The University of Idaho

Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: Electrical Engineering (This Major's Salary over time)
I got my undergrad here and am now working on my masters in electrical engineering. I feel I've gotten an great education here. Whenever I've worked with students from other universities I've generally been substantially more prepared. Although most of them have been from BSU. Around graduation most (virtually everybody) engineering students takes a nation wide standardized test call the FE(Fundamentals of Engineering). It's a pass fail, and the national pass rate in 2008 (when I took it) was in the mid seventies. I could have done that test in my sleep, I left 1.5 hours early from the morning section and 1 hour early from the afternoon section. I don't know anyone at the UI that didn't pass.

Also I've been doing paid research since my junior year, which lead into my masters research. Even before that, I was involved in extra curricular engineering projects. There has defiantly been no lack of opportunities.

As to the university itself: profs have been great with few exceptions. The campus is the prettiest I've seen, although I've only been on a couple of handfuls. Class sizes where small, there where a few lecture halls as a freshman, then in my major courses usually 15-20 students. As a grad student my class sizes have usually been 5-15 students.

Moscow itself is a small town. This leads to the city being VERY university oriented. If your looking for a university town with a strong atmosphere, this is the place to be. On the other hand if you want a big city with lots and lots to do, you probably won't like Moscow. UI is the polar opposite of a commuter college.