by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
College of Eastern Idaho was awarded 22 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is vehicle maintenance and repair.
College Factual ranked CEI as #2,076 out of 2,241 colleges and universities in the country on its 2023 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when CEI held the #2,093 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into College of Eastern Idaho since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
Learn more about College of Eastern Idaho admissions.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at CEI it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at College of Eastern Idaho is 44%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at College of Eastern Idaho is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at College of Eastern Idaho.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,803 undergraduates at CEI with 558 being full-time and 1,245 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,707 | $7,153 | $9,145 | $9,167 | $8,863 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CEI, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CEI, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $6,405 a year. That adds up to $25,620 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at CEI is 9.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
See which majors at College of Eastern Idaho make the most money.
Get more details about the location of College of Eastern Idaho.
Contact details for CEI are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1600 S 25Th E, Idaho Falls, ID 83404-5788 |
| Phone: | 208-535-3000 |
| Website: | www.cei.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2019-2020, 1,377 students took at least one online class at College of Eastern Idaho. This is an increase from the 50 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 1,377 | 701 |
| 2018-2019 | 50 | 50 |
| 2017-2018 | 34 | 34 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at College of Eastern Idaho.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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