Boise State University College of Engineering

Located in a growing technology-based economy:

Forbes Magazine listed the Boise metropolitan area as No. 1 among Best Places for Business and Careers, in part because of the large percentage of engineers in the workforce.

In 2004, the Milken Institute listed Boise as the No. 1 metro area in its one-year and five-year high tech gross domestic product.

TechHelp, a partnership of Idaho’s three state universities and based at BSU, has helped Idaho’s manufacturers add more than $53 million to the state’s economy by helping companies improve their manufacturing and engineering processes.

A young program with high ranking national achievement:

In 2007, BSU College of Engineering ranked 14th on U.S. News & World Report’s list of best engineering colleges among public universities without Ph.D. programs.

BSU has retained a pass rate above 90 percent on the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, well above the national norm of 70.

Students excelling:

BSU Society of Hispanic Engineers student chapter placed second behind Cornell University in a national Academic Olympiad held January 2006 in Orlando, FL.

Civil engineering students swept six of eight categories at the regional concrete canoe competition in Montana, including the overall award, and will compete nationally.

Mechanical engineering students took 2nd place at the Micro Baja Regional Contest.

During their first entry at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers competition in California, the BSU Micro Mouse team won best in the Northwest and took 7th overall.

Faculty research that directly benefits the welfare and education of Idaho residents and jumpstarts new businesses:

The College of Engineering is a partner, along with Stanford, Harvard and other research universities, in two FAA Centers of Excellence. Research on emissions and cabin air quality will benefit both Idaho travelers and people all around the world.

The Center for Orthopedic and Biomechanics Research at BSU, co-directed by mechanical engineering professor Michelle Sabick, is conducting nationally recognized research on sports injuries among young athletes.

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