[Last update: December 11, 2025]

10,545 students (45% of total 23,491 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Boise State University (Boise State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,494.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 84% of total 2,988 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $9,507.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Boise State University, 10,545 undergraduate students (45% of total 23,491 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $9,494.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Boise State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship10,54545% $100,115,032$9,494
Pell Grants4,24718% $21,223,294$4,997
Federal Student Loan5,60924% $37,339,089$6,657

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,517 beginning undergraduate students (84% of total 2,988 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Boise State University. The average amount of aid received is $9,507.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Boise State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,51784% --
Grants or Scholarships2,26676%$21,542,462$9,507
Federal Grants78226%$4,609,575$5,895
Pell Grants78026%$4,379,013$5,614
Other Federal Grants2388%$230,562$969
State/Local Grants59520%$2,050,258$3,446
Institutional Grants1,89563%$14,882,629$7,854
Student Loan Aid1,08136%$8,736,659$8,082
Federal Student Loans1,02734%$5,273,113$5,134
Other Student Loans1886%$3,463,546$18,423

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Boise State University.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level918774$5,695,858$6,205
0-30,000219219$2,190,063$10,000
30,001-48,000137136$1,258,561$9,187
48,001-75,000193183$1,194,580$6,190
75,001-110,00013592$439,565$3,256
110,001 or more234144$613,089$2,620

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