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Boise State University

Boise, ID · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · BSU · Boise State

Public institution in Boise, ID · 17,081 undergraduates · 84% acceptance rate · $51,658 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$19,1821,007th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$8,782458th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$26,9761,129th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$25,387712th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,500679th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,658985th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,251865th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
61.9%693rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
77.9%781st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
84.0%1,030th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
17,081144th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
17.9%1,812th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 291 mi (SLC)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 68 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$74,307$76,208
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,134$75,047
Construction ManagementBusinessbachelors$71,168$72,274
Materials EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,101—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$65,689$65,621
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors$63,005$49,436
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$60,771$60,025
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$59,350$60,240
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,856$43,319
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$50,231$50,022
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$49,811$52,385
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors$48,823$39,729

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $14,596,933 (M $7,557,561 · W $7,039,372)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Boise State University’s 17,081 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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