Boise, Idaho. 17,081 undergraduate students. 218 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
UNITID 142115 · OPEID 001616 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Boise State University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+12%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Boise State University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($8.1k → $9.0k).
LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Boise State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.0% → 0.0%).
LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+11%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Boise State University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($25.0k → $27.8k).
LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+35%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Boise State University rose 35% between 2021 and 2024 (30.7% → 41.4%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Idaho
Each tile compares this institution to the Idaho median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$51,658+14% · 6→10y
Idaho median $30,543
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$45,251
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
61.9%+124% · '97→'24
Idaho median 64.1%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$14,000+519% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
17,081+49% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
77.9%+25% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
84.0%-3% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$8,782+218% · '00→'24
out-of-state $26,976
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.6%
0%8% · GE20%+
Median federal debt $14,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $51,658 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
UNDERGRAD · 1996–202417,674
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202460.2%
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$20,500
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2024+124%
Boise State University · completion · 150% rose
26.8% → 60.2%
COMPLETION · 100% · 1997→2024+1272%
Boise State University · completion · 100% rose
3.0% → 41.4%
RETENTION · 2004→2024+25%
Boise State University · retention rose
63.0% → 78.8%
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2024+49%
Boise State University · undergrad enrollment rose
11,899 → 17,674
IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+218%
Boise State University · in-state tuition rose
$2,846 → $9,048
OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+214%
Boise State University · out-of-state tuition rose
$8,846 → $27,788
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+519%
Boise State University · median debt rose
$3,313 → $20,500
COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%
Boise State University · cohort default rate fell
7.8% → 0.0%
PELL SHARE · 2008→2024-27%
Boise State University · pell share fell
24.8% → 18.1%
EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 2007→2020+44%
Boise State University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$35,900 → $51,658
EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+46%
Boise State University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$34,200 → $50,005
EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 2003→2020+46%
Boise State University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$31,100 → $45,251
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Estimate the financial outcome at Boise State University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$798,422
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 6
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
Cost per year
$19,197
HS-only baseline · ID
$35,100
Years to complete
4
CIP family
51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Idaho
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
“Boise State University graduates earn $X” — not “Boise State University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Boise State University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.