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Ball State University is one of the leading colleges in Indiana with the acceptance rate of 61%. Deadlines for application are Regular - August 10 . For more information, call 866-770-3163 or send email at jsbradburn@bsu.edu.

22147 Enrolled 61% Acceptance Rate 20 - 24 SAT Range
Admissions
Academics
Tuition & Aid
Student Body
Campus Life
Careers

Admissions

  • Overview

    • Applicants: 22,147
    • Average HS GPA: 3.47
    • Acceptance Rate: 61%

  • GPA Breakdown

    • 28% — 3.75 - 3.99
    • 20% — 3.50 - 3.74
    • 19% — 3.25 - 3.49
    • 19% — 3.00 - 3.24
    • 14% — 2.50 - 2.99

  • SAT & ACT Test Scores

    SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    510 - 600
    SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    500 - 590
    ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    20 - 24

  • Deadlines

    Regular
    August 10

Academics

  • Majors

    ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES.
    Architecture.
    City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning.
    Environmental Design/Architecture.
    Landscape Architecture.
    AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
    Women's Studies.
    BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
    BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Accounting.
    Actuarial Science.
    Business Administration and Management, General.
    Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.
    Business/Commerce, General.
    Business/Managerial Economics.
    Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies.
    Finance, General.
    Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General.
    Management Information Systems, General.
    Marketing/Marketing Management, General.
    Office Management and Supervision.
    Operations Management and Supervision.
    COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Journalism.
    Radio and Television.
    Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
    COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Computer and Information Sciences, General.
    EDUCATION.
    Business Teacher Education.
    Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities.
    Elementary Education and Teaching.
    Health Teacher Education.
    Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching.
    Physical Education Teaching and Coaching.
    Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education.
    Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education.
    ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERING-RELATED FIELDS.
    Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields, Other.
    Industrial Technology/Technician.
    ENGINEERING.
    Engineering, General.
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
    English Language and Literature, General.
    FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/HUMAN SCIENCES.
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.
    Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other.
    FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
    Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
    Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
    French Language and Literature.
    German Language and Literature.
    Japanese Language and Literature.
    Spanish Language and Literature.
    HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist.
    Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist.
    Dietetics/Dietitian.
    Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist.
    Pre-Dentistry Studies.
    Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies.
    Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
    Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist.
    HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
    Criminal Justice/Safety Studies.
    LEGAL PROFESSIONS AND STUDIES.
    Legal Professions and Studies, Other.
    LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES.
    General Studies.
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other.
    Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
    LIBRARY SCIENCE.
    Library and Information Science.
    MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
    Mathematics, General.
    NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
    Natural Resources/Conservation, General.
    PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
    Philosophy.
    Religion/Religious Studies.
    PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
    Chemistry, General.
    Geology/Earth Science, General.
    Physics, General.
    PSYCHOLOGY.
    Psychology, General.
    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS.
    Social Work.
    SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    Anthropology.
    Economics, General.
    Geography.
    Political Science and Government, General.
    Social Sciences, General.
    Sociology.
    Urban Studies/Affairs.
    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
    Art/Art Studies, General.
    Dance, General.
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
    Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other.
    Music, General.

  • Degrees

    • Associate
    • Bachelor's
    • Certificate
    • Doctoral
    • Doctoral/Professional
    • Doctoral/Research
    • Master's
    • Post-Bachelor's certificate
    • Post-Master's certificate

  • Prominent Alumni

    Jim Perdue
    Chairman and Brand Spokesperson, Perdue Farms
    Dan Quinn
    Defensive Coordinator, Dallas Cowboys
    Steve Biscotti
    Owner, Baltimore Ravens
    Mike Seidel
    Meteorologist, The Weather Channel
    Jennifer Hope Wills
    Broadway Actress, Singer
    Dr. Joseph Herman
    Division Head ad interim, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Erica Messer
    Executive Producer/Writer, Criminal Minds television series

Tuition & Aid

  • Dates

    Notification Date
    Apr 1

  • Required Forms

    • FAFSA

  • Expenses per Academic Year

    Tuition
    $8992
    Required Fees
    $602
    Average Cost for Books and Supplies
    $1320
    Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
    No
    Board for Commuters
    $1520
    Transportation for Commuters
    $2590
    On-Campus Room and Board
    $9936

