The Digital Education Council administered its AI in Higher Education Global Survey 2026 to students and faculty at participating institutions worldwide, gathering 45,398 responses across 35 countries — 27,284 from students and 18,114 from faculty. Boise State sent the survey to its faculty and students and received 247 student responses and 117 faculty responses.
Comparing Boise State’s results against the full global dataset and a narrower U.S. and Canada peer set, offers a number of insights about AI on campus.
On one hand, faculty adoption and faculty-led AI teaching are ahead of the U.S. and Canada peer set, and both students and faculty perceive Boise State’s institutional approach and governance involvement as more proactive than peers report at their own institutions. On the other hand, Boise State students and faculty report being more cautious about AI’s effect on learning and critical thinking than peers, and faculty have not yet realized the time-savings from AI that peer institutions report.
The survey findings show the university has built real institutional infrastructure and governance credibility, and future AI initiatives should focus on building AI efficiencies for faculty and clearer skill-building pathways for students. This work is being led by the AI Coordinating Council and partners across all ares of the university.