IDDEAS scholars are students from a wide range of institutions including the schools below.
| Baylor University |
| Cheyney University |
| College of William and Mary |
| Colorado State University |
| Cornell University |
| Duke University |
| Georgia Gwinnett College |
| Harvard University |
| Huston-Tillotson University |
| Loyola University Maryland |
| Macalester College |
| Paul Quinn College |
| Princeton University |
| Saint Joseph’s University |
| Savannah State University |
| Swarthmore College |
| Temple University |
| Texas A&M University |
| Texas Tech University |
| University of Georgia |
| University of Illinois – Champaign Urbana |
| University of Kentucky |
| University of Louisville |
| University of Massachusetts – Boston |
| University of New Mexico |
| University of Pennsylvania |
| University of Pittsburgh |
| University of Puerto Rico |
| University of Rochester |
| University of Virginia |