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Ball State University Overview

Located in Muncie, Indiana, Ball State University is a public institution. The location of Ball State is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Ball State University Known For?

3,359 Undergraduate Awards
$28,871 Avg Cost After Aid
69% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Ball State.
  • In a recent academic period80% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Ball State with a bachelor's degree make about $51,833 a year. That's 27% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from Ball State to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Ball State University?

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Contact details for Ball State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2000 W. University Ave, Muncie, IN 47306
Phone: 765-289-1241
Website: www.bsu.edu

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How Do I Get Into Ball State?

You can apply to Ball State online at: https://www.bsu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/apply-now

Admission Requirements for Ball State

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Ball State?

69% Acceptance Rate
66% Of Accepted Are Women
30% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 69%, Ball State does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 30% of students accepted to Ball State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 620.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Ball State University  ( 550 to 640 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Ball State University  ( 540 to 620 )
200
800
Ball State received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 28. Math scores were between 22 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 28.

ACT English Scores for Ball State University  ( 22 to 28 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Ball State University  ( 23 to 28 )
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36

Can I Afford Ball State University?

$28,871 Net Price
91% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Ball State is $28,871. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Ball State, approximately 91% of students took out student loans averaging $6,906 a year. That adds up to $27,624 over four years for those students.

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Ball State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

14,334 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 15,780 undergraduate students at Ball State, with 14,334 being full-time and 1,446 being part-time.

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There are also 5,817 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 14,334 full-time undergraduates at Ball State, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ball State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 246
Black or African American 1,368
Hispanic or Latino 938
White 10,906
International Students 93
Other Races/Ethnicities 783

Geographic Diversity

Indiana students aren't the only ones who study at Ball State University. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 69 countries are represented at Ball State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Ball State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Special Education 8 0 39 734 1,094 4 1,879
General Business/Commerce 0 0 164 11 128 0 303
Teacher Education Grade Specific 1 0 189 9 73 4 276
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 42 199 0 0 0 241
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 60 21 126 12 219
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 178 1 31 0 210
Nursing 0 0 151 3 38 0 192
General Psychology 0 0 189 0 0 0 189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 129 7 48 0 184
General Biology 0 0 141 0 8 0 149
Educational Administration 0 0 0 29 82 14 125
Health & Physical Education 0 0 93 0 28 0 121
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 4 104 1 0 0 109
Social Work 0 0 60 0 36 0 96
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 84 0 4 0 88
Communication Sciences 0 0 43 0 37 7 87
Journalism 0 0 69 0 8 0 77
Marketing 0 0 75 0 0 0 75
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 64 1 10 0 75
Accounting 0 0 57 0 17 0 74
General English Literature 0 0 47 0 18 7 72
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 72 0 0 0 72
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 69 1 0 0 70
General Architecture 0 0 56 4 0 0 60
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 42 0 14 0 56
Computer Science 0 0 54 0 0 0 54
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 46 0 6 0 52
History 0 0 47 0 4 0 51
Construction Management 0 0 48 0 0 0 48
Business Administration & Management 0 0 33 13 0 0 46
Music 0 0 18 2 15 11 46
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 44 0 0 0 44
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 32 3 6 0 41
Information Science 0 0 0 0 40 0 40
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 12 0 25 0 37
Economics 0 0 36 1 0 0 37
Allied Health Professions 0 14 10 0 10 0 34
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 26 0 5 3 34
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 33 0 33
Legal Professions (Other) 0 0 31 0 0 0 31
Anthropology 0 0 31 0 0 0 31
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 29 0 0 0 29
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 4 25 0 29
Political Science & Government 0 0 23 0 5 0 28
Sociology 0 0 21 0 7 0 28
General Sales & Marketing 0 0 25 2 0 0 27
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 0 0 26 0 0 0 26
Chemistry 0 0 17 0 8 0 25
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 0 0 3 21 0 24
Human Resource Management 0 0 23 0 0 0 23
Management Information Systems 0 0 22 0 0 0 22
Landscape Architecture 0 0 21 0 0 0 21
Romance Languages 0 0 21 0 0 0 21
Information Technology 0 0 18 0 0 0 18
Mathematics 0 0 4 4 10 0 18
Geography & Cartography 0 0 13 2 3 0 18
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 10 0 7 0 17
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0 17 0 17
Insurance 0 0 17 0 0 0 17
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 15 0 0 0 15
Real Estate 0 0 12 2 0 0 14
Dance 0 0 14 0 0 0 14
Computational Science 0 0 0 0 13 0 13
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 12 0 1 0 13
Physics 0 0 8 0 5 0 13
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 10 2 0 0 12
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 1 10 0 11
Other Public Administration 0 0 0 0 11 0 11
Hospitality Management 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
Statistics 0 0 0 0 10 0 10
Public Administration 0 0 0 2 8 0 10
Audiovisual Communications 0 0 9 0 0 0 9
Historic Preservation 0 0 0 0 9 0 9
Interior Architecture 0 0 0 8 0 0 8
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 8 0 0 8
General Education 0 0 0 8 0 0 8
Ethnic Studies 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
Philosophy 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
International Business 0 0 7 0 0 0 7
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
Human Biology 0 0 0 0 0 7 7
Biotechnology 3 0 0 3 0 0 6
Computer Engineering Technology 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Sustainability Science 0 0 0 6 0 0 6
East Asian Languages 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
American Sign Language 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Data Analytics 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Religious Studies 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Architectural History 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Architecture (Other) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Germanic Languages 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Recreation Administration 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Arts & Media Management 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Environmental Design 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Graphic Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Housing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Physical Science Technicians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 13 60 3,286 912 2,123 69 6,463

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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