Boise State University is bracing for the possibility of more budget cuts next year — while it weathers a $4 million cut for this year.

“The Boise State budget office will start modeling (2027 budget) reductions in the amount of 2, 4 and 6 percent,” interim Chief Financial Officer Stacy Pearson said in a memo to the campus community Friday.

Based on this year’s general fund budget for Boise State, a 2% cut equates to $2.7 million. A 4% cut comes to $5.4 million, and a 6% cut translates to nearly $8.1 million.

The 2027 budget cut scenarios are a new twist, as Idaho faces its most severe budget crunch in five years.

On May 29, Gov. Brad Little’s Division of Financial Management told state agencies to plan for possible budget holdbacks — midstream spending cuts for the 2025-26 spending

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