{"id":3985,"date":"2020-09-24T16:09:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T22:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/coen-cs\/?p=3985"},"modified":"2026-01-23T08:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:53:15","slug":"boise-state-cs-and-engineering-programs-make-u-s-news-and-world-report-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/coen-cs\/2020\/09\/24\/boise-state-cs-and-engineering-programs-make-u-s-news-and-world-report-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Boise State CS and Engineering Programs Make U.S. News and World Report Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boise State University\u2019s undergraduate computer science offerings debuted at No. 171 out of 481 national universities \u2014 the highest in Idaho \u2014 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/boise-state-university-1616\/overall-rankings\">U.S. News and World Report<\/a>\u2019s new ranking of computer science programs that offer doctoral degrees. This ranking highlights Boise State\u2019s capacity to advance the governor\u2019s new commitment to cybersecurity in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boise State also was ranked No. 132 on the Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs list \u2014 also top in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boise State is classified as a \u201cnational university,\u201d which means it offers a full range of undergraduate, master\u2019s and doctoral programs, and delivers path-breaking research. Other universities in this class include the University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins, as well as Ivy-League institutions including Harvard and Yale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBoise State may be the only university in the country to have risen so swiftly from a community college to a doctoral research university,\u201d said Dr. Marlene Tromp, Boise State president. \u201cThroughout our history, student success has been our driving mission. We are proud that students at all levels \u2014 from undergraduates to doctoral students \u2014 are making exciting discoveries and working with faculty who bring new research dollars into the state and engage students in path-breaking research, so they can become Idaho\u2019s and our nation\u2019s next great thinkers and leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boise State is ranked among the nation\u2019s best public universities, and a number of individual colleges and programs also are highly ranked. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/education\/\">College of Education<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 which offers critical areas of study for the future of the state of Idaho \u2014 was ranked No. 50 nationally among 255 ranked institutions, and Boise State\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/cobe-emba\/?utm_source=statesman&amp;utm_medium=sem\">College of Business part-time MBA program<\/a>&nbsp;hit No.146 on the list. It is the only Idaho program to be ranked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/coen-cs\/\">Boise State\u2019s computer science program<\/a>\u00a0relocated to downtown Boise in 2016 to facilitate closer ties with industry in a new 50,000-square-foot facility. The university-industry partnerships this fostered have created more internship and employment opportunities for students and driven more innovative collaborations between faculty and industry. The program generates 50 times more research than it did seven years ago and has grown from 25 graduates per year to more than 100 in each of the last five years. The department is home to\u00a0five faculty who have won prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER AWARDS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are proud to be one of Idaho\u2019s public institutions meeting the workforce needs in engineering and computer science in the state,\u201d said JoAnn Lighty, dean of the College of Engineering. \u201cThe fact that we are ranked when our college is just over 20 years old, and that our doctoral programs in engineering started in 2005, and only in 2017 for computer science, shows the extraordinary commitment to excellence in teaching and research by our faculty and staff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response to calls from the state for more focus on cybersecurity, Boise State also recently added several undergraduate certifications across STEM disciplines, including \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/coen-cps2\/education-activities\/\">Cyber for All<\/a>,\u201d which offers cybersecurity training for students in any major. The newly opened Micron Center for Materials Research will accelerate these efforts by offering state-of-the-art research and teaching spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boise State\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/coen\/\">College of Engineering<\/a>&nbsp;is committed to involving undergraduate students in research, making available a Research Scholar designation at graduation. 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