University of Idaho · Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering

Cybersecurity (B.S.)

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOn campusABET-accredited

Overview

A 120-credit Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity in the College of Engineering, offered in Moscow, with required courses in secure coding, network and operating system defense, digital forensics and vulnerability analysis and a two-semester senior capstone.

Official program name: Cybersecurity (B.S.)
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Cybersecurity
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Cybersecurity focus: Dedicated cybersecurity degreeThe degree itself is in cybersecurity or a closely related security field (information security, information assurance, cyber operations, digital forensics…).
Source: catalog.uidaho.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: University of Idaho — Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering
Source: catalog.uidaho.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Moscow, ID
Specializations: Cyber Defense — core of the degree (“Network Defense; Operating System Defense”)
Required credits: 120 credits
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: 4 years
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Entry pathway

Not verified whether this degree admits first-year students or only applicants with prior credits.

Why this program is listed

Dedicated Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity offered on the Moscow campus.

Degree title names cybersecurity; required courses include network defense, operating system defense, digital forensics, software vulnerability analysis and two cybersecurity labs.

Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list cybersecurity bachelor's, master's and research doctorates at institutionally accredited US schools — dedicated degrees and formal concentrations, never certificates or electives-only degrees. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.

Formats offered: On campus
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

Curriculum

Courses in secure coding, network defense, operating system security, digital forensics, vulnerability analysis and cybersecurity labs.
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

Two-semester cybersecurity senior capstone design sequence.
Source: catalog.uidaho.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Other requirement: Not verifiedUndergraduate applications open each September and are processed on a rolling basis.
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadline
Rolling admission
The school does not print a year with this date.
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Rolling

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
In-state — Undergraduate, Idaho residents (and out-of-state students in all-online courses), full-time 10-20 credits, tuition and fees per semesterFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$4,912	per semester · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: uidaho.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Out-of-state — Undergraduate, non-Idaho residents, full-time 10-20 credits, tuition and fees per semesterFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$14,650	per semester · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: uidaho.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Scholarships & funding guide

Idaho LAUNCH Grant
Up to $4,000 per year / $8,000 total
Eligibility: Idaho students enrolling under the 2026-27 Academic Catalog may be eligible.
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 11, 2026
CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service Service scholarship
Tuition and degree-related fees paid; stipend of $27,000 a year for upper-division undergraduates and $37,000 a year for graduate students.
Eligibility: United States citizen; majoring in cybersecurity, computer science or computer engineering (undergraduate) or cybersecurity or computer science (graduate); cumulative GPA of at least 3.3 (undergraduate) or 3.5 (M.S./Ph.D.).
Obligation: Agrees to work for a federal executive agency up to three years after graduation.
How to apply: Submit the pre-qualification form and a reference letter; the committee contacts applicants and provides the full application to those accepted.
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 11, 2026
CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service stipends Service scholarship
Upper division undergraduates: $27,000 a year; graduate students: $37,000 a year.
Service scholarships carry a service obligation; the school's page did not state its terms.
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 11, 2026

School-wide awards are listed because they apply at this degree level; eligibility conditions apply.

Accreditation, ABET and CAE

Three different things: the school's institutional accreditation, ABET accreditation of this exact program, and the school's NSA CAE designation.

Institutional accreditation

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

Accredited by ABET — listed as “Cybersecurity (B.S.), CAC” · since October 1, 2023Main and Other Location: University of Idaho, University of Idaho Coeur d'AleneSource: amspub.abet.org · verified October 11, 2026

NSA CAE designation (school)

CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) · 1999 - 2028Validated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity (POS-CD); Cybersecurity Undergraduate Academic Certificate (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R) · 2025 - 2030Validated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity (POS-CD); Cybersecurity Undergraduate Academic Certificate (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

A CAE designation belongs to the institution and its validated program of study; it is not accreditation and does not certify every degree. Accreditation & CAE explained

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.

ABET accredited-program database (amspub.abet.org) — Accreditor directory, verified October 11, 2026
catalog.uidaho.edu/colleges-related-units/engineering/computer-science/cybersecurity-bs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
catalog.uidaho.edu/colleges-related-units/engineering/computer-science/cybersecurity-phd/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
uidaho.edu/academics/degree-finder/cybersecurity-bs — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
uidaho.edu/engineering/research/secure-dependable-systems — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
uidaho.edu/student-resources/student-accounts/student-billing — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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