Common Data Set 2020-21

Common Data Set A: General Information

A1. Address Information

• Name of College/University: Boise State University
• Mailing Address: 1910 University Drive
• City/State/Zip: Boise, ID 83725
• Country: United States
• Main Phone Number: (208) 426-1000
• WWW Home Page Address: www.boisestate.edu
• Admissions Phone Number: (208) 426-1156
• Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number: 1-800-824-7017
• Admissions Office Mailing Address:
  Office of Admission
  1910 University Drive
  Boise, ID 83725-1320
  United States
• Admissions Fax Number: (208) 426-3765
• Admissions Email Address: admissions@boisestate.edu

A2. Source of Institutional Control

Public

A3. Undergraduate Institutional Classification

Coeducational College

A4. Academic Year Calendar

Semester

A5. Degrees Offered

• Certificate
• Associate
• Bachelor’s
• Postbachelor’s certificate
• Master’s
• Doctoral degree research/scholarship

Common Data Set B: Enrollment and Persistence

B1. Institutional Enrollment – Men and Women

Numbers of students for each of the following categories as of the official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2020. Note: Report students formerly designated as “first professional” in the graduate cells.

Total all undergraduates: 20,788
Total all graduate: 3,315
GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS: 24,103

B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

Numbers of undergraduate students for each of the following categories as of the official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2020. Only international students are in the category “Nonresident aliens.” Reported as reported to IPEDS: persons who are Hispanic are reported only on the Hispanic line, not under any race, and persons who are non-Hispanic multi-racial are reported under “Two or more races”

B3. Persistence

Number of degrees awarded from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020

• Certificate/diploma: 413
• Associate degrees: 124
• Bachelor’s degrees: 4,124
• Postbachelor’s certificates: 189
• Master’s degrees: 1,026
• Post-Master’s: 24
• Doctoral degrees – research/scholarship: 46
• Doctoral degrees – professional practice: 7

Graduation Rates: Fall 2014 Cohort

• Formerly B4. Initial 2014 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor’s degree-seeking undergraduate students: 2,191
• Formerly B5. Those who did not persist and did not graduate for excludable reasons: 5
• Formerly B6. Final 2014 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions: 2,186
• Formerly B7. Those who completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2018): 628
• Formerly B8. Those who completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after Aug 31, 2018 and by Aug 31, 2019): 441
• Formerly B9. Those who completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after Aug 31, 2019 and by Aug 31, 2020): 115
• Formerly B10. Total graduating within six years: 1,184
• Formerly B11. Six-year graduation rate for 2014 cohort: 54%

Graduation Rates: Fall 2013 Cohort

• Formerly B4. Initial 2013 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor’s degree-seeking undergraduate students:
• Formerly B5. Those who did not persist and did not graduate for excludable reasons:
• Formerly B6. Final 2013 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:
• Formerly B7. Those who completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2017):
• Formerly B8. Those who completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after Aug 31, 2017 and by Aug 31, 2018):
• Formerly B9. Those who completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after Aug 31, 2018 and by Aug 31, 2019):
• Formerly B10. Total graduating within six years:
• Formerly B11. Six-year graduation rate for 2013 cohort:

B22. Retention Rates

For the cohort of all full-time bachelor’s degree seeking undergraduate students who entered institution as freshman in Fall 2019 (or the preceding summer term), percentage enrolled at institution as of official enrollment date in Fall 2020: 77.80%

Common Data Set C: First-Time, First-Year Admission

The number of degree-seeking, first-time, first year (FTFY) students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in Fall 2020. Included are early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, non admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.

Applications

C1. First-Time, First-Year Students

• Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied: 6,894
• Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied: 8,617

• Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted: 5,184
• Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted: 6,836

• Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled: 1,160
• Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled: 51

• Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled: 1,575
• Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled: 59

C2. First-Time, First-Year Wait-Listed Students

There is no policy of placing students on a waiting list

Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement

High school diploma is required and GED is accepted

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program degree-seeking students?

Recommend

C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended.

Basis for Selection

C6. Do you have an open admission policy?

No

C7. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.

