/kibbie |access-date=December 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105225204/http://www.uidaho.edu/kibbie |archive-date=January 5, 2010}}</ref>

=== Idaho Central Credit Union Arena ===
Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (ICCU Arena), located immediately to the north of the Kibbie Dome, became the new home of Vandals men's and women's basketball for the 2021–22 season. The university had attempted to build a new arena to replace Memorial Gym for over 50 years,<ref name=Harriman21>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcrightnow.com/sports/university_of_idaho/a-fabulous-place-to-play-university-of-idaho-unveils-new-51-million-idaho-central-credit/article_74c57b40-5824-5a77-bc8c-6852ea3a29c8.html |title='A fabulous place to play': University of Idaho unveils new $51 million Idaho Central Credit Union Arena |first=Peter |last=Harriman |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, WA |date=September 29, 2021 |access-date=November 16, 2021}}</ref> but nothing came of the plans until 2018, when a $10 million [[Naming rights|naming]] gift from [[Idaho Central Credit Union]] encouraged the administration to go forward with construction.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/oct/04/significant-donations-help-university-of-idaho-mov/ |title=Significant donations help University of Idaho move ahead with its unique arena |first=Peter |last=Harriman |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |date=October 4, 2018 |access-date=January 24, 2019}}</ref> Ground was broken the following year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://klewtv.com/news/local/inside-look-of-the-new-iccu-arena-at-university-of-idaho |title=Inside look of the new ICCU Arena at University of Idaho |first=Jordan |last=Smith |publisher=[[KLEW-TV]] |location=Lewiston, Idaho |date=July 23, 2020 |access-date=October 30, 2020}}</ref> The 4,200-seat facility, costing about $51 million, is primarily made from engineered wood, with the superstructure consisting mainly of over 850 [[Douglas fir]] beams prepared from trees logged at the university's experimental forest. Several major forest products companies assisted in the construction process.<ref name=Harriman21/> The arena opened for a media tour on September 29, 2021, with the basketball teams using the main arena and an included practice court during preseason practice.<ref name=Harriman21/> The first event in the new arena was a men's basketball exhibition against [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] member [[Evergreen State College|Evergreen State]] on October 29.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://govandals.com/news/2021/10/29/mens-basketball-vandals-take-down-geoducks-in-exhibition.aspx |title=Vandals Take Down Geoducks in Exhibition |publisher=Idaho Vandals |date=October 29, 2021 |accessdate=November 15, 2021}}</ref> The first regular-season game was a men's game against [[2021–22 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team|Long Beach State]] on November 10.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://govandals.com/news/2021/11/10/mens-basketball-mens-hoops-fall-in-a-heartbearker-to-open-season.aspx |title=Vandals Drop Overtime Contest to Long Beach State |publisher=Idaho Vandals |date=November 10, 2021 |accessdate=November 13, 2021}}</ref> This game served as a homecoming for Beach head coach [[Dan Monson]], son of former longtime Vandals head coach [[Don Monson]] and himself a former Vandals football player.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://govandals.com/news/2021/8/20/mens-basketball-vandals-to-host-long-beach-state-to-open-season-in-iccu-arena.aspx |title=Vandals to Host Long Beach State to Open Season in ICCU Arena |publisher=Idaho Vandals |date=August 20, 2021 |accessdate=August 24, 2021}}</ref>

===Golf course===
[[File:Palouse Landscape seen from University of Idaho Golf Course.jpg|thumb|[[Palouse]] Landscape seen from [[University of Idaho Golf Course]]]]

The [[University of Idaho Golf Course|UI Golf Course]] was established in 1933 on the southwest edge of campus and opened as nine holes in 1937. It was expanded to 18 holes in 1970 and its current clubhouse was built in 1969. Due to its demanding rolling terrain and southwesterly summer winds, the par-72 course's moderate length of {{convert|6637|yd}} from the back tees yields a challenging slope of 135 with a scratch rating of 72.4.<ref>[http://63.240.106.223/natcrsrating/courseTeeInfo.aspx?assocID=572&crsCourseID=872 USGA golf course rating] - accessed April 9, 2010.{{Dead link |date=February 2016}}</ref>

