ID
Boise State University
1.14 incidents / 1,000 students
Boise, ID · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Boise State University
Across 2022–2024, Boise State University reported 69 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Idaho State University.
- 1.14
- Incidents / 1k students
- #703
- Rank of 2,072
- #7
- ID rank
- 27,198
- Enrolled students
1.14 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Boise State University reports 1.14 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 46% above Full Sail University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Full Sail University (0.04/1k); Santa Ana College (0.11/1k); Oklahoma State University-Main Campus (2.38/1k); Georgia Southern University (1.17/1k); South Texas College (0.22/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Idaho State University (4.21/1k); University of Idaho (2.28/1k); Brigham Young University-Idaho (0.15/1k); College of Southern Idaho (1.18/1k); Lewis-Clark State College (1.58/1k); Northwest Nazarene University (0.00/1k); The College of Idaho (11.93/1k); Eagle Gate College-Boise Campus (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.14
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #703
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 66%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 28
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 142115 · Boise State University 1.14/1k score rate · #703/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-UPPER · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-LOW 1.14/1k
- RANK-MID #703/2,072
- ST-UPPER #7 in state
- PEER-FINISH Georgia Southern University · ±0.03
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 75%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-LARGE 27,198
- FIRE-REPORT 5 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Georgia Southern University (+0.03/1k)
Boise State University sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-UPPER · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT · peer Georgia Southern University. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-UPPER · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Georgia Southern University (+0.03/1k). National rank #703 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Boise State University reports 1.14 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 46% above Full Sail University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Full Sail University (0.04/1k); Santa Ana College (0.11/1k); Oklahoma State University-Main Campus (2.38/1k); Georgia Southern University (1.17/1k); South Texas College (0.22/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Idaho State University (4.21/1k); University of Idaho (2.28/1k); Brigham Young University-Idaho (0.15/1k); College of Southern Idaho (1.18/1k); Lewis-Clark State College (1.58/1k); Northwest Nazarene University (0.00/1k); The College of Idaho (11.93/1k); Eagle Gate College-Boise Campus (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Boise State University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Boise on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Full Sail University · lowest peer 0.04
Full Sail University — lowest peer
0.04 per 1,000 students
- Santa Ana College · near 0.11
Santa Ana College — near
0.11 per 1,000 students
- South Texas College · near 0.22
South Texas College — near
0.22 per 1,000 students
- Boise State University · this campus
Boise State University — this campus
1.14 per 1,000 students
- Georgia Southern University · near
Georgia Southern University — near
1.17 per 1,000 students
- Oklahoma State University-Main Campus · highest peer
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus — highest peer
2.38 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Boise State University's 1.14/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Boise State University increased from 25 to 28 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesEnrollment scale
How campus size shapes the safety figures
With 27,198 enrolled students, Boise State University is the 130th largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,455 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Idaho State University (4.21/1k); University of Idaho (2.28/1k); Brigham Young University-Idaho (0.15/1k); College of Southern Idaho (1.18/1k); Lewis-Clark State College (1.58/1k); Northwest Nazarene University (0.00/1k); The College of Idaho (11.93/1k); Eagle Gate College-Boise Campus (0.00/1k). The score above normalizes 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe (Full Sail University is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Boise State University rose from 25 to 28 (+12%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (8 to 18) and Fondling (4 to 6). Falling over the same period: Rape (9 to 3), Arson (2 to 0) and Aggravated Assault (2 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Boise State University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 5 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Rape, Fondling, Arson and Aggravated Assault.
The remaining 6 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Burglary, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyBoise State University: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 75% (16 → 28 incidents)
Read the chart as text
| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2024 | 28 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 18 | 8 | 6 |
| Rape | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| Fondling | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
27 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 2 | 6 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 14 | 166 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 7 | 11 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 3 | 209 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Boise State University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
FL
Full Sail University
0.04 incidents / 1,000 students
CA
Santa Ana College
0.11 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Boise State University sits on price and outcomes
At $21,610, Boise State University's reported average net price is cheaper than 66% among 29 Idaho colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $18,788.
- $21,610
- average net price
- $18,788
- Idaho median
- 2.2×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $7,728
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $18,165 for families reporting under $30,000 against $25,893 above $110,000, a difference of $7,728. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $21,610 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $45,251 run about 2.1 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $9,048
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $27,788
- Avg Net Price
- $21,610
- Median Debt
- $20,500
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 18%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 61%
- Retention Rate
- 79%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $45,251
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $51,658
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 66%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 329 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL · 27,169 enrolled
Safety Score 0.04
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA · 27,248 enrolled
Safety Score 0.11
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK · 27,278 enrolled
Safety Score 2.38
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA · 27,423 enrolled
Safety Score 1.17
South Texas College
Mcallen, TX · 27,431 enrolled
Safety Score 0.22
Closest by National Rank
Boise State University (national rank #703) sits near Webber International University (#702) and Millersville University of Pennsylvania (#704) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Webber International University
Babson Park, FL
National Rank #702
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA
National Rank #704
Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA
National Rank #701
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX
National Rank #705
Saint Elizabeth University
Morristown, NJ
National Rank #706
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Boise State University, both outside ID so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL · 27,169 enrolled
Safety score 0.04
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA · 27,248 enrolled
Safety score 0.11
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK · 27,278 enrolled
Safety score 2.38
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA · 27,423 enrolled
Safety score 1.17
South Texas College
Mcallen, TX · 27,431 enrolled
Safety score 0.22
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC · 26,940 enrolled
Safety score 3.12
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY · 26,793 enrolled
Safety score 4.22
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CA · 27,636 enrolled
Safety score 2.53
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Webber International University
Babson Park, FL · 878 enrolled
Safety score 1.14
Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA · 5,275 enrolled
Safety score 1.14
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH · 17,594 enrolled
Safety score 1.14
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA · 6,975 enrolled
Safety score 1.15
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX · 17,433 enrolled
Safety score 1.15
Saint Elizabeth University
Morristown, NJ · 871 enrolled
Safety score 1.15
University of Minnesota-Crookston
Crookston, MN · 2,612 enrolled
Safety score 1.15
South Seattle College
Seattle, WA · 5,210 enrolled
Safety score 1.15
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Boise State University safe?
Boise State University has a safety score of 1.14 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #703 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Full Sail University (0.04/1k). Same-state same-level set: Idaho State University (4.21/1k); University of Idaho (2.28/1k); Brigham Young University-Idaho (0.15/1k); College of Southern Idaho (1.18/1k); Lewis-Clark State College (1.58/1k); Northwest Nazarene University (0.00/1k); The College of Idaho (11.93/1k); Eagle Gate College-Boise Campus (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Boise State University?
For calendar year 2024, Boise State University reported Motor Vehicle Theft (18), Fondling (6), Rape (3) and Aggravated Assault (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Boise State University compare to similar schools?
Boise State University reports 46% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Full Sail University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Full Sail University (0.04/1k); Santa Ana College (0.11/1k); Oklahoma State University-Main Campus (2.38/1k); Georgia Southern University (1.17/1k); South Texas College (0.22/1k). Same-state same-level set: Idaho State University (4.21/1k); University of Idaho (2.28/1k); Brigham Young University-Idaho (0.15/1k); College of Southern Idaho (1.18/1k); Lewis-Clark State College (1.58/1k); Northwest Nazarene University (0.00/1k); The College of Idaho (11.93/1k); Eagle Gate College-Boise Campus (0.00/1k).
Does Boise State University have fire safety data?
Yes. Boise State University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 5 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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