Academic GPA and Standardized test scores are considered.

C8. SAT and ACT Policies

Entrance Exams

C8A: Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants? Yes

C8A: For Fall 2022 admission, SAT or ACT is required for some.

C8B: Type of ACT and SAT used in admission decisions for first-time, first-year degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2022 (regardless of whether the ACT writing score or SAT exam score will be used in the admissions process):

• ACT without or without writing accepted
• SAT with or without Essay component accepted

C8C: Use of SAT or ACT Writing Component: not using SAT or ACT essay

C8D: Does your institution use applicants’ test scores for academic advising? No

C8E: Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall: May 1

C8G: Tests used for placement (e.g., state tests):

• SAT
• ACT

Freshman Profile

C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2020 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores

• Percent submitting SAT scores: 85%
• Number submitting SAT scores: 2,407
• Percent submitting ACT scores: 35%
• Number submitting ACT scores: 997

SAT/ACT Scores by Percentile

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with SAT scores in each range

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with ACT scores in each range

C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who had high school class rank within each of the following ranges

• Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class:
• Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class:
• Percent in top half of high school graduating class:
• Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class: 
• Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class:
• Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank: 

C11. Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who had high school grade-point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale)

• Percent who had GPA of 3.75 or higher:
• Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74:  
• Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49:
• Percent who had GPA between 3.0 and 3.24:
• Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99:
• Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49: 
• Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99: 
• Percent who had GPA below 1.0:

• C12. Average and percentage of high school GPA submission first-time, first-year freshman

• Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 
• Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:

Admission Policies

C13. Application Fee

Does your institution have an application fee? Yes

Amount of application fee: $50.00

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes

If you have an application fee and an online application option, same fee? Yes

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes

Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes

C14. Application Closing Date

Does your institution have an application closing date? No

Application closing date (fall): August 1st

Priority Date: May 15th 

C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?

Yes

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent

By (date): Rolling

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants

Deadline for housing deposit: June 15

Amount of housing deposit: $200.00

Refundable if student does not enrolled?

• Yes, in part $150.00
• No, $50.00

C18. Deferred Admission

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? Yes

C19. Early admission of high school students

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high school graduation? No

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21. Early decision

Does your institution offer an early decision plan for first-time, first-year applicants for Fall enrollment? No

C22. Early action

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college? No

Common Data Set D: Transfer Admission

Fall Applicants

D1. Does your institution enroll transfer students?

Yes. If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities? Yes

D2. Number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer students in Fall 2020.

Application for Admission

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enrolled

Fall, spring, and summer

D4. Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering freshman?

Yes, the minimum number of credits and unit of measure is 14 post-high school semester credits.

D5. Items required of transfer students to apply for admission

Required of all:

• College transcript

Required of some:

• High school transcript

Not required:

• Essay or personal statement
• Interview
• Standardized test scores
• Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)

D6. Minimum high school grade point average required of transfer applicants (on a 4.0 scale):

N/A

D7. Minimum college GPA required of transfer applicants:

2.25

D8. Any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:

N/A

D9. Application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students

Priority Date:

• Fall: May 1st (Rolling Admission)
• Winter: N/A
• Spring: November 15th (Rolling Admission)
• Summer: May 1st (Rolling Admission)

Closing Date:

• Fall: August 1st
• Winter: N/A
• Spring: December 1st
• Summer: N/A

D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?

No

D11. Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable

N/A

Transfer Credit Policies

D12. Report the lowest grade earned for any course that be transferred for credit

All Grades

D13. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution

No maximum.

