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Fall 2023 Full-Time Undergraduate Students

Full-Time, First-Time Undergraduate Students

2023-2024 Idaho Resident Undergraduate Degree Seeking Population

Loan Borrowing Data

Fall 2023 Full-Time Undergraduate Students

The following data is for Fall 2023 full-time undergraduate students.

78%

received financial aid

72%

of resident students received financial aid

86%

of nonresident students received financial aid

47%

of those who filed a FAFSA had an expected family contribution under $13,000

Federal Pell Grant Awards

  • 25% of full-time undergraduate students received Federal Pell Grant awards.
    • 35% of resident students received Pell Grants versus 12% of nonresident students.

Full-Time, First-Time in College Undergraduate Students

The following data is for Fall 2023 Full-Time, First-Time in College (FT-FTIC) undergraduate students.

84%

received financial aid

81%

of resident students received financial aid

90%

of nonresident students received financial aid

40%

of those who filed a FAFSA had an expected family contribution under $13,000

Financial Need

  • 69% of the Fall FT-FTIC undergraduate Idaho students that completed a FAFSA have financial need. Financial need is defined by the student’s FAFSA, before any aid is applied.
    • Of those students, 57% have unmet financial need. Unmet need is defined by the student’s FAFSA and is after aid is applied.

Federal Pell Grant Awards

  • 27% of the FT-FTIC cohort received Federal Pell Grant awards.
    • 36% of resident students received Pell Grants versus 12% of nonresident students.

Scholarships

  • 60% of Fall 2023 First-Time residents received a scholarship, not including athletic aid or waivers.
  • 77% of Fall 2023 First-Time nonresidents received a waiver. A waiver is defined as a waiver of nonresident fees and includes faculty/staff waivers.

2023-2024 Idaho Resident Undergrad Degree Seeking Population

The following data is for the academic year 2023-2024 total undergraduate degree seeking population of Idaho residents.

52%

have financial need

34%

are Pell Eligible

44%

had an expected family contribution under $12,999

Loan Borrowing

This data comes from the Common Data Set.

The following data is of the number of students in the 2023 undergraduate class who started at Boise State as first-time students and received a bachelor’s degree between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.

50%

borrowed loans*

49%

borrowed Federal loans**

8%

borrowed private student loans made by a bank or lender
  • Of those who borrowed loans, $25,521 was the average per-undergraduate borrower cumulative principal borrowed.
  • Of those who borrowed Federal loans, $20,265 was the average per-undergraduate borrower cumulative principal borrowed.
  • Of those who borrowed Private loans made by a bank or lender, $34,987 was the average per-undergraduate borrower cumulative principal borrowed.

*Loans is defined as any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans, etc. Includes both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.

**Federal Loans are defined as Federal Loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Includes both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.