The student-faculty ratio at Boise State University is 17:1, and the school has 33.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Boise State University include: Health Professions and Related Programs; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; Engineering; and Social Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 79 percent.
Faculty & classes
Faculty
Student-faculty ratio
17:1
Total faculty
769 full time
739 part time
Minority
11% full time
8% part time
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree
77%
Classes taught by graduate assistants
-
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Class Size
Class sizes
20-4954.9%
Classes with fewer than 20 students33.9%
50 or more11.2%
Requirements
General education/core curriculum required
Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts
Humanities
Mathematics
English (including composition)
Sciences (biological or physical)
History
Social science
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Graduation & retention
Freshmen Retention
Average first-year student retention rate
79%
International Student Retention
International student retention rate
75%
Graduation Rates
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell grant
39%
6-year graduation rate of students who received a subsidized Stafford loan
42%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell grant or subsidized Stafford loan
52%
6-year graduation rate of international students
41%
Degrees Awarded (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018)
Post-bachelor's certificates
248
Post-master's certificates
16
Doctoral degrees - research/scholarship
24
Doctoral degrees - professional practice
8
Doctoral degrees - other
4,953
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Full-time
Employed as entrepreneur
-
Employed in temporary/contract work
-
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
-
Graduates reporting salaries
23%
Graduates reporting bonuses
-
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Part-time
Employed as entrepreneur
-
Employed in temporary/contract work
-
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
-
Graduates reporting salaries
4%
Graduates reporting bonuses
-
2017-2018 Graduates Other
Enrolled in a volunteer service program
0.5%
Enlisted in the military
0.2%
Enrolled in continuing education
6.1%
Attended a graduate education program
-
Attended a graduate engineering program
-
Attended a graduate nursing program
-
Graduate schools most often attended by recent graduates
Boise State University
Idaho State University
Northwest Nazarene University
Seeking continuing education
0%
Not seeking employment
0.1%
No information provided by graduate
41.1%
Prominent Alumni
School's most prominent alumni
Karl Knapp 1981, Rhodes Scholar; Vice Chairman and managing director United Bank of Switzerland, Steve Appleton 1982 (deceased) former CEO and chairman, Micron, Michael Hoffman 1974, Rhodes Scholar; Hollywood directory of 13 movies indlucing several Oscar-winning titles
Majors
General Information
Declare major deadline
start of third year
Credits apply to multiple majors
-
Five Most Popular Majors
Five most popular majors for 2018 graduates
Health Professions and Related Programs 23%
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 17%
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 7%
Engineering 6%
Social Sciences 5%
Alumni Starting Salaries by Major
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Finance$72,400
Construction Management$62,500
Accounting$56,500
Business/Managerial Economics$46,700
International Business$46,600
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Journalism$42,700
Communication and Media Studies$42,000
Engineering
Electrical Engineering (EE)$71,600
Mechanical Engineering (ME)$59,300
Civil Engineering$57,100
English Language and Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature$42,900
Health Professions and Related Programs
Nursing$63,100
Public Health$54,200
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Health and Physical Education/Fitness$38,800
Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Social Sciences
Economics$53,200
Political Science and Government$44,400
Sociology$34,900
Visual and Performing Arts
Design and Applied Arts$38,100
Majors Offered at This School
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Accounting
Business Administration and Management, General
Business/Managerial Economics
Construction Management
Finance, General
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Communication and Media Studies, Other
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer Science
Information Technology
Education
Art Teacher Education
Bilingual and Multilingual Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Drama and Dance Teacher Education
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Engineering
Civil Engineering, General
Computer Engineering, General
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Engineering, General
Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
English Language and Literature/Letters
Creative Writing
English Language and Literature, General
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
French Language and Literature
German Language and Literature
Spanish Language and Literature
Health Professions and Related Programs
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
Public Health, General
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Mathematics and Statistics
Applied Mathematics, General
Mathematics, General
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
International/Global Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Natural Resources and Conservation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, General
Geology/Earth Science, General
Physics, General
Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Economics, General
Political Science and Government, General
Social Sciences, General
Sociology
Urban Studies/Affairs
Visual and Performing Arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Art/Art Studies, General
Commercial and Advertising Art
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Film/Cinema/Video Studies
Music Performance, General
Music Theory and Composition
Music, General
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Minors
Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Biopsychology
Gerontology
International/Global Studies
Natural Resources and Conservation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Economics, General
Political Science and Government, General
Sociology
English Language and Literature/Letters
Creative Writing
English Language and Literature, General
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Accounting
Business Administration and Management, General
Construction Management
Finance, General
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Mathematics and Statistics
Applied Mathematics, General
Mathematics, General
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
American Indian/Native American Studies
Canadian Studies
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
Spanish and Iberian Studies
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
American Sign Language (ASL)
Arabic Language and Literature
Chinese Language and Literature
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
French Language and Literature
Visual and Performing Arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Art/Art Studies, General
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Film/Cinema/Video Studies
Fine and Studio Arts Management
Music, General
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer Science
Information Technology
Health Professions and Related Programs
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Engineering
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Materials Engineering
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, General
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
Physics, General
Education
Biology Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Earth Science Teacher Education
Mathematics Teacher Education
Multicultural Education
Physics Teacher Education
Reading Teacher Education
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Academic programs
Academic Programs
Degrees offered
Certificate, Associate, terminal-associate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs
-
Student participation in special study options
Independent study
Weekend college
Distance learning
Teacher certificate program
Study abroad
Student participation in special academic programs
Learning communities
Undergraduate research/creative projects
Writing in the disciplines
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience
Service learning
First-year experiences
Qualified undergraduate students may take graduate-level classes
Yes
Pre-professional programs
Pre-law, pre-dentistry, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-optometry, pre-pharmacy
Cooperative education programs
-
Teacher certification is offered in
Early childhood, special education, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, bilingual/bicultural
Subject areas offering education certification
19
Counseling services offered
academic
career
minority student
personal
psychological
veteran student
Honors college 2018 enrollment
-
Honors program 2018 enrollment
-
Online bachelor's degree program offered
Yes
Percentage of bachelor's degree programs that are available online
5%
Individual online courses offered for bachelor's degree credit
Yes
Domestic Study Away
Semester/term-away programs
-
Student exchange programs offered with
-
Percent of 2018 graduates participating in domestic student exchange programs
-
Study Abroad
Countries where study abroad opportunities are available
Australia
Denmark
France
Germany
Japan
Mexico
Norway
Spain
Taiwan
United Kingdom
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2018 graduates participating in study abroad programs
-
Consortia
Consortia
Basque Studies Consortium
Center for Advanced Energy Studies
Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
NIH IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence
NASA Idaho Space Grant Corsortium
Veterans
Institution is G.I. Bill certified
Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program
Yes
