Enrollment Trends at Boise State

The student population at Boise State University is 27,198 (23,983 undergraduate and 3,215 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 5,112 (23.15%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Boise State is 88.18% which is increased by 4,880 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 232 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 74 male students for every 100 female students, down from 83 in 2015.
5,241 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 127.38% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 25,163 where 27,198 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 27,198 students in 2025 and was lowest at 22,086 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 22,086 to 27,198 students, a net gain of 5,112 (23.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Boise State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	22,086	19,103	8,819	10,284	2,983	1,174	1,809
2016-17	23,854 1,768	20,186 1,083	9,246 427	10,940 656	3,668 685	1,362 188	2,306 497
2017-18	24,121 267	20,744 558	9,193 -53	11,551 611	3,377 -291	1,294 -68	2,083 -223
2018-19	25,504 1,383	22,033 1,289	9,565 372	12,468 917	3,471 94	1,281 -13	2,190 107
2019-20	26,217 713	22,896 863	9,902 337	12,994 526	3,321 -150	1,224 -57	2,097 -93
2020-21	24,069 -2,148	20,763 -2,133	8,935 -967	11,828 -1,166	3,306 -15	1,187 -37	2,119 22
2021-22	25,794 1,725	22,404 1,641	9,565 630	12,839 1,011	3,390 84	1,213 26	2,177 58
2022-23	26,115 321	22,922 518	9,946 381	12,976 137	3,193 -197	1,113 -100	2,080 -97
2023-24	26,670 555	23,491 569	10,298 352	13,193 217	3,179 -14	1,149 36	2,030 -50
2024-25	27,198 528	23,983 492	10,374 76	13,609 416	3,215 36	1,221 72	1,994 -36
Average	25,163	21,853	9,584	12,268	3,310	1,222	2,089

Boise State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 21,853 where 23,983 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Boise State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	19,103	12,034	5,841	6,193	7,069	2,978	4,091
2016-17	20,186	12,375	5,868	6,507	7,811	3,378	4,433
2017-18	20,744	12,477	5,700	6,777	8,267	3,493	4,774
2018-19	22,033	12,787	5,771	7,016	9,246	3,794	5,452
2019-20	22,896	13,104	5,859	7,245	9,792	4,043	5,749
2020-21	20,763	12,973	5,702	7,271	7,790	3,233	4,557
2021-22	22,404	13,270	5,731	7,539	9,134	3,834	5,300
2022-23	22,922	13,433	5,823	7,610	9,489	4,123	5,366
2023-24	23,491	13,644	5,977	7,667	9,847	4,321	5,526
2024-25	23,983	14,119	6,084	8,035	9,864	4,290	5,574
Average	21,853	21,853	5,836	7,186	21,853	3,749	5,082

Boise State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,310 where 3,215 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Boise State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,983	903	398	505	2,080	776	1,304
2016-17	3,668	936	417	519	2,732	945	1,787
2017-18	3,377	1,068	454	614	2,309	840	1,469
2018-19	3,471	1,108	449	659	2,363	832	1,531
2019-20	3,321	1,185	446	739	2,136	778	1,358
2020-21	3,306	1,248	468	780	2,058	719	1,339
2021-22	3,390	1,285	468	817	2,105	745	1,360
2022-23	3,193	1,188	433	755	2,005	680	1,325
2023-24	3,179	1,226	460	766	1,953	689	1,264
2024-25	3,215	1,260	492	768	1,955	729	1,226
Average	3,310	3,310	449	692	3,310	773	1,396

Boise State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 69.72%. The percentage was 75.14% 10 years ago and Boise State still has a high percentage of white students. 2.58% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.05% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 14.85% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 75.14% to 69.72%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.01% to 2.58%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.57% to 2.05%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 10.18% to 14.85%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4879 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4231 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Boise State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	106	445	346	2,248	84	16,596	770
2016-17	117	518	362	2,658	83	17,810	896
2017-18	109	534	399	2,994	97	17,774	966
2018-19	118	595	425	3,237	121	18,582	1,079
2019-20	102	652	427	3,283	104	19,153	1,202
2020-21	77	640	398	3,045	98	17,650	1,130
2021-22	99	680	401	3,335	104	18,739	1,216
2022-23	104	700	439	3,580	94	18,779	1,313
2023-24	127	732	449	3,836	91	18,949	1,391
2024-25	137	703	557	4,038	101	18,962	1,454
Average	110	620	420	3,225	98	18,299	1,142

Boise State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,241 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 127.38% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Boise State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	22,086	2,305	4,359	15,422
2016-17	23,854	2,568	4,812	16,474
2017-18	24,121	2,989	5,369	15,763
2018-19	25,504	3,575	5,955	15,974
2019-20	26,217	4,017	6,287	15,913
2020-21	24,069	7,922	11,739	4,408
2021-22	25,794	5,403	10,868	9,523
2022-23	26,115	5,058	9,591	11,466
2023-24	26,670	4,829	9,088	12,753
2024-25	27,198	5,241	9,178	12,779
Average	25,163	4,391	7,725	13,048

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Enrollment Trends at Boise State

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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