===Arboretum and botanical garden===
[[File:UofIArboretumGreenery.jpg|thumb|View of Arboretum and Botanical Garden trail and pond]]
[[File:UIArboretum.jpg|thumb|View of southern section of Arboretum with view of "Red Barn"]]

Referred to as "Tree City" or "The Arb" by U of I students, the [[University of Idaho Arboretum and Botanical Garden]] is a {{convert|65|acre|ha|adj=on}} site adjacent to the golf course which features display gardens, ponds, and a variety of trees and plants from Asia, Europe, and North America.

The original Shattuck Arboretum was conceived in 1910 by Charles H. Shattuck, the head of the forestry department. His efforts gradually turned a treeless slope southwest of the Administration Building into a dense forest grove. The arboretum was named for Shattuck in 1933, two years after his death. Until the late 1960s, this area provided the background for left & center field of the [[MacLean Field|MacLean field]], whose infield was displaced by the construction of the new College of Education buildings, which were completed in 1968.

The newer portion of the arboretum complex is south of the Shattuck area, in the valley below the president's residence (1967), along the eastern edge of the [[University of Idaho Golf Course]].<ref>[http://www.uidaho.edu/arboretum/about.html About UI Arboreta] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509093706/http://www.uidaho.edu/arboretum/about.html |date=May 9, 2008 }}</ref>

===Library===
The U of I Library is the state's largest library, with more than 1.4 million books, periodicals, government documents, maps, video recordings, and special collections.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/about/|title=University of Idaho Library: About |website=University of Idaho Library |access-date=February 2, 2018}}</ref> The Library's Special Collections and Archives houses a collection of first edition works by [[Sir Walter Scott]], as well as more than 1200 texts by and about the author. The Library also has materials by many famous Idahoans, including [[Ezra Pound]], [[Vardis Fisher]], [[Psychiana|Frank Bruce Robinson]], and [[Carol Ryrie Brink]] of [[Moscow, Idaho|Moscow]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/description.html |title=Description of Collections |access-date=February 2, 2018}}</ref> Digitized historic photographs from the University of Idaho campus and the state of [[Idaho]], yearbooks, and the student newspaper the Argonaut, can be found on the Library's Digital Initiatives website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/index.html|title=Digital Initiatives - University of Idaho Library|last=Library|first=University of Idaho|website=www.lib.uidaho.edu|access-date=February 2, 2018}}</ref>

Directly north of the [[Memorial Gymnasium (University of Idaho)|Memorial Gymnasium]] and built on the former site of tennis courts, the library opened in 1957,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/campus/locations/Library.html#more|title=University of Idaho Library Campus Photograph Collection|access-date=February 2, 2018}}</ref> relocating from the south wing of the Administration Building. The U of I post office station was formerly housed in its lower northwest corner; it was moved to the new U of I bookstore in 1990. The U of I Library was expanded by 50% in 1993 and rededicated in 1994. The first floor underwent major renovation during the 2016 academic year to up-date collaborative spaces and technology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uidaho.edu/news/news-articles/news-releases/2016-march/032416-libraryreopening|title=UI Library Unveils Remodeled First Floor April 1|website=www.uidaho.edu|access-date=April 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415122913/http://www.uidaho.edu/news/news-articles/news-releases/2016-march/032416-libraryreopening|archive-date=April 15, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Memorial Gymnasium===
[[File:UI-memorial-gym-moscow-id-us.png|thumb|upright|Memorial Gym Tower (1928)]]

