Boise, ID · Public
87.2%
Acceptance rate
$19,182
Avg net price
17,081
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 218Bachelor’s 4,062Master’s 964Doctoral 88 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 928Master’s 75Doctoral 8 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 904Master’s 262Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 259Master’s 23Doctoral 12 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 217Master’s 9Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 211Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 210Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 196Master’s 153Doctoral 26 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 189Master’s 37Doctoral 14 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 187Master’s 20Doctoral 13 |
| Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 184Master’s 37Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 132Master’s 14Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 122Master’s 6Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 67Master’s 277Doctoral 7 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 65Master’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 48Master’s 14Doctoral 8 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 35Master’s 3Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 32Master’s 6Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 32Master’s 5Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 32Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 9Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 218Bachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s 16Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Mountain West Conference
Projected sponsored sports18
Athletic participation
382 unique student-athletes · 14 varsity teams
Nonresident Application and Scholarship Priority Deadline
Nonresidents
Resident Application and Scholarship Priority Deadline
Idaho Residents
Standard Application Deadline
· Apply with the college's application or State of Idaho’s Apply Idaho application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $6,119
- Required fees
- $2,929
- Food and housing
- $14,884
- Books and supplies
- $800
- Other expenses
- $6,459
- Total
- $31,191
- $24,3002019–2019–20
- $25,5302020–2120–21
- $27,0952021–2221–22
- $28,7162022–2322–23
- $32,3412023–2423–24
- $31,1912024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $19,182 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 45%
- Average share of need met
- 59%
- Average need-based grant
- $9,613
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Boise State University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Boise State University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
No early admission plans appear in Boise State University's Common Data Set filing.
The enrolled class is roughly international. Boise State University admits in-state applicants at 79.4%, out-of-state applicants at 90%, and international applicants at 76.1%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
3,930 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 55% in 2022–23, and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
49% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
ACT composite
5% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Boise State University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99.8% who submitted one.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.44
Boise State University rates 1 factor "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application essay
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Not considered
- Class rank
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Not considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Not considered
- First generation
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Geographical residence
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Volunteer work
- Not considered
- Work experience
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
Boise State University leaves 4 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.
Does disclose: Admissions factor grid (C7)
Boise State University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $19,182 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 1,688 of 3,767 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Boise State University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.
Offered a place
Not disclosedAccepted a place
Not disclosedAdmitted off waitlist
Not disclosedWaitlist ranked
Not disclosed77.9% of Boise State University’s first-years return for a second year and 61.9% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03