Why It Matters
Boise State University enrolled 28,536 students in fall 2026, including 3,938 new first-time undergraduate students. Idaho residents made up 2,305 of those new undergraduates, a 25.9% increase in new Idaho students since fall 2022.
What Happened
The university reported a 0.1% enrollment increase over fall 2025 and a 9.1% increase since fall 2022. Enrollment reached record levels in construction management and medical imaging and radiologic sciences.
Construction management had 530 students, up 20% from fall 2025 and 48% since fall 2022. Idaho residents accounted for 45% of the program, and 90% of its 2024-25 graduates were employed in Idaho after graduation.
Medical imaging and radiologic sciences enrolled 1,315 students, including pre-majors. The program’s enrollment has nearly quadrupled since fall 2022.
Other programs also posted growth. Electrical and computer engineering had 348 students, up 69% since fall 2022, while mechanical engineering had 634 students, a 36% increase over the same period. Nursing, including pre-nursing, enrolled 1,817 students, up 18% since fall 2022.
Finance enrollment reached 571 students, a 9% increase from fall 2025. The Music Bachelor of Arts program had 67 students, two and a half times its fall 2022 enrollment.
By the Numbers
- 28,536 total students enrolled in fall 2026
- 3,938 new first-time undergraduate students
- 2,305 new first-time undergraduate Idaho residents
- 4,145 bachelor’s degrees completed during 2025-26
- 5,765 total degrees completed across all award types during 2025-26
Zoom Out
The university identified health care, engineering, construction and technology as workforce fields served by its programs. The roles named by Boise State include nurses, engineers, construction managers, teachers, business leaders and entrepreneurs.
Boise State also reported graduation results for students who began in fall 2020. First-time students posted a six-year graduation rate of 61.6%, an increase of 2.5 percentage points over the prior year. Transfer students recorded a 67.9% six-year graduation rate, up seven percentage points.
What’s Next
During the 2025-26 academic year, 4,145 people completed bachelor’s degrees and 5,765 completed degrees across all award types. Boise State President David W. Hahn said the university’s responsibility is to help students finish their degrees and prepare for Idaho’s workforce, business creation and community life.
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