All data is based on Boise State’s Fall 2025 Census Day Report.
Residency
There are 4,689 total students in Boise State’s online programs; 1,806 of them are Idaho residents (39%) while 2,883 are from out of state (61%).
Enrollment Level
Boise State offers both graduate and undergraduate programs. Of the 4,689 total online students, 1,500 are enrolled in graduate programs while 3,189 are enrolled in undergraduate programs.
Areas of Study
Boise State offers 166 online programs; 33 are undergraduate-level, 28 are graduate-level and 105 are certificates.
They fall into 22 general areas of study including accountancy, applied science, business, cyber, early and special education, educational technology, health sciences, innovation and design, strategic communications, literacy, language and culture, project management, interdisciplinary professional studies, nursing, mathematics, online degree pathway, organizational performance and workplace learning, public health; public service, radiologic sciences, respiratory care, social work and computer science.
In the 22 areas of study, students can participate either at full- or part-time status.
Student counts are as follows:
- Accountancy: 23 full-time, 80 part-time
- Applied science: 32 full-time, 79 part-time
- Business: 335 full-time, 501 part-time
- Cyber: 178 full-time, 367 part-time
- Early and special education: two full-time, 44 part-time
- Educational technology: 18 full-time, 146 part-time
- Health sciences: 59 full-time, 101 part-time
- Innovation and design: 366 full-time, 103 part-time
- Strategic communications: 69 full-time, 37 part-time
- Interdisciplinary professional studies: 131 full-time, 157 part-time
- Literacy, language and culture: one full-time, 21 part-time
- Nursing: 77 full-time, 598 part-time
- Mathematics: two full-time, zero part-time
- Online Degree Pathway: 63 full-time, 141 part-time
- Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning: 55 full-time, 153 part-time
- Public health: 31 full-time, 34 part-time
- Public service: 80 full-time, 91 part-time
- Radiologic sciences: 238 full-time, 496 part-time
- Respiratory care: 51 full-time, 258 part-time
- Social work: 273 full-time, 165 part-time
- Computer science: zero full-time, five part-time
- Project management: 57 full-time, 77 part-time
Please note: some students may be concurrently enrolled in multiple programs and therefore may be counted more than once.
Registration Status
There are 2,667 total unique ¾ to full-time students and 2,022 unique students attending half-time or less.
Other information about Boise State’s online programs
- All of Boise State’s online courses are offered at affordable per-credit rates, and financial aid is available.
- Our supportive student success team is just a phone call away, from application through graduation.
- Boise State faculty work with a team of instructional designers to create interactive courses, giving you the tools to build an online community with fellow students.
- Many programs offer full- and part-time options, giving you the flexibility to choose the schedule that best fits your busy life.
Need more information?
Explore the Boise State Online website or contact us at (208) 426-5921.