The [[Tudorbethan architecture|Tudor]] [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]]-style [[Memorial Gymnasium (University of Idaho)|Memorial Gymnasium]] is another U of I [[Secular icon|icon]], known for its whimsical athletic [[gargoyle]]s perched along the brick building's ledges. The multi-purpose "Mem Gym" has a modest [[seating capacity]] of only 1,500. Opened in 1928 to honor the Idaho citizens who died in [[World War I]] (1917–18) and [[Spanish–American War]] (1898), the heavily [[buttress]]ed structure was designed by the chairman of the university's architecture department, David C. Lang.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/campus/locations/MemorialGymnasium.html|title=Memorial Gymnasium |website=Campus Collection|publisher=University of Idaho Digital Initiatives|access-date=April 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17100&ATCLID=1349875|title=University of Idaho Athletics Official Site GoVandals.com|work=GoVandals.com}}</ref>

Memorial Gym was the primary venue for men's basketball until January 1976,<ref name=domeopr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_bBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4jIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5873%2C5364449 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |title=Dome opener |last=Emerson |first=Paul |date=January 21, 1976 |page=1B}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_LBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4jIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4290%2C5163165 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |title=Idaho cage great Gus Johnson returns to Palouse |last=Barrows |first=Bob |date=January 20, 1976 |page=1B}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_rBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4jIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4183%2C5586383 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |title=WSU also captures alumni game 74-63 |last=Spotleson |first=Bruce |date=January 22, 1976 |page=1B}}</ref> following the enclosure of the [[Kibbie Dome]] the previous fall. The women's team hosted its home games in the gym until 2001, when the Cowan Spectrum (inside the Kibbie Dome) was completed. The gym is still in active use today as the home court for the women's [[volleyball]] team, and was also used for early-season basketball games before the opening of ICCU Arena. It is also used extensively for [[Intramural sports|intramurals]] and open recreation, as well as for [[Reserve Officers Training Corps|ROTC]].<ref>[http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/uibldngs.html#M lib.uidaho.edu] - UI Buildings - M - accessed April 6, 2010</ref>

The MacLean [[Idaho Vandals baseball|baseball]] field was located directly south of the Memorial Gym, until its infield was displaced by the construction of the College of Education building in 1967. The catcher and batter faced southwest (towards the pitcher's mound); the right field line was just south of the gym, running east–west. The background of left and center field was the Shattuck Arboretum. The new baseball field ([[Guy Wicks]] Field) was relocated northwest, to the vast intramural fields near the [[Idaho State Highway 8|Moscow-Pullman Highway]], northwest of the Wallace Complex dormitories. The batter and catcher now faced southeast, toward campus, an unorthodox configuration resulting in a difficult sun field for the left side of the defense (the recommended alignment is east-northeast).<ref name=mlbobj>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/objectives_1.jsp|publisher=Major League Baseball |title=Objectives of the Game - rule 1.04 |access-date=August 24, 2014}}</ref> Due to budget constraints, varsity baseball was dropped following the 1980 season,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CFZOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Re4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5702,6845869& |newspaper=Spokesman-Review|title=Baseball's 'out' at Idaho|date=May 13, 1980|page=19}}</ref><ref name=basdro>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=z5NfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FDEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5789%2C4625804 |newspaper= Lewiston Morning Tribune |title=UI drops baseball, but booster group mounts fund drive |date=May 13, 1980 |page=C1}}</ref> but continued for a while as a club sport. MacLean was also the venue for [[Idaho Vandals football|football]] until the opening of [[Neale Stadium]] in&nbsp;[[1937 Idaho Vandals football team|1937]].

The swim center and physical education building (formerly known as the "Women's Gym"), which both opened in 1970, are adjacent to the south side of the gym. Before the swim center was opened, the Mem Gym had a narrow swimming pool in its basement.

In 1977, the Memorial Gymnasium was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] after only 49 years.<ref name=nris/>

===Under the elms===
Rare [[Camperdown Elm|Camperdown elms]] line the walkway between the Music building, Nichols Building (home to Family and Consumer Sciences) and Administration Building. These "upside-down" trees have been on campus for over 80 years and are among few of their kind in the [[Pacific Northwest|Northwest]]. The weeping branches and knotty trunk are formed by being grafted upwards.

