Boise State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Boise State University

Boise State University operates as a public institution located in Boise, Idaho (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 17,674 students of which 27,283 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Boise State University is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 87.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,610, with published in-state tuition of $9,048 and a Pell grant recipient share of 18.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 61.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.8%. Graduates earn a median of $51,658 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,251 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 808000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 59.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.