Boise State University
Boise, ID
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 17,075
Graduate Enrollment: 3,390
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Medium City (100k-250k)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
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medium full-time , selective, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 83.13%
Male/Female: 43% / 57% (2017)
First generation college students: 33.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 14.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.4% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Neither required or recommended
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 56.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 31.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 20.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 14.0% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 73.3%
Black: 1.6%
Hispanic: 14.1%
Asian: 2.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.5%
2+ races: 5.2%
Non-resident alien: 0.8%
Unknown race: 1.5%
Black: 1.6%
Hispanic: 14.1%
Asian: 2.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.5%
2+ races: 5.2%
Non-resident alien: 0.8%
Unknown race: 1.5%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $22,693
In-State tuition: $8,060Out-of-State tuition: $24,980
Estimated books and supplies: $1,240 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $13,459 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $4,336 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $10,423 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $4,336 (2022)
Average Family Income: $77,977 (2017)
Median Family Income: $42,915 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 21.1%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 30.5%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $20,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $217 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $13,162 |
| $30k-48k | $14,298 |
| $48k-75k | $16,581 |
| $75k-110k | $19,695 |
| $110k+ | $21,233 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 31%6-year graduation rate: 54%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.4% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $20,500 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $14,718 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $16,438 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 59.3% (2015) |
| @3 year | 65.9% (2017) |
| @5 year | 71.3% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 42.8% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 44.6% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $41,786 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $50,031 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 13 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 23 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 2 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 36 | $20,356 | $197 | $25,332 ($2,111) | $39,296 ($3,275) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 6 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Communication and Media Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Special Education and Teaching. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 215 | $23,095 | $217 | $31,089 ($2,591) | $45,544 ($3,795) |
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 25 | $22,977 | $236 | $40,819 ($3,402) | $56,454 ($4,705) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other. | 43 | $25,473 | $229 | $38,402 ($3,200) | $49,850 ($4,154) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 30 | $15,375 | $144 | $50,030 ($4,169) | $72,484 ($6,040) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 98 | $27,000 | $276 | $77,746 ($6,479) | $99,908 ($8,326) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 17 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Education, General. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 27 | $199 | $46,205 ($3,850) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 36 | $225 | $54,501 ($4,542) | $67,137 ($5,595) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 130 | $292 | $61,602 ($5,134) | $66,056 ($5,505) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 16 | $26,675 | $265 | ||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 29 | $281 | $46,574 ($3,881) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Special Education and Teaching. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 22 | $538 | $37,408 ($3,117) | $46,956 ($3,913) | |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 58 | $24,000 | $235 | $37,003 ($3,084) | $40,415 ($3,368) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 7 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 64 | $27,880 | $260 | $37,084 ($3,090) | $43,615 ($3,635) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 36 | $50,001 ($4,167) | $44,043 ($3,670) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 122 | $60,765 ($5,064) | $60,518 ($5,043) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 45 | $27,000 | $285 | $61,319 ($5,110) | $67,269 ($5,606) |
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 10 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Engineering. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 45 | $35,463 | $342 | $76,875 ($6,406) | $100,027 ($8,336) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Materials Engineering | 12 | $25,000 | $228 | $74,028 ($6,169) | |
| Master's Degree | Materials Engineering | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Materials Engineering | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Materials Engineering | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 98 | $24,833 | $262 | $58,820 ($4,902) | $77,285 ($6,440) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 56 | $24,695 | $240 | $34,145 ($2,845) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 38 | $23,500 | $241 | $23,012 ($1,918) | $42,789 ($3,566) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | American Sign Language. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 95 | $26,000 | $261 | $22,072 ($1,839) | $30,714 ($2,560) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 7 | $36,950 ($3,079) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 12 | $21,032 | $180 | ||