D14. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution

No maximum

D15. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree

15

D16. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree

30

D17. Describe other transfer credit policies

N/A

Common Data Set E: Academic Offerings and Policies

E1. Available Programs:

• Distance learning
• Double major
• Dual enrollment
• Exchange student program (domestic)
• Honors Program
• Independent study
• Internships
• Student-designed major
• Study abroad
• Teacher certification program
• Weekend college

E3. Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation

• Arts/fine arts
• English (including composition)
• History
• Humanities
• Mathematics
• Sciences (biological or physical)
• Social science

Common Data Set F: Student Life

F1. First-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students and undergraduates

Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students and degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in Fall 2020 who fit the following categories

F2. Activities offered

• Choral groups
• Concert band
• Dance
• Drama/theater
• International Student Organization
• Jazz band
• Literary magazine
• Marching band
• Music ensembles
• Musical theater
• Pep band
• Radio station
• Student government
• Student newspaper
• Student-run film society
• Symphony orchestra

F3. ROTC

Army ROTC is offered On Campus

F4. Housing

• Coed dorms
• Apartments for married students
• Apartments for single students
• Other housing options: Living Learning Communities

Common Data Set G: Annual Expenses

G1. Tuition and Fees

Typical tuition, required fees, and food and housing for a full-time undergraduate student for the FULL 2022-2022 academic year (30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours for institutions that derive annual tuition by multiplying credit hour cost by number of credits). A full academic year refers to the period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to two semesters, two trimesters, three quarters, or the period covered by a four-one-four plan. Food and housing is defined as double occupancy and 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan. Required fees include only charges that all full-time students must pay that are not included in tuition (e.g., registration, health, or activity fees.) Do not include optional fees (e.g., parking, laboratory use).

G2. Number of credits per term a student can take for the states full-time tuition

Minimum: 12

Maximum: 17

G3. Do tuition and fees vary by year of study?

No

G4. Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?

No

G5. Estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student

G6. Undergraduate Per-Credit-Hour Charges (tuition only)

In-district:
In-state (out-of-district):
Out-of-State:
Nonresident aliens:

Common Data Set H: Financial Aid

H1. Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

Total dollar amounts awarded to enroll full-time and less than full-time degree-seeking undergraduates (using the same cohort reported in CDS Question B, “total degree-seeking” undergraduates). Aid awarded to international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid) is included. Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need is reported in the need-based aid column.

H1. The academic year for which data are reported items H1, H2, H2a, and H6 below is the final data for 2019-2020

Formerly H3. The Federal methodology is the needs-analysis methodology used in awarding institutional aid.

H2. Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Aid

Number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who applied for and were awarded financial aid from any source. Non-need based aid that was used to meet need is counted as need-based aid. Numbers reflect the cohort awarded the dollars reported in H1. Students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshman are also counted as full-time undergraduates.

H2A. Number of enrolled students awarded non-need-based scholarships and grants:

Number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional–not external–non-need-based scholarship or grant aid. Numbers reflect the cohort awarded the dollars reported in H1. Students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen are also counted as full-time undergraduates.

H3. Incorporated into H1 above.

Note: These are the graduates and loan types to include and exclude in order to fill out CDS H4 and H5:

• Include:

2020 undergraduate class: all students who started at your institution as first- time students and received a bachelor’s degree between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020.

Only loans made to students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution

Co-signed loans

• Exclude:

Students who transferred in

Money borrowed at other institutions

Parent loans

Students who did not graduate or who graduated with another degree or certificate (but no bachelor’s degree)

H4. 2021 Undergraduate Class

Students in the 2020 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students who received a bachelor’s degree between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020, excluding transfer students:

$1,762

H5. Number and percent of students in class (defined in H4 above) borrowing from federal, non-federal, and any loan sources, and the average (or mean) amount borrowed.

Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresident Aliens

H6. Policy regarding institutional scholarship and grant aid for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens.

Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is available.

H6. Number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:

46

H6. Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking aliens:

$6,539

H6. Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:

$300,773

H7. Financial aid forms nonresident alien first-year financial aid applicants must submit:

• Institution’s own financial aid form
• International Student’s Certification of Finances

Process for First-Year Students

H8. Financial aid forms domestic first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:

FAFSA

H9. Filing dates for first-year (freshman) students:

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: February 15th

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms: N/A

H10. Notification dates for first-year (freshman) students:

Students notified on a rolling basis with a starting date of March 15th

H11. Reply dates:

Students must reply by April 12th or within 4 weeks of notification.

