According to the 2023 rankings, Idaho State University's ranking globally has been:
- #1712 out of 1994 universities in the world by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).
- #601-800 out of 1,662 universities in the world by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.
- #701-750 out of 1,400 universities in the world by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings.
Idaho State University is also ranked by U.S. News and World Report as:
- #331-440 out of 443 national universities.
- #169-227 out of 381 public universities.
- #165 in best undergraduate engineering programs (tie).
- #172 in nursing (tie).
- #303 in top performers on social mobility (tie).