Quad
Boise State
U. Cincinnati

Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    U. Cincinnati costs about $3.2K less per year on average than Boise State ($28,872 vs. $32,045, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Boise State's grants cover 18% of its full price on average, vs. 17% at U. Cincinnati

    Aid generosity

Cost & aid

Cost & aid

Average cost, aid generosity, net price by family income, sticker prices, and grants.

What students pay

Average cost, all students
Boise State$32K
U. Cincinnati$28.9K
Aid generosity
Boise State18%
U. Cincinnati17%
Net price, with grants
Boise State$21.6K
U. Cincinnati$24.7K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
Boise State76%
U. Cincinnati73%
Average grant
Boise State$9.5K
U. Cincinnati$8.2K
Aid from the college
Boise State63%
U. Cincinnati67%

Sticker prices

On one scale, so the bars read against each other.

Sticker price, in-state
Boise State$32.3K
U. Cincinnati$33.3K
Sticker price, out-of-state
Boise State$50.5K
U. Cincinnati$50.4K
Tuition & fees, in-state
Boise State$8.8K
U. Cincinnati$13.6K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
Boise State$27K
U. Cincinnati$30.6K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
Boise State38%
U. Cincinnati9%
What families at each income pay

Up to $110K: the average net price per year for students receiving federal aid, 2023–24; families who didn't file the FAFSA aren't included. Above it the published data end. For your own number, use the college's net price calculator .

Family income per year $150K

  • Boise StatePublished data end at $110K
  • U. CincinnatiLittle need-based aid above $110K

    Merit possible; averaging $6K

Published (federal figure, up to $110K) EstimateBars share one scale: the largest full price.

Where need-based aid ends, merit, and published promises

MetricBoise StateU. Cincinnati
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KLittle need-based aid above $110K
Merit for students without need –26% got merit aid, averaging $6K
Published promise ––

A college's own promise is stated for a typical family and changes yearly; where a promise and our estimate disagree, the promise wins. Merit has no income limit, so it can lower the price above the point where need-based aid ends.

Tuition guarantee & Promise program

MetricBoise StateU. Cincinnati
Tuition guarantee NoYes
Promise program YesNo

From the colleges' Common Data Sets

MetricBoise StateU. Cincinnati
Aid forms FAFSAFAFSA
Aid priority date or deadline February 15 (priority)December 1 (priority)
Need met, first-years –39%
Average aid package, first-years –$10,076
College grant dollars given as merit –53%
Aid for international students –958 students, average $14.5K

All cost numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Boise State University Common Data Set 2021–22, Fall 2022 entrants;College Scorecard, most recent release;Common Data Set, most recent release;University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, 2024–25;University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why