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Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana, United States. It is also known as Ball State or simply BSU.
Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans 731 acres (2.96 km2) and includes 106 buildings. The student body consists of more than 22,000 students, of whom nearly 4,000 are graduate students.
Originally a normal school, Ball State has grown and expanded over the years. Ball State is classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as a Research University (RU/H).
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- Public, Four or more years
- 21079 students
- $20,960.00 avg tuition
2000 University Ave
Muncie,
IN
47306
(765) 289-1241
Apply online
Admissions:
www.bsu.edu/web/admissions/
Financial Aid:
www.bsu.edu/finaid
Areas of Study:
- Architecture And Related Services
- Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies
- Biological And Biomedical Sciences
- Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
- Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
- Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
- Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
- Education
- Engineering
- Engineering Technologies And Engineering Related Fields
- English Language And Literature/Letters
- Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
- Health Professions And Related Programs
- History
- Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services
- Legal Professions And Studies
- Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
- Library Science
- Mathematics And Statistics
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Natural Resources And Conservation
- Philosophy And Religious Studies
- Physical Sciences
- Psychology
- Public Administration And Social Service Professions
- Social Sciences
- Visual And Performing Arts
Ball State University
Statistics:
standards:
retention / graduation:
| Applied | 17,463 | |
| Admitted | 11,298 | 65% |
| Enrolled total | 3,882 | |
| Full Time: | 3,864 | |
| Part Time | 18 |
| Test | 25th % | 75th % |
| SAT Reading | 480 | 580 |
| SAT Math | 490 | 580 |
| SAT Writing | 470 | 560 |
| ACT Composite | 20 | 24 |
| ACT English | 19 | 24 |
| ACT Math | 19 | 25 |
| ACT Writing | 0 | 0 |
| Retention rate | 80% |
| 4-year graduation rate | 34% |
| 6-year graduation rate | 59% |
requirements:
credit:
| Open Admissions Policy | No |
| Secondary School GPA | Recommended |
| Secondary School Rank | Neither required nor recommended |
| Secondary School Record | Required |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Admission Test Scores | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| AP Credits | Yes |
| Dual Credit | Yes |
| Credit for Life Experiences | Yes |
Ball State University
| Tuition | In-District | In-State | Out-Of-State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Full-Time Undergraduate Tuition | $7,508.00 | $7,508.00 | $20,960.00 |
| Full-Time Undergraduate Required Fees | $706.00 | $706.00 | $706.00 |
| Part-Time Undergraduate Cost Per Credit Hour | $289.00 | $289.00 | $771.00 |
| Avg Full Time Graduate Tuition | $6,556.00 | $6,556.00 | $16,416.00 |
| Full Time Graduate Required Fees | $706.00 | $706.00 | $706.00 |
| Part-Full Time Graduate Cost Per Credit Hour | $319.00 | $319.00 | $801.00 |
| Expenses | On-Campus |
Off-Campus (without family) |
Off-Campus (with family) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Room and Board | $8,208.00 | $7,508.00 | $4,000.00 |
| Other Expenses | $2,692.00 | $706.00 | $4,000.00 |
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $50.00 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $50.00 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000.00 |
| Percent receiving aid | 84% |
| Percent receiving grant aid | 54% |
| Avg amount of grant aid | $9,039.00 |
| Percent receiving student loan aid | 59% |
| Avg amount of student loan aid | $6,019.00 |
Ball State University
| Programs and majors | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES | ||||
| Architecture | X | X | ||
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | X | X | ||
| Environmental Design/Architecture | X | |||
| Landscape Architecture | X | X | ||
| AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES | ||||
| Women's Studies | X | |||
| BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES | ||||
| Animal Physiology | X | |||
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | X | X | ||
| BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES | ||||
| Accounting | X | X | ||
| Actuarial Science | X | X | ||
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | X | |||
| Business Administration and Management, General | X | |||
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | X | |||
| Business/Commerce, General | X | X | ||
| Business/Managerial Economics | X | |||
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | X | |||
| Finance, General | X | |||
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | X | |||
| Management Information Systems, General | X | |||
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | X | |||
| Operations Management and Supervision | X | X | ||
| Selling Skills and Sales Operations | X | |||
| COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS | ||||
| Communication, General | X | |||
| Journalism | X | X | ||
| Public Relations/Image Management | X | |||
| Radio and Television | X | X | ||
| COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS AND SUPPORT SERVICES | ||||
| Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other | X | |||
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES | ||||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | X | X | ||
| EDUCATION | ||||
| Adult and Continuing Education Administration | X | |||
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | X | |||
| Business Teacher Education | X | X | ||
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | X | |||
| Curriculum and Instruction | X | |||
