Boise State University
Boise State University admitted 87% of applicants. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $18,423 a year. Within six years, 61% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 87%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Not required
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $28,049 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $18,423 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $15,410 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $9,364 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $28,478 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 61%
- Students who return for a second year
- 79%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $60,091 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,678
Students
- Undergraduates
- 17,674
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 23%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 20 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 22%
- Health professions
- 18%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 9%
- Communication and journalism
- 5%
- Engineering
- 5%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Campbell University NC · 87% admitted
- Martin Luther College MN · 87% admitted
- Carthage College WI · 87% admitted
- Manhattanville University NY · 87% admitted
- University of North Alabama AL · 87% admitted
- Carlow University PA · 87% admitted
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- University of Idaho ID · 76% admitted
- Lewis-Clark State College ID · 88% admitted
- The College of Idaho ID · 49% admitted
- Northwest Nazarene University ID · 65% admitted
- New Saint Andrews College ID · 84% admitted
- Boise Bible College ID · 91% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.