Boise State University
Boise, Idaho
- Public
- City
- 17,674 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 87%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $16,035per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 61%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,09110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under the Western Undergraduate Exchange, eligible nonresident students from member states and territories can enroll at Boise State at 150 percent of resident tuition.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 87%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
From Boise State University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
- Admit rate in this report
- 84%14,749 admitted of 17,582 first-year applicants
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Boise State University's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $16,035full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $25,661sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $9,364Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $28,478Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 61%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 79%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,09110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,678federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 17,674Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 22%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 33%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE — admits 87%
- Montclair State University Montclair, NJ — admits 88%
- Appalachian State University Boone, NC — admits 90%
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI — admits 91%
- Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX — admits 90%
- Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI — admits 83%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Boise State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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