Founded in 1901 as the Academy of Idaho, today’s Idaho State University (ISU) is nestled among the hills of Pocatello, Idaho. As the university has developed, it has branched out onto extension campuses located in Twin Falls, Idaho Falls, and Meridian, Idaho, near the state capital, Boise. The Idaho Falls campus is located 60 miles north of Pocatello at University Place, adjacent to the Russel A. Freeman Memorial park known for its great disc golf course. The three campus buildings house facilities used by both ISU and the University of Idaho based in Moscow. The campus supports students living and working in the Idaho Falls and surrounding areas.

Although ISU’s main campus in Pocatello has all the regular structures and services of any other state university, there are many advantages of attending ISU’s extension campus in Idaho Falls, both for students living in Idaho Falls and for those living in its surrounding communities.