Boise State University Business Programs

Boise State University is a public institution situated in Boise, Idaho. The city atmosphere of Boise makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Boise State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Boise State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#9	Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Most Popular Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#60	Most Popular International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#98	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#112	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#130	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Boise State has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#60	Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#60	Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#182	Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#193	Best General Business Administration and Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#202	Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Boise State University?

Contact details for Boise State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1910 University Dr, Boise, ID 83725
Phone:	208-426-1000
Website:	www.boisestate.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/BoiseStateLive
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/boisestatelive

How Do I Get Into Boise State?

You can apply to Boise State online at: https://www.boisestate.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Boise State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Boise State?

With an acceptance rate of 77%, Boise State may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 85% of students accepted to Boise State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 610. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

Boise State received ACT scores from 35% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 26. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 21 and 26.

Can I Afford Boise State University?

The overall average net price of Boise State is $35,603. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Boise State, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $7,233 a year. That adds up to $28,932 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Boise State is 4.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Boise State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 20,763 undergraduate students at Boise State, with 12,973 being full-time and 7,790 being part-time.

There are also 3,306 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,973 full-time undergraduates at Boise State, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Boise State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	290
Black or African American	181
Hispanic or Latino	1,758
White	9,666
International Students	125
Other Races/Ethnicities	953

Geographic Diversity

Idaho students aren't the only ones who study at Boise State University. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 71 countries are represented at Boise State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Boise State University

In 2019-2020, 19,661 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Boise State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in Idaho for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Boise State

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Boise State University was $8,068 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $24,988. The following table shows how Boise State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#1	#8
Public Relations & Advertising	#4	#20
Accounting	#40	#136
Accounting	#40	#122

Online Growth Rankings of Boise State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Boise State University was 36.4%. This is the #694 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Boise State regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Boise State ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Boise State.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Human Resources Management and Services	#7
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#7
Human Resources Development	#27
Public Relations & Advertising	#29
Marketing	#94
Human Resource Management	#112
Accounting	#115
General Business/Commerce	#117
General Business/Commerce	#117
Accounting	#202

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Boise State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	179	0	216	395
General Business/Commerce	57	196	0	0	253
Accounting	0	126	0	43	169
Organizational Leadership	125	0	0	0	125
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	118	0	0	118
Finance	0	110	0	0	110
Human Resources Development	0	0	43	54	97
Construction Management	0	48	0	0	48
Supply Chain Management	0	37	0	0	37
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	30	0	0	30
Other Marketing	29	0	0	0	29
General Economics	0	14	0	4	18
Business Economics	0	10	0	0	10
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	3	0	5	0	8
Public Relations	7	0	0	0	7
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	6	0	0	6
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	0	0
Other Human Resources Management and Services	0	0	0	0	0
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	221	874	48	317	1,460

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Karthikc123 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.