Boise State Online At A Glance
Annual Snapshot
Data for the 2020-2021 academic year, including Summer 2020, Fall 2020 and Spring 2021.
Growth
Boise State’s eCampus has seen steady and substantial growth in the number of students enrolling in online courses. Since 2011, enrollments in online classes have increased from 19,474 to 88,811* in 2021 or a 356% increase. This has resulted in an increase in credit hours produced by online courses of 345% from 52,590 in 2011 to 233,987* in 2021.
*COVID19 Effect: As a result of closing the physical campus, many in-person and hybrid courses transitioned to online delivery starting summer 2020.
Enrollment and Programming
Academic Departments
60 Departments with at least one distance-delivered course (90%)
21 Departments with an online certificate or degree program (53%)
4,400 Class enrollment sections
Unique Course Titles
889 Academic Courses
179 Professional Education Offerings
9 Concurrent Enrollment Courses
Programs
Boise State’s eCampus Center supported 60 degree and certificate programs, ranging from freshly launched options that are still in the recruiting phase to programs with highly impressive numbers. For example, the largest graduate program, the Master of Business Administration, had 468 students; the largest undergraduate program, Nursing RN to BS, had 1,156 students for this period. During Fall 2020, 11% of all undergraduate students enrolled in online undergraduate programs and 43% of all graduate students enrolled in online graduate programs.
10
Undergraduate certificates
8
Undergraduate degrees
21
Graduate certificates
19
Graduate degrees
2
Doctoral Degrees
Students taking one or more online courses
23,097 Students enrolled (unduplicated headcount) – 72.04% of all students
88,811 Registrations or enrollments – 43.17% of all registrations
233,987 Credit hours produced – 43.81% of all credit hours
Student Demographics
Student Location While Enrolled in Online Courses
65.11% Idaho
38.04% Other U.S. States
0.34% Non-U.S. Countries
Registration Status
Enrolled full-time: 67% of undergraduates and 25.77% of graduates
Age
35 and older: 10% of undergraduates and 56.53% of graduates