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Cost & aid

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $32,045 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $7.8K more than the national median. The 76% who received grants paid $21,583 on average; the other 24% paid the full sticker price of $32,341 in-state / $50,535 out-of-state.

+25% after inflation since 2013–14Over time
Full price, in-state
$32,341 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes

Cost by family income

Per year for a typical family of four with one child in college. Up to $110K it is the average price federal aid recipients paid (2023–24).

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$0$10K$20K$30K$0$100K$200K$300K$400K+Full price $32KPublished data end at $110KUse the college's calculator
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Price per year by family income
Family incomePrice per year
$0–30K$18K a year
$30–48K$18K a year
$48–75K$21K a year
$75–110K$24K a year
$150KPublished data end at $110K
$200KPublished data end at $110K
$250KPublished data end at $110K
$300KPublished data end at $110K
$350KPublished data end at $110K
$400K and abovePublished data end at $110K
$150K a year

At $150K: Published data end at $110K

Published data end at $110K; use the college's net price calculator for a number.

Your own number depends on the details below, so use the college's calculator for it.

What can change this

  • Savings and investments above a typical amount raise the price. The curve assumes typical assets.
  • Home equity: some colleges that use the CSS Profile count it. Check this college's own aid page or calculator.
Average total cost per year, all first-years (est.)

$32,045

Tuition, housing, food, books & other expenses, after grants · 2023–24

Full price, averaged across in-state & out-of-state$39,255
− Grants, averaged over every first-year−$7,210

76% got grants averaging $9,507; 24% got none.

= Average total cost$32,045
Tuition & fees$15.7KRoom & board$16.6KBooks & supplies$1.2KOther expenses$5.7K
Compared to all colleges$32,045
National median: $24,284Above typical

Housing and food use the college's on-campus rates, so the estimate runs high where many students live at home. “Other expenses” is the college's estimate of personal and transportation costs. Loans aren't subtracted because they're repaid.

Who pays what

Received grants · 76%$21,583 averagenet price (in-state students)
No grants · 24%$32.3K / $50.5Kfull price, in-state / out-of-state

Share of first-year students, 2023–24.

Sticker price by residency

RateTuition & feesFirst-years
In-state$8,782$32,34162%
Out-of-state$26,976$50,53538%

Full cost adds books, on-campus room & board, and other expenses ($23,559) to tuition and fees.

Part of a Promise program
Median debt at graduation

$20.5K

≈ $217/month for 10 years

Payback estimate

2.5 yrs

of median salary to cover 4 years of net price

Undergrads with a federal loan24%
National median: 45%Below typical

About 1 in 4 undergrads borrows federally.

Median federal debt, by background

Everyone who borrowed and left, whether or not they graduated.

Pell Grant recipients$16,438
No Pell Grant$11,750
Family income under $30K$15,489
$30K–$75K$14,000
Over $75K$12,909

Three years into repayment

Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.

  • Paid in full12%
  • Paying it down20%
  • Payments paused36%
  • Not paying it down23%
  • Behind or in default9%
  • Forgiven or discharged1%

Some shares are published as a small range to protect privacy.

Who actually gets aid

18%of full price

Aid generosity

Limited

Grants cover 18% of the $39,255 full price on average across all first-years (limited), more than at 5% of colleges. Most students here pay close to the sticker price.

$7,210 in grants per first-year ÷ $39,255 full price.

Compared to every college18%
18%
← Limitedmore generous than 5% of 1,514Very generous →

Who gets grants and scholarships

Full-time first-year students (2,988), 2023–24

Received grants or scholarships, avg $9,507 No grants

About 1 in 4 first-year students got no grant aid and paid the full sticker price of $32,341 in-state / $50,535 out-of-state.

Where the aid comes from

From the college63% · avg $7.9K
Pell Grants26% · avg $5.6K
State or local grants20%
Student loans36% · avg $8.1K

Share of first-year students receiving each; averages are per recipient.

Aid by family income

By family income: only students who received federal aid, because income is only reported for them.

Aid by family income isn't reported.

Applying for aid

For fall 2022 entrants.

To apply for aid: the FAFSA.

Priority date: February 15 · Aid offers: on a rolling basis from March 15 · Reply by: April 12

Dates for fall 2022 entrants; the next cycle's are usually similar.

What the college's own scholarships consider

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A blank means the college didn't mark it, not that it never counts.

International students

International applicants file: the college's own form, another form.

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