Boise State University

Boise State University (BSU) is a public research university in Boise, Idaho. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has been awarding baccalaureate and master's degrees since 1965. It became a public institution in 1969.

Boise State University
Former names
St. Margarets School (1892-1932)
Boise Junior College (1932–1965)
Boise College (1965–1969)
Boise State College (1969–1974)
MottoSplendor sine Occasu (Latin)
Motto in English
"Splendour Without Diminishment"
TypePublic research university
EstablishedSeptember 6, 1932 (1932)
Parent institution
Idaho State Board of Education
AccreditationNWCCU
Academic affiliations
Endowment$156 million (2022)
Budget$516 million (2018)
PresidentMarlene Tromp
ProvostJohn Buckwalter
Academic staff
757 (Fall 2018)
Students26,155 (Fall 2022)
Undergraduates22,922 (Fall 2022)
Postgraduates3,233 (Fall 2022)
Location
Boise
,
Idaho
,
United States

43.604°N 116.204°W / 43.604; -116.204
CampusMidsize city, 285 acres (1.15 km2)
NewspaperThe Arbiter
ColorsBlue and orange
   
NicknameBroncos
Sporting affiliations
  • NCAA Division I FBS – Mountain West
  • Southland
MascotBuster Bronco
Websiteboisestate.edu

Boise State offers more than 300 graduate programs, including the MBA and MAcc programs in the College of Business and Economics; master's and PhD programs in the Colleges of Engineering, Arts & Sciences, and Education; MPA program in the School of Public Service; and the MPH program in the College of Health Sciences. In the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, it is among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". According to the National Science Foundation, the university received approximately $48 million in research and development funding in 2022, ranking it 217th in the nation for research revenue and expenditures.

The university's intercollegiate athletic teams, the Broncos, compete in the Mountain West Conference (MWC) in NCAA Division I.

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