Boise State University (BSU) Fast Facts

Boise State is Idaho’s metropolitan research university, located in the state’s population center and capital city, a hub of government, business, the arts, health care, industry and technology. The campus is home of 11 Idaho Professor of the Year honorees since 1990 and the 2005 national champion student debate and speech team. Boise state is the largest university in Idaho with an all-time state enrollment record of 19,993 students.

The university offers more than 190 fields of interest. Undergraduate, graduate and technical programs are available in seven colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business and Economics, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences and Public Affairs. Students can also study abroad, participate in one of the largest internship programs in the Northwest, and work with professors on health-related research to fight cancer, arthritis and Alzheimer’s disease, among others.

Campus life offers adventure and activity. More than 200 student organizations, new residence halls along the Boise River Greenbelt and a state-of-the-art Student Recreation Center provide opportunities for both individual development and fun. More than one million visitors come to campus annually for Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning speakers, Bronco football, Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Celebration and other events.

General:

• Engineering metropolitan research university of distinction, achieving its vision through academic excellence, public engagement, a vibrant culture and exceptional research.

• Reflecting the character of Idaho’s capital city – a center of business, government, technology, health care and the arts.

• Largest university in Idaho with 19,993 students.

• More than 70,000 alumni live across the United States and beyond.

• Ranked among the nation’s and West’s "top up-and-coming schools" in the 2009 U.S. News and World Report’s America’s Best Colleges" issue.

Academics:

• Undergraduate, graduate and technical programs in seven colleges with more than 165 fields of interest.

• Four doctoral programs – electrical and computer engineering, geosciences, geophysics and education.

• Idaho’s first Executive MBA program, accredited by AACSB International, the gold standard for accreditation.

• Students and alumni include two Rhodes Scholars, a Truman Scholar, a Mitchell Scholar, four Goldwater Scholars, a USA Today Academic All-American, several NCAA Academic All-Americans, several NCAA post-graduate scholars, and many Fullbright scholars and professors.

• Study abroad opportunities offered in more than 50 countries

• Formal international partnerships with the University of Cagliari in Italy, University of Calgary in Canada, Asia University in Tokyo, the Basque government in Spain, and more than 35 other institutions.

• College of Engineering undergraduate programs ranked 15th in the nation among comprehensive public universities in the 2009 U.S. News & World Report’s "America’s Best Colleges" issue.

• College of Business and Economics is among 4 percent of business schools in the world and 20 percent in the nation with AACSB international accreditation.

• Largest undergraduate nursing program in the state.

• Only university in the United States to offer a Master of Science degree in raptor biology.

• After Work program allows working adults to complete bachelor’s degrees in nine areas of study through a combination of evening, weekend and online classes without exiting their career tracks.

• Innovative "Investigate Boise" course, held in a downtown storefront, incorporates community leaders, tours and investigation in a field school for urban affairs.

• Academic partnership with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory provides students and faculty access to unprecedented resources in the development of microelectronics.