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Boise State University Overview

Boise State University is a public institution located in Boise, Idaho. The location of Boise State is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Boise State University Known For?

4,781 Undergraduate Awards
$35,603 Avg Cost After Aid
84% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Boise State.
  • In a recent academic period59% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Boise State with a bachelor's degree make about $51,658 a year. That's 27% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Boise State University?

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Contact details for Boise State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1910 University Dr, Boise, ID 83725
Phone: 208-426-1000
Website: www.boisestate.edu

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How Do I Get Into Boise State?

You can apply to Boise State online at: https://www.boisestate.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Boise State

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 3
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Boise State?

84% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
Boise State has an acceptance rate of 84%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Can I Afford Boise State University?

$35,603 Net Price
37% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Boise State is $35,603. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Boise State, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $7,335 a year. That adds up to $29,340 over four years for those students.

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Boise State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

12,973 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 20,763 undergraduate students at Boise State, with 12,973 being full-time and 7,790 being part-time.

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There are also 3,306 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,973 full-time undergraduates at Boise State, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Boise State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 290
Black or African American 181
Hispanic or Latino 1,758
White 9,666
International Students 125
Other Races/Ethnicities 953

Geographic Diversity

Idaho students aren't the only ones who study at Boise State University. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 71 countries are represented at Boise State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea.

Boise State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 125 0 196 1 190 0 512
Nursing 0 0 467 1 18 7 493
Social Work 0 0 60 0 255 0 315
Allied Health Professions 3 0 272 0 27 0 302
General Business/Commerce 27 0 244 0 0 0 271
Communication & Media Studies 17 0 197 0 2 0 216
General Psychology 0 0 194 0 0 0 194
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 180 0 0 0 0 180
Other Health Professions 0 0 160 0 0 0 160
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 141 0 8 0 149
General Biology 0 0 134 0 11 0 145
Accounting 0 0 88 0 57 0 145
Computer Science 1 0 106 0 18 7 132
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 126 0 6 0 132
Romance Languages 114 0 17 0 0 0 131
Marketing 17 0 108 0 0 0 125
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 123 0 0 0 123
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 59 35 13 0 107
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 104 0 0 0 104
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 100 0 4 0 104
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 68 1 32 0 101
Mechanical Engineering 14 0 78 0 8 0 100
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 89 0 1 0 90
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 37 51 0 88
Public Health 16 0 48 5 16 0 85
Writing Studies 10 0 45 1 19 0 75
Construction Management 0 0 64 0 0 0 64
Special Education 15 0 19 12 17 0 63
Political Science & Government 0 0 53 0 6 0 59
Civil Engineering 0 0 50 0 7 0 57
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 8 30 9 47
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 35 7 42
Data Analytics 35 0 6 0 0 0 41
Natural Resources Conservation 1 0 38 2 0 0 41
Chemistry 0 0 35 0 6 0 41
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 6 0 33 0 0 0 39
Anthropology 13 0 20 0 5 0 38
Public Relations & Advertising 19 0 18 0 0 0 37
Dispute Resolution 31 0 0 5 0 0 36
Sociology 0 0 36 0 0 0 36
Security Science and Technology 0 0 22 3 10 0 35
Educational Administration 0 0 0 13 19 0 32
Public Administration 0 0 0 7 25 0 32
Computer Information Systems 0 0 31 0 0 0 31
History 1 0 27 0 3 0 31
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 16 0 8 7 31
General Education 0 0 29 0 0 0 29
Computer Engineering 29 0 0 0 0 0 29
Mathematics 0 0 17 0 12 0 29
General Social Sciences 0 4 24 0 0 0 28
Materials Engineering 0 0 15 0 7 5 27
Health & Physical Education 7 0 0 0 18 0 25
Electrical Engineering 0 0 24 0 0 0 24
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 23 0 23
General Engineering 4 0 18 0 0 0 22
Physics 0 0 22 0 0 0 22
Music 0 0 18 0 4 0 22
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 0 14 6 20
American Sign Language 19 0 0 0 0 0 19
Applied Mathematics 0 0 19 0 0 0 19
Germanic Languages 14 0 4 0 0 0 18
Multilingual Education 0 0 9 4 4 0 17
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies 16 0 1 0 0 0 17
Literature 0 0 10 0 6 0 16
East Asian Languages 16 0 0 0 0 0 16
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 16 0 0 0 16
International Business 0 0 15 0 0 0 15
Human Computer Interaction 11 0 0 4 0 0 15
Economics 0 0 7 1 7 0 15
Mental & Social Health Services 4 0 0 0 10 0 14
Urban Studies 0 0 12 0 0 0 12
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 0 0 0 0 8 3 11
Philosophy 0 0 11 0 0 0 11
International Studies 0 0 9 0 0 0 9
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Ethnic Studies 2 0 4 0 0 0 6
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Other Public Administration 6 0 0 0 0 0 6
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 5 0 0 5
Public Policy 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Zoology 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Entrepreneurial Studies 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Information Technology 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Classical Languages & Literature 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Health & Medical Administrative Services 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Biomedical Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hospitality Management 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuclear Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Area Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Data Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 604 184 3,993 145 1,028 60 6,014

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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