===Steam plant===
Built in 1926, the steam plant provides heat to U of I buildings from a single location. Originally designed to burn coal, then oil, then natural gas, the plant was modified in 1986 to burn waste wood chips left over from local sawmills. The use of wood has significantly reduced the emissions of the plant, as well as cut costs to heat the campus. The plant is shut down twice a year for cleaning and maintenance. As a side benefit of the heat generation, the steam pipes are routed underneath campus walkways and provide clean (and ice free) walkways throughout the [[North Central Idaho|north Idaho]] winter.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uiargonaut.com/content/view/7298/48 |title=UI's steam plant heats up |access-date=February 6, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307223722/http://www.uiargonaut.com/content/view/7298/48 |archive-date=March 7, 2009}} (January 28, 2009).</ref>

===University housing===
The University of Idaho offers various options for on-campus housing, including five residence halls (Wallace Residence Center, Theophilus Tower, McConnell Hall, Living Learning Communities, and North Campus Communities) for students and Apartments (South Hill Apartments, South Hill Vista Apartments, and Elmwood Apartments) for non-traditional students or those who need special accommodations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uidaho.edu/universityhousing |title=Housing & Residence Life - University of Idaho |publisher=Uidaho.edu |access-date=August 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729170401/http://www.uidaho.edu/universityhousing |archive-date=July 29, 2015 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

Usually apartments are only available to single parents, married couples (with or without children), law students, and students over 21 years old. Theophilus Tower, 3 of the 4 Wallace Residence wings, and one LLC building is only available for first-year students. Students can also live in a Fraternity or Sorority chapter on campus.<ref>[http://www.uidaho.edu/universityhousing/Residence-Halls/options] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702125745/http://www.uidaho.edu/universityhousing/Residence-Halls/options|date=July 2, 2012}}</ref> Summer housing is available but choices are limited.<ref>[http://www.uidaho.edu/universityhousing/Residence-Halls/Summer-Housing/Summer-Housing-2015] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702125745/http://www.uidaho.edu/universityhousing/Residence-Halls/Summer-Housing/Summer-Housing-2015|date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Ridenbaugh Hall 5827.jpg|thumb|Ridenbaugh Hall in 1980]]

===Ridenbaugh Hall===
The Board of Regents authorized the construction of [[Ridenbaugh Hall]] as the first women's dormitory on campus.<ref name=rhl07>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem1907/80|publisher=Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook |title=Ridenbaugh Hall |date=Spring 1906 |agency=(junior class (1907), volume 4) |page=74}}</ref> Completed in 1901 at a cost of $17,000, it is the oldest extant building on campus. It was designed by architect [[Willis Ritchie|Willis A. Ritchie]] of [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]], who also designed the [[Spokane County, Washington|Spokane County]] Courthouse. The building used stone quarried in [[Latah County, Idaho|Latah County]] for the exterior walls. It was also used as a space for domestic science classes until 1927 when it became a men's dormitory. The building was later used for music practice rooms and currently houses the Art and Architecture gallery.

Ridenbaugh Hall was the first U of I campus structure to be named after a person. The hall was dedicated to "the young women of Idaho" in honor of Mary E. Ridenbaugh (1857–1926) of Boise, who was vice president of the U of I Board of Regents,<ref name=rhl07/> and served as regent from 1901 to 1907.<ref name=gem06mer>{{cite web |url=https://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem_1906/10 |publisher=Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook |title=Board of Regents |date=Spring 1905 |agency=(junior class (1906), volume 3) |page=8}}</ref><ref name=gem07mer>{{cite web |url=https://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem1907/16|publisher=Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook |title=Board of Regents|date=Spring 1906 |agency=(junior class (1907), volume 4) |page=10}}</ref> The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/campus/locations/RidenbaughHall.html#more |title=Ridenbaugh Hall - University of Idaho Campus Photograph Collection - Digital Initiatives - University of Idaho Library |last=Library |first=University of Idaho|website=www.lib.uidaho.edu|access-date=April 20, 2016}}</ref>

