Private nonprofit · College

New Saint Andrews College

Moscow, Idaho · Distant town

#1 graduation rate in Idaho

83.9%
Admit rate: —
Avg net price: 74%
Graduation rate: —
Median earnings

New Saint Andrews College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Moscow, Idaho (distant town setting), enrolling 305 undergraduates. It has a Other Protestant religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 305 undergradsDistant townAccessible · 84% admitCold wintersSnowy

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Admit rate: 83.9%
SAT (mid 50%): 1155–1358
Avg GPA (est.): 3.54

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About Moscow, Idaho

Moscow is a city in and the county seat of Latah County, Idaho. Miners and farmers began arriving in the northern Idaho area after the Civil War. The first permanent settlers came to the Moscow area in 1871. Using Moscow as its setting pokes fun at Smirnoff emigrating from Moscow, Russia. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant town
Highest degree offered: Graduate
Nearest big city: 67 miles to Spokane, WA
To the ocean: 254 miles
Nearest airport: 5 miles to Pullman-Moscow (PUW)

How New Saint Andrews College compares

Selectivity83.9%

More selective than 37% · #4 most selective of 7 in Idaho

SAT average1262

Higher than 73%

Graduation rate74%

Higher than 83% · #1 of 8 in Idaho

First-year retention85%

Higher than 77%

Student–faculty ratio19 : 1

Lower than 14%

Undergraduate enrollment305

Larger than 16%

Percentiles compare New Saint Andrews College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Idaho.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

Undergraduate30583%
Graduate6317%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White74%
Hispanic4.6%
Asian3.3%
Other or multiracial18%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 305
Graduate enrollment: 63
Student–faculty ratio: 19 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 0%
First-generation students: —
Students over 25: 5%
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $51,732
Endowment: $326,124

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate: 83.9%
Test scores: Required
SAT range (25th–75th %): 1155–1358
SAT average: 1262
SAT reading: 605–688
SAT math: 550–670
ACT composite: 23–30
Average GPA (estimated): 3.54

Cost

In-state tuition: $16,800
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,400
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: —

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years): 74%
Graduated on time (4 years): 66%
First-year retention: 85%
Transferred to another college: 2%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: —
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: —
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 0%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $50

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

92%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$3,486

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 92% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,486. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 75 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Campus climate

Summer high: 86°F
Winter low: 22°F
Annual rain: 27.8″
Annual snow: 50.9″

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Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Moscow U OF I, ID US station (2.2 mi from campus).

What New Saint Andrews College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

18 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.