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 15 | $50,044 ($4,170) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 112 | $15,894 | $148 | $35,326 ($2,944) | $38,982 ($3,249) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 132 | $22,988 | $213 | $30,826 ($2,569) | $42,767 ($3,564) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Zoology/Animal Biology. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 20 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | 151 | $31,613 | $255 | $37,047 ($3,087) | $42,954 ($3,580) |
| Bachelor's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Dispute Resolution. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 49 | $26,000 | $226 | $40,862 ($3,405) | $47,673 ($3,973) |
| Master's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 66 | $22,524 | $228 | $27,821 ($2,318) | $38,527 ($3,211) |
| Master's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 26 | $39,023 ($3,252) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 20 | $25,623 | $265 | $34,426 ($2,869) | $62,749 ($5,229) |
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 21 | $27,299 | $269 | $37,817 ($3,151) | $47,824 ($3,985) |
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 14 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 19 | $26,175 | $259 | $35,306 ($2,942) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 149 | $22,559 | $216 | $28,615 ($2,385) | $40,211 ($3,351) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Urban Studies/Affairs. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 12 | $47,753 ($3,979) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 111 | $22,071 | $216 | $34,977 ($2,915) | $41,106 ($3,426) |
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 25 | $268 | $52,550 ($4,379) | $51,611 ($4,301) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 62 | $28,350 | $232 | $38,203 ($3,184) | $45,803 ($3,817) |
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 169 | $330 | $49,242 ($4,104) | $52,226 ($4,352) | |
| Associate's Degree | Social Sciences, General. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Sciences, General. | 27 | $25,000 | $253 | $32,325 ($2,694) | $41,861 ($3,488) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Anthropology. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 15 | $29,572 | $270 | $25,068 ($2,089) | $33,973 ($2,831) |
| Master's Degree | Anthropology. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 18 | $24,675 | $273 | $42,700 ($3,558) | |
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Geography and Cartography. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 87 | $21,500 | $218 | $30,332 ($2,528) | $45,739 ($3,812) |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 42 | $25,635 | $251 | $23,694 ($1,975) | $38,117 ($3,176) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 77 | $28,599 | $282 | $26,242 ($2,187) | $35,080 ($2,923) |
| Master's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 12 | $19,331 ($1,611) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 10 | $24,393 ($2,033) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Music. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 243 | $25,675 | $175 | $67,804 ($5,650) | $65,680 ($5,473) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 22 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 11 | $22,758 | $201 | ||
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 13 | $47,989 ($3,999) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Public Health. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 41 | $199 | $58,619 ($4,885) | $74,172 ($6,181) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 308 | $27,220 | $181 | $71,265 ($5,939) | $73,200 ($6,100) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 17 | $529 | $111,699 ($9,308) | ||
| First Professional Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 191 | $25,000 | $243 | $29,150 ($2,429) | $48,573 ($4,048) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business/Commerce, General. | 54 | $27,298 | $265 | $34,451 ($2,871) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 157 | $22,302 | $211 | $41,591 ($3,466) | $52,988 ($4,416) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 91 | $27,676 | $255 | $37,507 ($3,126) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 125 | $22,215 | $223 | $44,605 ($3,717) | $52,621 ($4,385) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 135 | $464 | $80,092 ($6,674) | $98,578 ($8,215) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 128 | $22,124 | $222 | $47,552 ($3,963) | $54,711 ($4,559) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 13 | $14,538 | $207 | $68,008 ($5,667) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 81 | $20,000 | $212 | $44,611 ($3,718) | $66,350 ($5,529) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Human Resources Management and Services. | 30 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Business. | 22 | $25,419 | $265 | $34,755 ($2,896) | $56,511 ($4,709) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 100 | $22,000 | $217 | $41,103 ($3,425) | $49,168 ($4,097) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Construction Management. | 39 | $25,000 | $246 | $70,287 ($5,857) | $99,500 ($8,292) |
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 37 | $28,050 | $249 | $29,774 ($2,481) | $35,969 ($2,997) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 9 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $77,643Full time faculty: 58%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 20.0
School's endowment start of year: $117,222,395 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $155,297,053 (2022)