Boise State

Boise State University

Former names	Boise State College (1969–1974) Boise College (1965–1969) Boise Junior College (1932–1965)
Motto	Splendor sine Occasu
Motto in English	Splendour Without Diminishment
Type	Public University
Established	1932
Endowment	$93.5 million
Budget	$177.73 million FY(2016)
President	Robert W. Kustra
Provost	Martin E. Schimpf
Academic staff	650 (Fall 2014)
Students	22,259 (Fall 2014)
Undergraduates	19,351 (Fall 2014)
Postgraduates	2,908 (Fall 2014)
Location	Boise, Idaho, U.S. 43°36′14″N 116°12′14″W / 43.604°N 116.204°W / 43.604; -116.204Coordinates: 43°36′14″N 116°12′14″W / 43.604°N 116.204°W / 43.604; -116.204
Campus	Urban 175 acres (71 ha)
Colors	Blue, Orange
Nickname	Broncos
Mascot	Buster Bronco
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I Mountain West Conference Pac-12 Conference (Wrestling)
Website	www.boisestate.edu

NCAA Division I

Boise State University (BSU) is a college 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.

Boise State offers 201 degrees in 190 fields of study and has more than 100 graduate programs, including the MBA and MAcc programs in the College of Business and Economics; Masters and PhD programs in the Colleges of Engineering, Arts & Sciences, and Education; and the MPA program in the College of Social Sciences & Public Affairs. The university did not qualify for a ranking in U.S. News & World Report's 2017 National College Rankings, because its composite score ranked in the bottom 25% of universities in that category. Universities in the bottom 25% do not have a published rank, and are listed alphabetically.

The university's athletic teams, the Broncos, have participated in NCAA Division I athletics since 1996.

The school became Idaho's third state university in 1974, after the University of Idaho and Idaho State University. Boise State now awards associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees, and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. As of 2010, the university has over 75,000 living alumni.

The campus is located in Downtown Boise. The primary campus covers 175 acres (70.8 ha), and includes more than 170 buildings. The campus is situated at an elevation of 2,700 feet (823 m) above sea level.

The school's library is named for grocery pioneer and longtime Boise resident Joe Albertson, who never attended BSU. The library is said to be large enough to fit the entire student body of Boise State. It houses more than 550,000 books, has 80 public terminals for student use, and features a Starbucks and public lounge area. An extensive library remodel was completed in the mid-1990s.