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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?

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$28,871 Avg Cost After Aid
68% Acceptance Rate
  • The 2% student loan default rate at Ball State is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • 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 <nil>, 81% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Ball State with a bachelor's degree make about $49,177 a year. That's 21% 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

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 Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Considered but not required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Ball State?

68% Acceptance Rate
68% Of Accepted Are Women
42% Submit SAT Scores
Ball State has an acceptance rate of 68%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 63%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 42% 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 510 and 610. Math scores were between 500 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Ball State University  ( 510 to 610 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Ball State University  ( 500 to 600 )
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800
Ball State received ACT scores from 13% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 26. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

ACT English Scores for Ball State University  ( 20 to 26 )
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ACT Math Scores for Ball State University  ( 19 to 26 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Ball State University  ( 20 to 27 )
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36

Can I Afford Ball State University?

$28,871 Net Price
88% Take Out Loans
1.9% Loan Default Rate
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 88% of students took out student loans averaging $7,026 a year. That adds up to $28,104 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Ball State is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Ball State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

13,041 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 14,898 undergraduate students at Ball State, with 13,041 being full-time and 1,857 being part-time.

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There are also 5,421 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 13,041 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 243
Black or African American 1,244
Hispanic or Latino 885
White 9,910
International Students 72
Other Races/Ethnicities 687

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.

Online Learning at Ball State University

5,068 Took All Classes Online
12,168 Took At Least One Class Online
12.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 21 bachelor’s degree and 42 master’s degree programs available online at Ball State. In 2020-2021, 12,168 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Ball State has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 3rd most popular in Indiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Ball State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Ball State University was 12.8%. This is the #1,279 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Ball State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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