Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Boise, ID
Population 550,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,853 (81%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (80%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 14,662
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 63%
From Region 16%
Athletes 3.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 70%
Hispanic 16%
Mixed 6%
Asian 2%
Black 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 272 73% / 27% 1% $93,302 95 95%
Artificial Intelligence $86,457 91 96%
Computer Game Programming 41 78% / 22% 0%
Computer Science 111 +2 81% / 19% 2% $118,882 99 95%
Information Technology 35 +2 80% / 20% 3% $86,457 91 96%
Applied Mathematics 16 69% / 31% 0% $73,834 82 89%
Chemistry 24 50% / 50% 0% $66,735 74 100%
Geosciences 10 60% / 40% 0% $59,147 59 100%
Mathematics 16 31% / 69% 6% $47,613 26 89%
Physics 14 86% / 14% 0% $63,765 68 94%
Urban Studies/Affairs 5 40% / 60% 0% $60,383 62
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business and Economics 1,095 57% / 43% 1% $67,022 74 95%
Cybersecurity 60 +1 82% / 18% 0% $67,694 75
Accounting 76 66% / 34% 3% $68,531 76 94%
Business Economics 7 71% / 29% 0% $70,581 79 91%
Business Management and Administration 163 +29 52% / 48% 1% $68,456 76 98%
Business/Managerial Economics 2 50% / 50% 0% $68,079 76 91%
Finance 99 +18 84% / 16% 3% $78,141 86 91%
General Business 310 +1 54% / 46% 1% $60,421 62 95%
International Business 18 56% / 44% 11% $60,077 61 70%
Logistics 20 +13 85% / 15% 0% $68,456 76 98%
Marketing 130 +6 34% / 66% 0% $59,820 60 96%
Project Management 2 0% / 100% 0%
Construction Management 84 89% / 11% 0% $112,244 99 100%
Criminal Justice 124 31% / 69% 1% $48,994 30 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 256 61% / 39% 1% $79,330 87 93%
Civil Engineering 46 74% / 26% 2% $80,635 88 96%
Computer Engineering 2 100% / 0% 0%
Electrical Engineering 25 96% / 4% 0% $114,420 99 97%
General Engineering 15 67% / 33% 0% $86,948 92
Materials Engineering 10 50% / 50% 0% $83,890 90
Mechanical Engineering 91 81% / 19% 1% $86,584 92 93%
Social Work 67 12% / 88% 0% $53,105 43 90%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Sciences 1,397 24% / 76% 0% $66,897 74 95%
Biology 139 31% / 69% 0% $55,382 49 91%
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 120 42% / 58% 2% $52,319 40
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 227 19% / 81% 0% $60,758 62 94%
Nursing 388 +1 18% / 82% 0% $83,367 90 97%
Public Health 43 +2 28% / 72% 0% $67,782 75 91%
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer 91 +1 24% / 76% 0% $77,093 85 96%
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 179 34% / 66% 0% $77,093 85 96%
Psychology 210 +3 18% / 82% 0% $45,768 21 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Innovation and Design 1,042 32% / 68% 1% $50,074 34 91%
Game and Interactive Media Design $39,492 10 83%
Environmental Studies 35 +1 46% / 54% 0% $48,487 29 94%
Business Analytics 6 67% / 33% 0% $72,219 81
Economics 3 67% / 33% 0% $70,581 79 91%
Anthropology 16 19% / 81% 0% $40,105 10 98%
Communication and Media Studies 72 +1 33% / 67% 1% $55,048 48 91%
Creative Writing 27 37% / 63% 0% $44,621 18
Digital Humanities 14 29% / 71% 0% $49,678 32
Ethnic Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $48,093 28
French 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,241 31 87%
General Literature 20 20% / 80% 0% $45,355 20
German $49,446 32
History 32 +1 50% / 50% 0% $40,926 11 89%
Humanities 2 0% / 100% 0%
Intercultural and International Studies 11 36% / 64% 0% $59,746 60
Interdisciplinary Studies 122 34% / 66% 2% $53,294 43 86%
Interdisciplinary Studies 64 +1 39% / 61% 0% $54,405 46 92%