  • Available Aid

    Financial Aid Methodology
    Federal
    Scholarships and Grants Need-Based
    • Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
    • Need-Based Federal Pell
    • Need-Based Private Scholarships
    • Need-Based SEOG
    • Need-Based State Scholarships
    Federal Direct Student Loan Programs
    • College/university loans from institutional funds
    • Federal Perkins Loans
    Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)
    • Yes
    Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
    Yes
    Direct Lender
    No

  • Financial Aid Rating

    • Financial Aid Rating 85/99

Student Body

  • Student Body Profile

    Total Undergraduate Enrollment
    16602
    Foreign Countries Represented
    44

  • Demographics

    • Asian 1.25%
    • African-American 7.49%
    • Hispanic 4.2%
    • Caucasian 79.97%
    • Male 41%
    • Female 59%
    • Аre out of state 13

Campus Life

  • Campus Life

    Undergrads living on campus
    41%
    Help finding off-campus housing
    No
    Quality of life rating 74/99
    First-Year Students living on campus
    90%
    Campus Environment
    Small Urban
    Fire safety rating
    N/A

  • Special Needs Admissions

    College Entrance Tests Required
    No
    Interview Required
    No

  • Student Activities

    Registered Student Organizations
    369
    Number of Honor Societies
    33
    Number of Social Sororities
    15

  • Sports

    Athletic Division
    Division I
    Men's Sports (Crimson) (9)
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • Diving
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Volleyball
    Women's Sports (Crimson) (14)
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • Cross Country
    • Diving
    • Field Hockey
    • Golf
    • Gymnastics
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Volleyball

  • Student Services

    Day Care
    Health
    Womens Center
    LGBT Support Groups
    Minority Support Groups
    Army ROTC Offered on-campus

  • Sustainability

    Ball State University’s Council on the Environment (COTE) was established to “promote the sustainable use of natural resources and the protection of ecological systems that sustain life” on campus and in the surrounding area. Each of its 102 administrative units has prepared a unit-level sustainability plan outlining what it will do to help the university achieve its strategic sustainability goals. The university has completed the first half of a two-phase, multi-year project, which replaces its coal-fired heat plant and Freon-based chill plant with a district-scale ground source heat-pump-chiller heating and cooling system. This geothermal system that will save the university up to $2 million a year in annual net operating costs and eliminate some 85,000 MT of annual Scope I emissions. In keeping with BSU’s sustainability makeover, LEED Silver is required for all new construction on campus. In 2012, BSU hosted its ninth “Greening of the Campus,” an interdisciplinary conference series aimed at responding to on-campus environmental challenges and in 2013 hosted the first in a series of Geothermal Conclaves on the design, installation and operation of geothermal technologies. BSU is also home to the Center for Energy Research/Education/Service (CERES), “an interdisciplinary academic support unit focused on issues related to energy and resource use.” The university publishes annual Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) assessments of its sustainability performance; developed by faculty-mentored student teams as part of the Building Better Communities (BBC) Fellowship Program. In addition, the university has received a Gold Rating through the Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS) among other substantial regional, national and international recognitions for the integrated, whole-systems implementation of its sustainability leadership.

    Green rating
    N/A

  • Campus Security Report

    Campus Security Report
    The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
    Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
    The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

  • Other Information

    Campus-wide Internet Network
    Yes
    % of Classrooms with Wireless Internet
    100

Careers

  • Graduation Rates

    Graduate in 4 years
    N/A
    Graduate in 5 years
    N/A
    Graduate in 6 years
    N/A

  • Career Services

    On-Campus Job Interviews Available
    Yes
    Career Services
    • Alumni Services
    • Classes
    • Interest Inventory
    • Internships
    • Regional Alumni
    Opportunities at School
    • Experiential
    • Internship

  • ROI & Outcomes

    Information from PayScale:
    Starting Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Starting Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Percent High Job Meaning
    N/A
    Percent STEM
    N/A
    • Return on Investment (ROI) rating 0/99

    Contact & Visit

    • Campus Tours

      Campus Visiting Center
      • Monday~Saturday
      • Mon-Fri 8-5
      • 866-770-3163
      Campus Tours
      • Appointment Required: Yes
      • Dates: Year-round
      • Times: 11 AM and 2 PM
      • 11 AM Sat
      • Average Length: 2 hours

    • On Campus Interview

      Campus Interviews
      No
      Information Sessions
      Available
      Times
      varies
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