Graduation Rate at Boise State

[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]

At Boise State University, the graduation rate is 60 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 79 %, and the transfer-out rate is 22 %, as of August 31, 2025.

Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 56.21% (public Research University with high research activity).

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Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,665 students out of 2,766 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Boise State University.

By gender, 683 male and 982 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.

CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total2,7661,66560.20%
Men1,21368356.31%
Women1,55398263.23%
Boise State University graduation rate by gender

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Boise State University.

  • American Indian or Alaska Native: 43.75%
  • Asian: 65.15%
  • Black (Non-Hispanic): 40.00%
  • Hispanic: 56.98%
  • White: 61.76%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 42.11%
  • Two or More Race: 59.64%
  • Unknown: 53.66%
Graduation Rate by Gender
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native43.75%(7/16) 33.33%(2/6) 50.00%(5/10)
Asian65.15%(43/66) 57.89%(22/38) 75.00%(21/28)
Black (Non-Hispanic)40.00%(16/40) 40.00%(10/25) 40.00%(6/15)
Hispanic56.98%(200/351) 55.63%(84/151) 58.00%(116/200)
White61.76%(1,237/2,003) 58.12%(494/850) 64.44%(743/1,153)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander42.11%(8/19) 33.33%(4/12) 57.14%(4/7)
Two or More Race59.64%(99/166) 51.25%(41/80) 67.44%(58/86)
Unknown53.66%(44/82) 54.76%(23/42) 52.50%(21/40)
Boise State University graduation rate by race

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

At Boise State, the transfer-out rate is 22.13%. Its transfer-out rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 18.69%.

Boise State's retention rate is 79% for full-time students and 47 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 77.30%.


Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Boise State University, 11 of 23 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 47.83%.

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