Idaho offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your Idaho research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Boise. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Boise is right for you.
BOISE, IDAHO QUICK STATSCounty: Ada
Incorporated: 1864
Elevation: 2730 feet
Land Area: 63.8 square miles
Population Density: 3219 people per square mile
Population: 205,314
Population change since 2000: 10.50%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (89.9%), Hispanic (4.5%), Two or more races (2.4%), Other race (1.7%), American Indian (1.4%), Black (0.8%)
Ancestries (City): German (20.6%), English (17.3%), Irish (12.5%), United States (7.1%), Scottish (3.9%), Norwegian (3.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (338.0 miles , pop. 224,220)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (668.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820)
Nearest cities: Garden City, ID (1.6 miles ), Boise Hills, ID (2.4 miles ), Eagle, ID (2.8 miles ), Meridian, ID (2.8 miles ), Kuna, ID (3.5 miles ), Star, ID (3.7 miles ), Nampa, ID (4.1 miles ), Orchard, ID (4.4 miles )
Boise Compared to State Average: Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage below state average. Length of stay since moving in below state average. House age below state average.
BOISE, IDAHO EDUCATION FACTS
Educational Attainment
School Enrollment
Educational Attainment
Grad Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
11
Educational Attainment
Bachelor's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
22
Educational Attainment
Associate's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
7
Educational Attainment
Some College/No Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
28
Educational Attainment
High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
24
Educational Attainment
Not a High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
8
Population 25 and Older:126,575
Pre kindergarten through grade 8
23,947
Grades 9 through 12
9,443
College or graduate school
14,080
Total Enrolled:47,470
High school or higher: 91.10%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 33.60%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.60%
Colleges/Universities in Boise:
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY Full-time enrollment: 12,033, Location: 1910 UNIVERSITY DR, Public, Website: www.boisestate.edu, Offers Doctor's degree ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FT enrollment: 419, Location: 12302 WEST EXPLORER DR, Private, for-profit AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY INC FT enrollment: 235, Location: 1200 NORTH LIBERTY STREET, Private, for-profit BOISE BIBLE COLLEGE FT enrollment: 110, Location: 8695 MARIGOLD ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: WWW.BOISEBIBLE.EDU NEW IMAGES ACADEMY FT enrollment: 110, Location: 1270 S VINNELL WAY, Private, for-profit CONTINENTAL COLLEGE OF BEAUTY AND BARBER STYLING FT enrollment: 60, Location: 10222 FAIRVIEW AVE, Private, for-profit SHADOW MOUNTAIN BUSINESS CAREERS Location: 11911 USTICK RD, Private, for-profit IDAHO SCHOOL OF MASSAGE THERAPY Location: 5353 FRANKLIN RD, Private, for-profit CRI-BOISE Location: 9460 FAIRVIEW AVE, Private, for-profit, Website: WWW.CRI.ORG)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Boise:
COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO about 115 miles, TWIN FALLS, ID, Full-time enrollment: 3,433 EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY about 150 miles, LA GRANDE, OR, FT enrollment: 2,192 WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 188 miles, WALLA WALLA, WA, FT enrollment: 2,812 LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE about 196 miles, LEWISTON, ID, FT enrollment: 2,213 IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY about 210 miles, POCATELLO, ID, FT enrollment: 10,057 UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO about 224 miles, MOSCOW, ID, FT enrollment: 9,823 RICKS COLLEGE about 228 miles, REXBURG, ID, FT enrollment: 8,670
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