STEM Enrollment Demographics

The following data reflect the specifications of IFITS initiatives. For official Boise State University data, please consult the Office of Institutional Effectiveness (IE).

The data on this page use the NSF LSAMP (National Science Foundation, Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation) definition of STEM effective effective 2020. A list of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes and disciplines included is available at NSF STEM Classification of Instructional Programs Crosswalk. STEM Education majors are not included.

The figures on this page are as of the Fall Census Date, October 15 annually.

IPEDS Ethnicity

IPEDS is the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.

Enrollment Counts by IPEDS Ethnicity

The search box may be used to narrow the data to a specific academic career or ethnicity.

ACADEMIC CAREER	IPEDS ETHNICITY	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021
UNDERGRADUATE	ALL IPEDS ETHNICITIES	3,644	3,476	3,449	3,361	3,220
Undergraduate	American Indian/Alaska Native	10	11	6	5	7
Undergraduate	Asian	100	108	102	98	98
Undergraduate	Black/African American	46	41	34	37	33
Undergraduate	Hispanics of any race	436	430	460	451	421
Undergraduate	Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	11	14	14	14	12
Undergraduate	Nonresident Alien	165	104	67	44	38
Undergraduate	Race and Ethnicity unknown	47	49	52	45	41
Undergraduate	Two or more races	180	185	194	183	180
Undergraduate	White	2,649	2,534	2,520	2,484	2,390
GRADUATE	ALL IPEDS ETHNICITIES	355	398	411	441	478
Graduate	American Indian/Alaska Native	1	1	0	0	1
Graduate	Asian	18	15	16	20	17
Graduate	Black/African American	2	2	2	6	6
Graduate	Hispanics of any race	16	24	27	32	39
Graduate	Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0	0	0
Graduate	Nonresident Alien	89	103	104	100	114
Graduate	Race and Ethnicity unknown	1	3	1	5	8
Graduate	Two or more races	8	9	9	17	18
Graduate	White	220	241	252	261	275
ALL ACADEMIC CAREERS	ALL IPEDS ETHNICITIES	3,999	3,874	3,860	3,802	3,698

Enrollment % by IPEDS Ethnicity

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ACADEMIC CAREER	IPEDS ETHNICITY	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021
UNDERGRADUATE	ALL IPEDS ETHNICITIES	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Undergraduate	American Indian/Alaska Native	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Undergraduate	Asian	3%	3%	3%	3%	3%
Undergraduate	Black/African American	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
Undergraduate	Hispanics of any race	12%	12%	13%	13%	13%
Undergraduate	Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Undergraduate	Nonresident Alien	5%	3%	2%	1%	1%
Undergraduate	Race and Ethnicity unknown	1%	1%	2%	1%	1%
Undergraduate	Two or more races	5%	5%	6%	5%	6%
Undergraduate	White	73%	73%	73%	74%	74%
GRADUATE	ALL IPEDS ETHNICITIES	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Graduate	American Indian/Alaska Native	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Graduate	Asian	5%	4%	4%	5%	4%
Graduate	Black/African American	1%	1%	0%	1%	1%
Graduate	Hispanics of any race	5%	6%	7%	7%	8%
Graduate	Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Graduate	Nonresident Alien	25%	26%	25%	23%	24%
Graduate	Race and Ethnicity unknown	0%	1%	0%	1%	2%
Graduate	Two or more races	2%	2%	2%	4%	4%
Graduate	White	62%	61%	61%	59%	58%

Underrepresented Minority (URM) Indicator

URM status criteria – Domestic students who identify as one or more of the following ethnic backgrounds or races: African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino/a, Native American/Indian, Alaska Native, or Pacific Islander (includes Filipinos).

Enrollment Counts by URM Indicator

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ACADEMIC CAREER	URM INDICATOR	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021
UNDERGRADUATE	ALL URM INDICATORS	3,644	3,476	3,449	3,361	3,220
Undergraduate	URM.	599	593	624	615	572
Undergraduate	Not URM	2,880	2,779	2,758	2,702	2,610
Undergraduate	International	165	104	67	44	38
GRADUATE	ALL URM INDICATORS	355	398	411	441	478
Graduate	URM.	22	33	34	48	58
Graduate	Not URM	244	262	273	293	306
Graduate	International	89	103	104	100	114
ALL ACADEMIC CAREERS	ALL URM INDICATORS	3,999	3,874	3,860	3,802	3,698

Enrollment % by URM Indicator

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ACADEMIC CAREER	URM INDICATOR	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021
UNDERGRADUATE	ALL URM INDICATORS	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Undergraduate	URM.	16%	17%	18%	18%	18%
Undergraduate	Not URM	79%	80%	80%	80%	81%
Undergraduate	International	5%	3%	2%	1%	1%
GRADUATE	ALL URM INDICATORS	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Graduate	URM.	6%	8%	8%	11%	12%
Graduate	Not URM	69%	66%	66%	66%	64%
Graduate	International	25%	26%	25%	23%	24%

Gender

Enrollment Counts by Gender

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ACADEMIC CAREER	GENDER	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021
UNDERGRADUATE	ALL GENDERS	3,644	3,476	3,449	3,361	3,220
Undergraduate	Female	1,169	1,160	1,200	1,211	1,104
Undergraduate	Male	2,475	2,316	2,249	2,149	2,115
Undergraduate	Unknown	0	0	0	1	1
GRADUATE	ALL GENDERS	355	398	411	441	478
Graduate	Female	121	135	153	189	198
Graduate	Male	233	263	256	251	278
Graduate	Unknown	1	0	2	1	2
ALL ACADEMIC CAREERS	ALL GENDERS	3,999	3,874	3,860	3,802	3,698

Enrollment % by Gender