Idaho rad tech license: x-ray and sonographer rules

Idaho rad tech license: an x-ray technologist needs no state license, a sonographer none; 5 programs.

The state rules apply where you take the images

Example: Idaho· change any figure to see your own result

Idaho: state license for an x-ray technologist

No

No state license · sonographer: no state license

Radiologic technologist (radiography)No state license
Sonographer (ultrasound)No state license
Limited x-ray operatorNo limited credential in the ASRT table
Other licensed modalitiesNone in the ASRT table
AgencyIdaho Radiation Control Program
Programs reported to IPEDS (2023-24)3 radiography, 2 sonography

Rule from the ASRT state table, checked against the page of Idaho Radiation Control Program on November 13, 2026.

How this is computed

Compiled by Radif Partners · How the rules were read

In the ASRT table, Idaho credentials none of the people who take x-rays or scan with ultrasound, full radiographers and limited operators alike. What the state licenses is the equipment: its Radiation Control Program oversees x-ray and mammography licensure, registration and inspection. Boise State University reported the largest radiography class in the state in 2023-24, ahead of Lewis-Clark State College. The Idaho Radiation Control Program, in the Department of Health and Welfare, oversees x-ray and mammography licensure, registration and inspection of facilities and equipment; we found no license for the operator. By awards in 2023-24, the largest programs were Boise State University in Boise (radiography, 105), Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston (radiography, 34), College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls (radiography, 10), Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston (sonography, 7) and Idaho State University in Pocatello (sonography, 5).

How to get the Idaho rad tech license

Idaho asks for nothing in your own name. Radiographers train in Boise, Lewiston and Twin Falls, sonographers in Lewiston and Pocatello, then take the ARRT or ARDMS exams; hospitals and clinics hire on that national certificate, while the facility itself holds the x-ray license from the Radiation Control Program.

The ASRT table lists no state rule of any kind for imaging professionals in Idaho.

Idaho rad tech and sonography schools

Idaho: the largest of 3 radiography and 2 sonography programs; public in-state median $7,388 and $7,872 a year (IPEDS 2023-24)
SchoolCityProgramAwards 2023-24In-state tuition and fees
Boise State UniversityBoiseRadiography105$8,782
Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewistonRadiography34$7,388
College of Southern IdahoTwin FallsRadiography10$4,560
Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewistonSonography7$7,388
Idaho State UniversityPocatelloSonography5$8,356

Tuition and exam: becoming a technologist in Idaho

Example: sonography, 2 years in Idaho· change any figure to see your own result

Sonography in Idaho: tuition and exam

$16,319

$7,872 a year × 2 + ARDMS SPI and one specialty $575

Median public in-state tuition and fees in Idaho$7,872 a year (2023-24)
Years of study2
Exam fees$575
State licenseNo state license
Full calculator: Sonographer: the job and the route →

Questions students and technologists ask

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Does Idaho license radiologic technologists?

No. The ASRT table lists no individual credential for any imaging modality in Idaho. The Idaho Radiation Control Program, in the Department of Health and Welfare, licenses and inspects x-ray and mammography equipment and facilities, not the people who operate them.

Which Idaho schools train sonographers?

Two Idaho institutions reported sonography graduates in the IPEDS file for 2023-24. They are listed lower on this page with their awards and in-state tuition, next to the radiography programs led by Boise State University. Those are Lewis-Clark State College and Idaho State University.

How much does rad tech or sonography school cost in Idaho?

Yearly tuition and required fees for residents in 2023-24, from the IPEDS charges file: College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, $4,560 ($6,840 for nonresidents); Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, $7,388 ($21,386 for nonresidents); Idaho State University in Pocatello, $8,356 ($27,466 for nonresidents); Boise State University in Boise, $8,782 ($26,976 for nonresidents).

Next steps

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State tables, agency pages, fee pages and federal files behind this page (4)

Each form number, fee, length and signer list was read on these official documents on November 13, 2026.

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The answers apply the ASRT state table and the agency pages read on November 13, 2026, and the IPEDS files for 2023-24. Rules change: your state agency decides.