IDAHO, UNIVERSITY OF

public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Moscow, Idaho, U.S. It is a land-grant university consisting of colleges of agriculture; art and architecture; business and economics; education; engineering; forestry, wildlife, and range sciences; graduate studies; law; letters and science; and mines and earth resources. Branch sites are located in Coeur d'Alene, Boise, and Idaho Falls. The university offers a wide range of bachelor's degree programs, and it is the state's primary centre of graduate education. The College of Law awards a doctoral degree in jurisprudence. Total enrollment is approximately 9,500. The university was established in 1889. It is noted for awarding advanced degrees in fields such as water resources, environmental policy and resource management, and fish, game, and wildlife management. The university is home to the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, the Cooperative Idaho Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, and the Glaciological and Arctic Sciences Institute. The university also manages 7,200 acres of experimental forest.