Linguistics 13 38% / 62% 0% $49,404 31
Philosophy 9 +1 100% / 0% 0% $47,190 25
Political Science 61 +1 48% / 52% 0% $53,562 44 90%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 14 14% / 86% 0% $65,430 71 90%
Rhetoric and Composition 18 +1 28% / 72% 6% $45,445 20
Social Sciences 14 +1 36% / 64% 0% $46,470 23 91%
Sociology 26 +3 19% / 81% 4% $43,298 16 92%
Spanish 16 +5 25% / 75% 0% $49,241 31 87%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 125 38% / 62% 1% $55,048 48 91%
Bilingual and Multilingual Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $53,725 45
Early Childhood Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $46,429 23 93%
Education 23 9% / 91% 0% $52,857 42
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs $62,508 66 100%
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs 10 0% / 100% 0% $62,508 66 100%
Elementary Education 89 4% / 96% 0% $46,429 23 93%
English Education 9 22% / 78% 0% $50,807 36 95%
French Language Teacher Education $50,807 36
German Language Teacher Education $50,807 36 95%
History Teacher Education 21 48% / 52% 0% $50,807 36 95%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 17 47% / 53% 0% $50,807 36 95%
Social Science Teacher Education $50,807 36 95%
Spanish Language Teacher Education $50,807 36
Special Education 8 0% / 100% 0% $62,508 66 100%
Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $46,429 23 93%
Art Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $50,807 36 95%
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 3 0% / 100% 0% $40,737 11
Commercial and Advertising Art 34 +1 21% / 79% 0% $39,492 10 83%
Design and Visual Communications 38 +3 18% / 82% 0% $39,492 10 83%
Drama and Dance Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $50,807 36 95%
Film Studies 24 50% / 50% 0% $40,338 11
Music 5 60% / 40% 0% $41,964 13
Music Education 8 88% / 12% 0% $50,807 36 95%
Music Performance 3 0% / 100% 0% $42,243 14
Music Theory and Composition 1 100% / 0% 0% $42,227 13
Theater 14 29% / 71% 0% $38,347 8

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,274
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $28,662
Est. In-State Cost $11,997
Est. Out-of-State Cost $37,077
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 41%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 25.8% 1,048 25% / 75% 0% $72,659 81 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 23.6% 957 30% / 70% 1% $50,515 35 91%
Business & Economics 20.6% 836 56% / 44% 1% $65,151 71 94%
Computer Science 6.1% 247 81% / 19% 1% $98,464 97 95%
Professional 5.1% 208 54% / 46% 0% $74,537 83 95%
Engineering 4.7% 189 79% / 21% 1% $88,727 93 95%
Education 4.6% 185 14% / 86% 0% $50,023 33 94%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.4% 139 31% / 69% 0% $55,382 49 91%
Arts 3.4% 138 31% / 69% 0% $41,378 12 84%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.0% 80 58% / 42% 1% $62,862 67 95%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.9% 35 46% / 54% 0% $48,487 29 94%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $19.4M #150 80% $0.1M 17 #141 107 9
Physical Sciences & Math $14.3M #154 65% $0.1M 3 #202 23 6
Life & Natural Sciences $7.4M #180 59% $0.0M 8 #159 78 6
Humanities & Social Sciences $4.3M #206 51% $0 11 #226 28 2
Agriculture & Food Science $3.4M #104 68% $0.1M 4
Computer Science $3.3M #161 50% $0 12 #81 70
Health Sciences $1.9M #207 65% $0.0M 12
Business & Economics $0.9M #219 58% $0
Education $0.8M #257 72% $0 13 #286
Total $55.6M #195 68% $0.3M 64 #232 318 27

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 84%
Yield (Unbound) 26%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 90% 76%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind