# Sources for Featured Statistics

### Academics

#### Our Service Learning courses, which 29% of graduating Broncos take advantage of, connect classroom learning with hands-on community engagement.

- Boise State University Service-Learning Program — [servicelearning@boisestate.edu](mailto:servicelearning@boisestate.edu)

### Careers and Professional Development

#### 90% of recent Boise State grads who landed full-time employment reported that their first job after graduation was directly related to their career goals.

- [2023/2024 First Destination Dashboard](https://www.boisestate.edu/ie/interactive-dashboards/first-destination-survey/)

#### $54,800 is the average salary upon graduating from Boise State. With 10 years of experience, the average salary is $99,800.

- [Study: Bachelor’s Degrees Boost Annual Salaries by $32,000 in Idaho (2020)](https://www.idahoednews.org/news/study-bachelors-degrees-boost-annual-salaries-by-32000-in-idaho/)
- [Idaho’s Education Earnings Gap (2020)](https://www.idahoednews.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/EMBARGOED_2020.01.28-Idahos-Education-Earnings-Gap.pdf)
- [Best Colleges in Idaho: Payscale](https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/best-schools-by-state/bachelors/idaho)

#### $1.2 million is the difference in median lifetime earnings with a bachelor’s degree vs. with a high school diploma.

- [The College Payoff: Georgetown](https://cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/collegepayoff2021/)
- $2.8 million lifetime earnings for a full-time year-round worker with a bachelor’s degree, $1.6 million lifetime earnings for a full-time year-round worker with a high school diploma

#### Each year, over 1,200 Broncos also participate in internship opportunities.

- Boise State University Office of the Registrar Report — [regmail@boisestate.edu](mailto:regmail@boisestate.edu)

#### 46% of our students work in their intended career field while attending college at Boise State.

- [2023/2024 Graduating Student Survey](https://www.boisestate.edu/ie/interactive-dashboards/graduating-student-survey/)

### Cost of Attendance

#### 45% of Boise State students graduate college with zero debt.

- [(Kelley Blue Book)\
\
Boise State 2021-2022 Common Data Set](https://www.boisestate.edu/ie/data-and-reporting/data-reports-cds-2021-22/)

#### 93% of Boise State’s student body population receives financial aid.

- [IPEDS Report 2023](https://files.wrike.com/508845/525487172)

### Scholarships & Financial Aid

#### $213,044,532 financial aid dollars disbursed to 15,667 students in 2024-2025

- [About Boise State](https://www.boisestate.edu/about/facts/)

#### $1,958.95 is the average amount of financial aid an Idaho resident receives each semester.

- Boise State University Enrollment Services Annual Report— [enrollmentservices@boisestate.edu](mailto:enrollmentservices@boisestate.edu)

### Student Life

#### Nearly 63,000 Boise State graduates have chosen to live in the Treasure Valley after graduation.

- Boise State University Alumni Association Annual Report — [bsualumni@boisestate.edu](mailto:bsualumni@boisestate.edu)