Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
83.1%
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$50
Undergraduate$65
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Boise State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Boise State received a total of 15,648 applications. These applications included 6,639 male applicants and 9,009 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 15,648 applicants, Boise State admitted 13,008 students. Among the admitted students, there were 5,338 males and 7,670 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 3,171 students chose to enroll at Boise State. This means that 3,171 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,334 were male and 1,837 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Boise State had an overall acceptance rate of 83% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 80% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 85%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Boise State had an overall yield rate of 24% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 25%, and for female admitted students, it was 24%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Boise State over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Boise State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, Boise State operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Neither required nor recommended
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Boise State University.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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