Types of Aid Available

H12. Types of aid available to undergraduates:

Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans

Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans

Direct PLUS loans

Federal Perkins Loan

Federal Nursing Loans

College/university loans from institutional funds

H13. Need-Based Scholarships and Grants:

Federal Pell

SEOG

State scholarships/grants

Private scholarships

College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional funds

Federal Nursing Scholarships

H14. Criteria used in awarding institutional aid:

• Non-Need Based

Academics

Alumni Affiliation

Art

Athletics

ROTC

Music/drama

• Need-Based

Athletics

Music/Drama

Common Data Set I: Instructional Faculty and Class Size

I1. Number of Instructional Faculty

The following definition of full-time instructional faculty is used by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in its annual Faculty Compensation Survey (the part time definitions are not used by AAUP). Instructional Faculty is defined as those members of the instructional-research staff whose major regular assignment is instruction, including those with released time for research. The following chart lists inclusions and exclusions:

Full-time instructional faculty: Faculty employed on a full-time basis for instruction (including those with released time for research)

Part-time instructional faculty: Adjuncts and other instructors being paid solely for part-time classroom instruction. Also includes full-time faculty teaching less than two semesters, three quarters, two trimesters, or two four-month sessions. Employees who are not considered full-time instructional faculty but who teach one or more non-clinical credit courses may be counted as part-time faculty.

Minority faculty: Includes faculty who designate themselves as black, non-Hispanic; American Indian or Alaskan native; Asian or Pacific Islander; or Hispanic.

Doctorate: Includes such degrees as Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Juridical Science, and Doctor of Public Health in any field such as arts, sciences, education, engineering, business, and public administration. Also includes terminal degrees formerly designated as “first professional,” including dentistry (DDS or DMD), medicine (MD), optometry (OD), osteopathic medicine (DO), pharmacy (DPharm or BPharm), podiatric medicine (DPM), veterinary medicine (DVM), chiropractic (DC or DCM), or law (JD).

Terminal degree: The highest degree in a field: example, M. Arch (architecture) and MFA (master of fine arts).

I2. Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2020 ratio of full-time equivalent students (full-time plus 1/3 part-time) to full-time equivalent instructional faculty (full-time plus 1/3 part-time).Excluded are both faculty and students in stand-alone graduate or professional programs such as medicine, law, veterinary, dentistry, social work, business, pr public health in which faculty teach virtually only graduate level students. Undergraduate and graduate student teaching assistants are not counted as faculty.

Fall 2018 Student to Faculty Ratio: 18:1

I3. Undergraduate Class Size

Class Sections: A class section is an organized course offered for credit, identified by discipline and number, meeting at a stated time or times in a classroom or similar setting, and not a subsection such as a laboratory or discussion session. Undergraduate class sections are defined as any sections in which at least one degree-seeking undergraduate student is enrolled for credit. Exclude distance learning classes and noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction, or one-to-one readings. Exclude students in independent study, co-operative programs, internships, foreign language taped tutor sessions, practicums, and all students in one-on-one classes. Each class section should be counted only once and should not be duplicated because of course catalog cross-listings.

Class Subsections: A class subsection includes any subsection of a course, such as laboratory, recitation, and discussion subsections that are supplementary in nature and are scheduled to meet separately from the lecture portion of the course. Undergraduate subsections are defined as any subsections of courses in which degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled for credit. As above, exclude noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction, or one-to-one readings. Each class subsection should be counted only once and should not be duplicated because of cross-listings.

For each of the following class-size intervals, the number of class sections and class subsections offered in Fall 2015. For example, a lecture class with 800 students who met at another time in 40 separate labs with 20 students should be counted once in the “100+” column in the class section column and 40 times under the “20-29” column of the class subsections table.

Number of Class Sections with Undergraduates Enrolled
Undergraduate Class Size

Common Data Set J: Degrees Confirmed

J1. Degrees conferred between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020

For each of the following discipline areas, numbers represent the percentage of diplomas/certificates, associate, and bachelor’s degrees awarded. Majors, not headcount (e.g., students with one degree but a double major will be represented twice) are used. Percentages are calculated from institution’s IPEDS Completions by using the sum of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd majors for each CIP code as the numerator and the sum of the Grand Total by 1st, 2nd, and 3rd majors as the denominator.