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities | X | X | ||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | X | |||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | X | X | ||
| Health Teacher Education | X | |||
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | X | |||
| Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching | X | X | ||
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | X | X | ||
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | X | |||
| Secondary Education and Teaching | X | X | ||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | X | |||
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | X | |||
| Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education | X | X | ||
| ENGINEERING | ||||
| Engineering, General | X | |||
| ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERING-RELATED FIELDS | ||||
| Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields, Other | X | |||
| Industrial Technology/Technician | X | |||
| Robotics Technology/Technician | X | |||
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS | ||||
| English Language and Literature, General | X | X | ||
| Rhetoric and Composition | X | X | ||
| FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/HUMAN SCIENCES | ||||
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | X | X | ||
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other | X | |||
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other | X | |||
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS | ||||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | X | |||
| French Language and Literature | X | |||
| German Language and Literature | X | |||
| Japanese Language and Literature | X | |||
| Linguistics | X | |||
| Spanish Language and Literature | X | |||
| HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS | ||||
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other | X | |||
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | X | |||
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | X | |||
| Dietetics/Dietitian | X | X | ||
| Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other | X | |||
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | X | |||
| Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist | X | |||
| Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist | X | |||
| Pre-Dentistry Studies | X | |||
| Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies | X | |||
| Pre-Physical Therapy Studies | X | |||
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | X | X | X | |
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist | X | |||
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | X | |||
| HISTORY | ||||
| History, General | X | X | ||
| HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES | ||||
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | X | X | ||
| LEGAL PROFESSIONS AND STUDIES | ||||
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | X | |||
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | X | |||
| Pre-Law Studies | X | |||
| LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES | ||||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | X | |||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | X | |||
| LIBRARY SCIENCE | ||||
| Library and Information Science | X | |||
| MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS | ||||
| Mathematics, General | X | X | ||
| Statistics, General | X | |||
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES | ||||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | X | |||
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | X | |||
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION | ||||
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | X | X | ||
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES | ||||
| Philosophy | X | |||
| Religion/Religious Studies | X | |||
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES | ||||
| Chemistry, General | X | X | ||
| Geology/Earth Science, General | X | X | ||
| Physics, General | X | X | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY | ||||
| Clinical Psychology | X | |||
| Counseling Psychology | X | |||
| Psychology, General | X | X | ||
| School Psychology | X | |||
| Social Psychology | X | |||
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS | ||||
| Public Administration | X | |||
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | X | |||
| Social Work | X | |||
| SOCIAL SCIENCES | ||||
| Anthropology | X | X | ||
| Archeology | X | |||
| Economics, General | X | |||
| Geography | X | X | ||
| Political Science and Government, General | X | X | X | |
| Social Sciences, General | X | X | ||
| Sociology | X | X | ||
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS | ||||
| Art/Art Studies, General | X | X | ||
| Dance, General | X | |||
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | X | |||
| Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other | X | X | ||
| Music, General | X | X | ||
| Music, Other | X | X | ||
Scholarships for Students in Indiana
| Name | Amount | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing Scholarship - SSAC of Indiana | $5000 | Varies |
| Minority Teacher/Special Education Services Scholarship - SSAC of IN | $4000 | Varies |
| Linda Craig Memorial Scholarship | $2000 | July 01, 2012 |
| Intel PhD Fellowship Program | Varies | Varies |
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Schools Near Ball State University
| Name | Distance |
|---|---|
| Harrison College-Muncie | 2.6mi |
| Ivy Tech Community College-East Central | 3.0mi |
| Alexandria School of Scientific Therapeutics | 14.6mi |
| Anderson University | 14.8mi |
| Harrison College-Anderson | 17.0mi |
| Taylor University | 18.7mi |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | 26.1mi |
| Indiana University-East | 35.8mi |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Richmond | 35.8mi |
| Earlham College | 36.8mi |
| Bethany Theological Seminary | 36.8mi |
| International Business College-Indianapolis | 39.9mi |
| University of Phoenix-Indianapolis Campus | 40.2mi |
| MedTech College | 40.2mi |
| DeVry University-Indiana | 41.9mi |
