Boise State University: Rankings
Boise State University ranked 226 in United States, 804 in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across multiple research topics. The ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EliteDegrees's index has 17,246 academic publications and 360,468 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 804 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 1 of 3 | In Boise |
| # 2 of 10 | In Idaho |
| # 255 of 2,597 | In North America |
| # 226 of 2,496 | In United States |
| # 896 of 6,257 | For Art & Design |
| # 917 of 5,013 | For Economics |
| # 994 of 4,845 | For Psychology |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
Boise State University ranked 267 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in United States and 1136 in the World with 9,162 publications made and 183,101 citations received.
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast Journalism | #92 | #105 | #208 |
| Social Work | #149 | #169 | #339 |
| Education | #150 | #171 | #374 |
| Special Education | #185 | #204 | #415 |
| Media Studies | #219 | #249 | #544 |
| Publishing | #194 | #223 | #614 |
| Forensic Science | #154 | #178 | #638 |
| Gender Studies | #274 | #306 | #640 |
| Anthropology | #247 | #279 | #742 |
| Sociology | #238 | #267 | #779 |
| Law | #234 | #265 | #781 |
| Genealogy | #329 | #365 | #867 |
| Political Science | #240 | #271 | #885 |
| History | #257 | #290 | #1026 |
| Archaeology | #242 | #275 | #1082 |
| Linguistics | #264 | #298 | #1121 |
| Demography | #283 | #318 | #1206 |
| Aesthetics | #310 | #347 | #1237 |
| Philosophy | #281 | #321 | #1427 |
Environmental Science rankings
Boise State University ranked 239 for Environmental Science in United States and 1159 in the World with 8,269 publications made and 206,381 citations received.
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Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth science and Geoscience | #127 | #152 | #540 |
| Hydrology and Water resources | #123 | #145 | #922 |
| Paleontology | #208 | #238 | #972 |
| Geology | #216 | #247 | #1023 |
| Oceanography | #219 | #256 | #1099 |
| Ecology | #220 | #257 | #1151 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #246 | #286 | #1171 |
| Forestry | #182 | #219 | #1182 |
| Environmental Management | #203 | #240 | #1384 |
| Environmental Engineering | #246 | #283 | #1843 |
Engineering rankings
Boise State University ranked 247 for Engineering in United States and 1395 in the World with 7,890 publications made and 173,917 citations received.
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Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Management | #142 | #159 | #373 |
| Remote Sensing | #146 | #173 | #604 |
| Applied Physics | #179 | #207 | #946 |
| Telecommunications | #220 | #252 | #1225 |
| Computer Engineering | #210 | #243 | #1228 |
| Robotics | #205 | #240 | #1261 |
| Systems | #250 | #288 | #1287 |
| Nanotechnology | #198 | #227 | #1319 |
| Reliability and Quality | #231 | #266 | #1376 |
| Optics | #253 | #287 | #1466 |
| Metallurgy | #227 | #263 | #1508 |
| Operations Research | #280 | #319 | #1718 |
| Renewable Energy | #207 | #245 | #1836 |
| Environmental Engineering | #246 | #283 | #1843 |
| Biotechnology | #391 | #431 | #2583 |
Biology rankings
Boise State University ranked 283 for Biology in United States and 1543 in the World with 7,821 publications made and 207,249 citations received.
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Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entomology | #184 | #213 | #804 |
| Evolutionary | #240 | #272 | #904 |
| Biophysics | #246 | #273 | #970 |
| Paleontology | #208 | #238 | #972 |
| Zoology | #235 | #271 | #1026 |
| Neuroscience | #293 | #328 | #1150 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #246 | #286 | #1171 |
| Forestry | #182 | #219 | #1182 |
| Astrobiology | #292 | #329 | #1276 |
| Nanotechnology | #198 | #227 | #1319 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #295 | #326 | #1454 |
| Botany | #238 | #272 | #1457 |
| Molecular | #297 | #330 | #1491 |
| Oncology | #310 | #343 | #1579 |
| Genetics | #308 | #344 | #1646 |
| Immunology | #309 | #341 | #1693 |
| Biochemistry | #313 | #351 | #1835 |
| Animal Science | #355 | #395 | #1945 |
| Virology | #365 | #400 | #2018 |
| Pharmacology | #371 | #407 | #2124 |
| Horticulture | #310 | #354 | #2368 |
| Microbiology | #360 | #398 | #2373 |
| Biotechnology | #391 | #431 | #2583 |
Computer Science rankings
Boise State University ranked 262 for Computer Science in United States and 1187 in the World with 7,173 publications made and 155,558 citations received.
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Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | #111 | #129 | #337 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #149 | #173 | #559 |
| Information Technology | #241 | #264 | #845 |
| Data Science | #221 | #253 | #886 |
| Software Engineering | #235 | #268 | #1072 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #192 | #223 | #1096 |
| Neuroscience | #293 | #328 | #1150 |
| Telecommunications | #220 | #252 | #1225 |
| Computer Engineering | #210 | #243 | #1228 |
| Robotics | #205 | #240 | #1261 |
| Cognitive Science | #311 | #350 | #1364 |
| Computational Linguistics | #253 | #287 | #1389 |
| Computer Vision | #240 | #274 | #1434 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #295 | #326 | #1454 |
| Machine Learning | #262 | #297 | #1471 |
Physics rankings
Boise State University ranked 257 for Physics in United States and 1430 in the World with 6,710 publications made and 161,465 citations received.
