Educational InstitutionsEducational Organization

Boise State University

Boise State University (BSU) is a public research university in Boise, Idaho, United States. 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. It became a public institution in 1969.

Identifiers

OPEID6 Six-digit base OPE ID (without the two-digit branch suffix)
1616
OPEID Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier, used for federal financial aid program participation
161600
IPEDS UNITID Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System identifier assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
142115
DAPIP ID Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs identifier from the U.S. Department of Education
112136

Location

Boise, ID, 83725

43.604284, -116.203301

Accreditation

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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