==Academics==
From 1896 through May 2011, the University of Idaho granted 80,233 bachelor's degrees, 21,734 master's degrees, 2,694 doctoral degrees, 240 honorary degrees, 1,164 specialist degrees, and 3,654 law degrees.<ref name=fastfacts>{{cite web |url=http://www.uidaho.edu/about/universityoverview/fastfacts |title=uidaho.edu - fast facts |access-date=June 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218204637/http://www.uidaho.edu/about/universityoverview/fastfacts |archive-date=February 18, 2012 }}</ref>

The university is organized into ten colleges; two are exclusively for graduate students (Law & Graduate Studies).

In July 2002, the College of Letters & Science was split into two separate colleges: the College of Science and the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences (CLASS). Concurrently, the College of Mines and Earth Resources was discontinued; its programs were split between the College of Engineering and the new College of Science.

The College of Law opened a second campus in Boise in 2010. Initially, the Boise campus only offered third-year classes. It expanded to offer second-year classes in 2014, and as of {{nowrap|2017–18,}} law students can take their entire three-year curriculum at either location.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/education/2017/09/05/moving-law-school-bigger-city-idaho-did-it/635253001/ |title=Moving a law school to a bigger city? Idaho did it. |first=Megan |last=Raposa |newspaper=[[Argus Leader]] |location=[[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]] |date=September 5, 2017 |access-date=September 11, 2017}}</ref>

* College of Agricultural and Life Sciences - (renamed 2001, formerly Agriculture (1901))
* College of Art and Architecture - (1981)
* College of Business and Economics - (1925)
* College of Education, Health and Human Sciences - (1920)
* College of Engineering - (1911)
* College of Graduate Studies
* [[University of Idaho College of Law|College of Law]] - (1909)
* College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences - (2002, formed after split of Letters and Science (1900))
* College of Natural Resources - (renamed 2000, formerly Forestry, Wildlife, & Range Sciences, originally Forestry (1917))
* College of Science - (2002, formed after split of Letters and Science, and dissolution of Mines and Earth Resources)

===Reputation and rankings===
{{Infobox US university ranking
| THE_WSJ = 401-500
| Forbes = 281
| QS_W = 1001-1200
| THES_W = 
| USNWR_NU = 179
| USNWR_W = 1218
| Wamo_NU = 83
| ARWU_W = 501-600
}}

''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranks U of I tied for 89th among the nation's best public universities and tied for 179th among the best national universities in its 2020 report.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-idaho-1626/overall-rankings |title=University of Idaho Rankings |magazine=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=September 10, 2019}}</ref>  In 2024, ''[[Washington Monthly]]'' ranked U of I 83rd among 438 national universities in the U.S. based on U of I's contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 National University Rankings |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024-college-guide/national/ |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Washington Monthly |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2025, the Carnegie Classification listed University of Idaho among "[[List of research universities in the United States|R1 Doctoral Universities – Very high research spending and doctorate production]]", among with other 186 universities.<ref>{{cite web |title=U of I achieves Carnegie R1 |url=https://www.uidaho.edu/ui/ucm/carnegie-r1}}</ref>

The University of Idaho is included in the 2021 edition of Princeton Review's "Best 386 Colleges." The Princeton Review also ranks U-Idaho as one of the nation's top 286 environmentally responsible colleges.<ref name="uidaho.edu">{{cite web|last=lee|first=colleen|date=November 18, 2020|title=Guide to Green Colleges: 2021 Edition|url=https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=green-colleges&page=16|access-date=November 16, 2020|work=princetonreview.com}}</ref> The university was named by the Corporation for National and Community Service to the 2010 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts—more than 3,800 students volunteered more than 150,000 hours to community and service-learning. This was the fifth consecutive year Idaho has earned this highest federal recognition for its commitment to service-learning and civic engagement.<ref name="uidaho.edu"/>