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Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Physics | #179 | #207 | #946 |
| Biophysics | #246 | #273 | #970 |
| Condensed Matter | #179 | #205 | #1091 |
| Astrobiology | #292 | #329 | #1276 |
| Nanotechnology | #198 | #227 | #1319 |
| Optics | #253 | #287 | #1466 |
| Theoretical | #311 | #351 | #1553 |
| Molecular | #322 | #364 | #1712 |
Chemistry rankings
Boise State University ranked 275 for Chemistry in United States and 1671 in the World with 5,670 publications made and 152,154 citations received.
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Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanotechnology | #198 | #227 | #1319 |
| Computational | #267 | #302 | #1518 |
| Physical | #249 | #287 | #1799 |
| Biochemistry | #313 | #351 | #1835 |
| Organic chemistry | #289 | #328 | #1940 |
| Radiochemistry | #262 | #298 | #2413 |
Medicine rankings
Boise State University ranked 298 for Medicine in United States and 1400 in the World with 5,448 publications made and 121,864 citations received.
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Medicine Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | #149 | #169 | #339 |
| Health Science | #196 | #216 | #564 |
| Forensic Science | #154 | #178 | #638 |
| Sports | #218 | #251 | #794 |
| Clinical Psychology | #288 | #324 | #808 |
| Nursing | #250 | #280 | #826 |
| Paramedicine and Emergency | #272 | #303 | #845 |
| Physical Therapy | #253 | #287 | #1031 |
| Gerontology | #324 | #360 | #1072 |
| Orthodontics | #252 | #277 | #1186 |
| Psychiatry | #304 | #339 | #1204 |
| Healthcare Administration | #342 | #378 | #1257 |
| Audiology | #366 | #405 | #1343 |
| Dentistry | #278 | #307 | #1412 |
| Oncology | #310 | #343 | #1579 |
| Ophthalmology | #331 | #363 | #1585 |
| Pathology | #314 | #349 | #1598 |
| Surgery | #345 | #380 | #1650 |
| Immunology | #309 | #341 | #1693 |
| Radiology | #356 | #392 | #1750 |
| Pediatrics | #352 | #386 | #1785 |
| Anesthesiology | #428 | #466 | #1984 |
| Virology | #365 | #400 | #2018 |
| Pharmacology | #371 | #407 | #2124 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | #381 | #417 | #2308 |
| Cardiology | #521 | #566 | #2726 |
Psychology rankings
Boise State University ranked 269 for Psychology in United States and 994 in the World with 4,596 publications made and 112,842 citations received.
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Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | #149 | #169 | #339 |
| Education | #150 | #171 | #374 |
| Special Education | #185 | #204 | #415 |
| Human Sexuality | #315 | #346 | #674 |
| Clinical Psychology | #288 | #324 | #808 |
| Neuroscience | #293 | #328 | #1150 |
| Psychiatry | #304 | #339 | #1204 |
| Cognitive Science | #311 | #350 | #1364 |
Mathematics rankings
Boise State University ranked 255 for Mathematics in United States and 1123 in the World with 3,912 publications made and 83,450 citations received.
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Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Education | #139 | #156 | #325 |
| Actuarial Science | #272 | #302 | #890 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #192 | #223 | #1096 |
| Statistics | #280 | #315 | #1310 |
| Econometrics | #316 | #349 | #1400 |
| Operations Research | #280 | #319 | #1718 |
| Applied Mathematics | #281 | #317 | #1807 |
Business rankings
Boise State University ranked 251 for Business in United States and 1014 in the World with 3,321 publications made and 74,286 citations received.
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Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Management | #142 | #159 | #373 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #149 | #173 | #559 |
| Actuarial Science | #272 | #302 | #890 |
| Advertising | #279 | #310 | #906 |
| Marketing | #247 | #279 | #1002 |
| Project Management | #238 | #271 | #1041 |
| Accounting | #292 | #326 | #1071 |
| Finance | #253 | #286 | #1096 |
| Management | #256 | #292 | #1163 |
| Operations Research | #280 | #319 | #1718 |
Economics rankings
Boise State University ranked 242 for Economics in United States and 917 in the World with 2,684 publications made and 58,097 citations received.
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Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actuarial Science | #272 | #302 | #890 |
| Finance | #253 | #286 | #1096 |
| Econometrics | #316 | #349 | #1400 |
Art & Design rankings
Boise State University ranked 244 for Art & Design in United States and 896 in the World with 1,947 publications made and 32,580 citations received.
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Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphic Design | #62 | #70 | #149 |
| Multimedia | #111 | #129 | #337 |
| Creative Writing | #224 | #258 | #664 |
| Literature | #252 | #286 | #910 |
| Music | #277 | #306 | #947 |
| Acting and Drama | #262 | #295 | #972 |
| Aesthetics | #310 | #347 | #1237 |
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