Boise State offers more than 100 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. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".<ref name="Carnegie"/> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The university library is named for grocery pioneer Joe Albertson. It houses more than 650,000 books, over 130,000 periodicals, 107 public terminals for student use, and access to over 300 online databases.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The "Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts" has 2,000 seats in its primary performance hall, and hosts a wide variety of fine arts performances, including the Broadway in Boise series, concerts and other events.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The venue opened its doors Template:Time ago in April 1984.
The computer science department moved away from the main campus to a new building in downtown Boise. The CS department occupies 53,549 gross square feet, the full second and third floors of the building. The university's CS program is now located in the same building as Clearwater Analytics and within short walking distance of about 20 more of Boise's top technology companies.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The Micron Center for Materials Research was established with a $25 million gift from Micron Technology, which is headquartered in Boise.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Completed in 2020, the building was designed by Hummel Architects and Anderson Mason Dale Architects, with Hoffman Construction as lead contractor. The building is designed with one research wing, home to sensitive equipment, and state of the art research laboratories, and a second wing, to hold classrooms, and office space. This latest donation by Micron marks a total of $40 million invested in materials science and engineering programs and associated research at BSU,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> resulting in a full complement of degrees in materials science and engineering including bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs.
Boise State's fall enrollment in 2016 was 23,886 students, and approximately 76 percent of these students were Idaho residents.<ref name="enrollmentservices.boisestate.edu">Template:Cite web</ref> More than 90 percent of Boise State's first-year students come directly from high school.<ref name="enrollmentservices.boisestate.edu"/>
In the 2015–16 school year, Boise State awarded diplomas to 3,916 distinct graduates, including 18 doctorates, 10 education specialists, 670 master's and 2,998 bachelor's degrees.<ref name="News">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Better source needed The university is classified among "Doctoral Universities:
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Since 1971 the university has published the Western Writers Series, monographs focusing on authors of the American Frontier and American West.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The university also maintains an on-line library of publications and documents related to Idaho history through the Albertsons Library.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The Center for Idaho History and Politics offers a nine-credit place-based field school called "Investigate Boise" which focuses on heritage, government, and urban affairs. Each series of classes results in a student written and faculty edited publication.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
File:BSUwide.jpgBoise State vs Fresno State on The Blue Turf, November 9th 2018
Boise State Football has a long history of success starting with the junior college days and the national championship team of 1958, coached by the father of Bronco football, Lyle Smith. Now named Lyle Smith Field in Albertsons Stadium, the synthetic turf field was standard green before 1986. "The Blue" was the idea of athletic directorGene Bleymaier and was the first non-green football field in the country. This field is also nicknamed "The Smurf Turf" due to its color. Through 2019, Boise State's home record was Template:Winpct in 34 seasons on The Blue, with fifteen conference championships.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Ground was broken after the 1969 season, and it opened in September 1970 with a capacity of 14,500. Subsequent expansions were completed in 1975 and 1997, and current capacity sits at around 37,000.
Known as the "Boise State University Pavilion" until June 2004, and "Taco Bell Arena" between 2004 and 2019,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> ExtraMile Arena is home to BSU basketball, wrestling, women's gymnastics, community events, and several concerts each year. Opened Template:Time ago in May 1982, the arena seats 12,380 on three levels. It has hosted rounds one and two of the NCAA basketball tournament on nine occasions from 1983 to 2018, and the third and fourth rounds of the NCAA women's tournament in 2002.
The construction of the pavilion began in February 1980 on the site of the tennis courts and a portion of the BSU baseball field. The Bronco baseball team played their home games in 1980 at Borah Field (now Bill Wigle Field) at Borah High School, and the program was discontinued that May. The tennis courts were rebuilt immediately west of the arena, on the former baseball field (infield & right field).
Boise State's enrollment for the 2023-24 year was 26,727 students, with approximately 69 percent Idaho residents.<ref name="enrollmentservices.boisestate.edu"/> Boise State University has the largest graduate enrollment in Idaho.<ref name="boardofed.idaho.gov">Template:Cite web</ref> More than 90 percent of Boise State's first-year students come directly from high school.<ref name="enrollmentservices.boisestate.edu"/>
At Boise State "18% of the students live in college-owned, -operated or -affiliated housing and 82% of students live off campus."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Boise State has seen an increase in its Greek community; as of fall of 2023, there are 8 Panhellenic sororities and 11 fraternities active on campus. In 2023, the fraternity Alpha Kappa Lambda was suspended for a period of four years due to hazing rituals and incidents of alcohol abuse.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