==Student life==
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Student body composition as of May 2, 2022
|-
! Race and ethnicity<ref>{{cite web |title=College Scorecard: University of Idaho|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?142285-University-of-Idaho |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=May 8, 2022}}</ref>
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|76|%|2||background:gray}}
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|11|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| Other{{efn|Other consists of [[Multiracial Americans]] & those who prefer to not say.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|6|%|2||background:brown}}
|-
| [[Foreign national]]
|align=right| {{bartable|3|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|2|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[African Americans|Black]]
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:mediumblue}}
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:gold}}
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]]
|-
| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|35|%|2||background:red}}
|-
| [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|65|%|2||background:black}}
|}

U of I is a rural, residential campus, with four residence hall communities to choose from on campus, as well as 27 housed [[Fraternity|fraternities]] and [[Sorority|sororities]]. On-campus residence is currently required for freshmen, and many other upperclassmen choose to live on campus in the Greek system or the residence halls.

Apartments on campus are available for families, married couples, graduate students, law students, and non-traditional students. The "Law Cluster" is a group of apartments reserved for law students, allowing for a community close to campus for law students, facilitating study groups.

===Student organizations===
Many students participate in a wide variety of over 200 clubs and organizations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uidaho.edu/current-students/student-involvement/clubs |title=Clubs & Organizations |publisher=University of Idaho |access-date=December 22, 2019}}</ref>  Clubs range from sports to faith based, and everything in between. Palousafest is a fair that brings clubs and students together, and is a way for students to find out more about how to get involved with extracurricular activities. The fair is usually the weekend just before the fall semester starts. The literary journal [[Fugue (magazine)|Fugue]] is published at the university.

===Greek life===
The University of Idaho is home to more than two dozen (multicultural) Greek organizations that make up more than 20% of the student population. Over 44% of the students who live on campus are involved in Greek life.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fraternity & Sorority Life: Multicultural Greek Chapters |url=http://www.uidaho.edu/greeklife/chapterinfo/multicultural-greek-chapters |website=University of Idaho |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621030854/http://www.uidaho.edu/greeklife/chapterinfo/multicultural-greek-chapters |archive-date=June 21, 2012 |date=2012}}</ref>

==Athletics==
{{Main|Idaho Vandals}}
[[File:Idaho Vandals logo.svg|thumb|upright|Idaho athletics logo]]
The Idaho Vandals are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the University of Idaho. The Vandals compete at the [[NCAA Division I]] level as a member of the [[Big Sky Conference]].

The university's official colors are silver and gold, honoring the state's [[mining]] tradition. Because these metallic colors in tandem are not visually complementary for athletic uniforms, black and gold are the prevalent colors for the athletic teams, with an occasional use of silver. When Idaho moved out of the Big Sky to the Big West in [[1996 Idaho Vandals football team|1996]], the yellow "Green Bay" gold was changed to metallic "Vegas" gold. Yellow gold and black were the colors used by most of the varsity teams from 1978 to 1996, initiated by first-year head football coach [[Jerry Davitch]]'s new uniforms for [[1978 Idaho Vandals football team|1978]].

The [[Kibbie Dome]] is the home of the [[Idaho Vandals]] for four sports ([[Idaho Vandals football|football]], tennis, indoor track and field, soccer). [[Idaho Vandals men's basketball|Basketball]] was played in the venue until the autumn [[2021–22 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|2021]] opening of the adjacent [[Idaho Central Credit Union Arena]].

== Notable alumni ==
{{Main|List of University of Idaho people}}

==See also==
{{portal|Idaho}}
*[[List of land-grant universities]]
*[[List of forestry universities and colleges]]
*[[Space-grant colleges]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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