Boise State University
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 222 Title IV programs, 56 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 166 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing56 · 25.2%
- No Data166 · 74.8%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Programmatic accreditations · 12
Action history · 15
- Jan 2026Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Jun 2021Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Aug 2020Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
- Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 6,183 students received $32.2M in Pell grants, alongside $78.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 4,212 borrowers who entered repayment, 43 (1.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Boise State
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 10
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus28
- Public property10
Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
- Religion1
- National origin1
- Sexual orientation1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Driscoll Hall1 fireElectricalDamage $1,000-$9,999
- Village2 firesCookingDamage $10,000-$24,999
- Village2 firesElectricalDamage $100-$999
Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Boise State vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Boise State selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectBoise State University | 60% | — | 27,198 | $21,610 | R2 Research |
| 35% | — | 13,061 | $12,193 | R2 Research | |
| 57% | 75.5% | 12,286 | $14,831 | R2 Research | |
| 47% | 97.4% | 11,354 | $15,788 | R2 Research | |
| 59% | 96.9% | 10,813 | $13,599 | R2 Research | |
| 69% | 79.6% | 31,091 | $15,435 | R2 Research | |
| Peer group median | 58% | 88.2% | 12,674 | $15,133 |
Institutions like Boise State
Explore the federal data for institutions in Boise State's comparison group.
- R2 ResearchIdaho
Idaho State University
Grad rate35%Admit rate—Enrollment13,061Net price$12,193View data - R2 ResearchIdaho
University of Idaho
Grad rate57%Admit rate75.5%Enrollment12,286Net price$14,831View data - R2 ResearchColorado
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Grad rate47%Admit rate97.4%Enrollment11,354Net price$15,788View data - R2 ResearchWyoming
University of Wyoming
Grad rate59%Admit rate96.9%Enrollment10,813Net price$13,599View data - R2 ResearchNorth Carolina
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Grad rate69%Admit rate79.6%Enrollment31,091Net price$15,435View data
Boise State Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness conducts research, analyzes, and provides data for external reporting, University administrators, and the campus community to provide insights into student, alumni, and employee experiences and assess effectiveness of the University on a variety of key performance indicators.
Visit IR office page- Shari EllertsonAssociate Vice Provost for Strategic Insights & Institutional Effectiveness
- Jessica Beaver-NelsonSenior Institutional Research Analyst
- Wes McClintickSenior Institutional Research Analyst
- Myesha TegenInstitutional Research Analyst
Common Data Set
Boise State's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C117,582 applied → 14,749 admitted (83.9%) → 3,881 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 83.9% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Where grant aid comes from
H10% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H547% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $27,019 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 60%; first-year retention 79%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 10 pts below the overall rate (50% vs 60%).
Academic Experience
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~17% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B20% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B125,308 undergraduates and 3,211 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D13,286 transfer applicants → 2,765 admitted (84.2%) → 1,612 enrolled
Source publications
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