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in Idaho.

Idaho State University offers PA education at Pocatello, Meridian and Caldwell. These are locations of one sponsoring program, with a cost distinction that matters: the Caldwell partnership uses a separate single-rate fee schedule.

Program and cost sources checked November 12, 2026.

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Program locations and accreditation are checked against official sources. Prices retain their published scope and year; estimates and incomplete totals are identified instead of silently filling gaps.

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What is the cheapest PA school in Idaho?

The published resident estimate applies to Meridian and Pocatello. Caldwell’s public-private partnership charges one schedule regardless of Idaho residency, so choosing a campus can change the comparison even within the same program.

These are verified published cost entries, not a definitive statewide cheapest-school ranking. Coverage, rate years and included charges vary. Fees, housing, insurance and clinical travel can change the final comparison.

No current full-program quote meets the comparison criteria above. Review each card’s rate year, estimate or missing information before comparing costs.

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ISU’s tuition page explicitly separates Caldwell from Meridian and Pocatello. Ask which location you are being considered for before assuming that an Idaho resident discount applies.

Budget for conference and clinical travel

The university describes required participation in an Idaho PA conference and separate indirect expenses. Ask how didactic attendance, conference travel and rotation locations affect your budget.

Are there three separately accredited Idaho programs?

No. These locations operate under Idaho State University’s sponsoring PA program. The current ARC-PA roster lists one Idaho sponsor.

Do Idaho residents get the lower rate at Caldwell?

ISU says Caldwell uses one fee schedule for all students because it is a public-private partnership with the College of Idaho. Residency alone does not qualify a Caldwell student for the Pocatello/Meridian rate.

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Accreditation and state placement use the current ARC-PA roster, with program sites for campus details. Each cost card links to its university source. “Verified” means the displayed amount and scope were located in an official source on the review date; it does not mean the rate applies to every future entering class.

Tuition-only and tuition-plus-fees totals stay separate. Annual and per-term figures are not treated as full-program totals. Calculated estimates are labelled and excluded from full-program sorts. “Not verified” means a reliable comparable amount was not established, not that a program is free.

Continued, Provisional and Probation are accreditation statuses; applicant programs are not yet accredited. “F” identifies a focused visit. Program-specific cost and accreditation details here reflect this state review; the national directory and paid comparison dataset retain their separately dated snapshots.

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