Academics and Organization
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Forbes | 614 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 67 (West, Regional) |
| Global | |
U.S. News & World Report has twice listed Boise State as one of the top up-and-coming schools in the nation for regional universities. Boise State’s College of Engineering was again ranked among the best undergraduate engineering programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in its “Best Colleges 2013″ guidebook and rankings. Boise State shares the No. 13 ranking among public institutions and is tied for the No. 35 ranking among all undergraduate engineering programs. The rankings are based solely on a survey of engineering deans and senior faculty at all programs accredited by ABET (formerly known as Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), conducted during the spring of 2012. Boise State improved on its 2012 rankings when it was tied for 15th among public schools and tied for 37th overall. The peer assessment score was 3.0 on a scale from 1 (marginal) to 5 (distinguished). Boise State has the highest admission requirements of all Idaho public universities. Roughly 80% of freshmen come to Boise State straight from high school. Over 76% of incoming freshmen have a 3.0 GPA or higher, and nearly 40% have 3.5 GPA or higher. With over 2,000 graduate students, Boise State also has the second largest graduate school enrollment in Idaho.
For the 2009-2010 academic year, Boise State had a student retention rate of almost 70%, a 6 year graduation rate of 26%, and a 4 year graduation rate of 6%, one of the lowest in the west. Both Boise State's graduation rate and retention rate are the second best among Idaho state universities and first among the "institutions that serve larger populations of adult continuing education students (which include a higher percentage of part-time or commuter students with dependents)". The university offers five doctoral degrees, 16 graduate certificates, 77 master's degrees, 99 baccalaureate degrees, and seven associate degrees. In 2010-11, the university awarded 11 doctorates, 641 master's degrees, 2,571 baccalaureate degrees, 219 associate degrees, and 157 certificates.
The school's more than 190 fields of study are organized into seven colleges:
- Arts and Sciences
- Business and Economics (COBE)
- Education
- Engineering
- Graduate Studies
- Health Sciences, and
- Social Sciences and Public Affair (SSPA)
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