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Muncie, IN 47306
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Ball State University

Muncie, IN - Enrollment, Demographics, Student Costs

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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Doctoral/Research Universities
UndergraduateProfessions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence
GraduateDoctoral, professional dominant
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, selective, lower transfer-in
EnrollmentVery high undergraduate
Size & SettingLarge four-year, primarily residential

General Characteristics

Title IV EligibilityParticipates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable Tuition
Religious AffiliationN/A
Congressional District1806

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force  —   /   / 
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Ball State University?
832nd for total cost of attendance
  In District In State Out of State
Effective as of 2010-08-04
FT Undergraduate Tuition $7,228 $7,228 $19,796
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $602 $602 $602
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $278 $278 $728
FT Graduate Tuition $5,936 $5,936 $15,136
FT Graduate Required Fees $602 $602 $602
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $278 $278 $728
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $19,640 $19,640 $32,208
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $8,800 $8,800 $21,368
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $8,800 $8,800 $21,368

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Prior year comparison and trends on the cost of attending / attendance cost.
  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $7,212↓ $7,500 $7,212↓ $7,500 $18,280↓ $19,304
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Effective as of 2010-08-04
Books & Supplies $930(N/C)
On-Campus – Room & Board $7,240↓ $7,598
On-Campus – Other Expenses $2,576↓ $2,672
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses N/A
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board N/A

Admission Details

Effective as of 2010-08-05
Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$25
Graduate Application Fee$50
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 13,021 (5,597 male / 7,424 female)
Admitted 9,594 (3,906 male / 5,688 female)
Admission rate 74%
First-time Enrollment 4,178 (1,921 male / 2,257 female)
FT Enrollment 4,157 (1,908 male / 2,249 female)
PT Enrollment 21 (13 male / 8 female)
Total Enrollment21,401

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Ball State University use for admissions?  = Required,   = Recommended,   = Neither required nor recommended
Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record  /  N/A / 
College Prep. Completion
RecommendationsN/A
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Ball State University accept?
Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Football Conference Mid-American Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference Mid-American Conference
NCAA Baseball Conference Mid-American Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference Mid-American Conference

ACT Test Admission

728th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting ACT results 22%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 19 / 25
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 19 / 24
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 19 / 24

SAT Test Admission

698th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting SAT results 78%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 470 / 570
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 470 / 580
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 940 / 1150

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity6,744
Meals per WeekN/A
Room FeeN/A
Board FeeN/A

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?
 
Total 268 568 134 72 32 7,842 84 9,000
Accounting 2 4 2 4 182 2 196
Actuarial Science 16 36 52
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General 2 2
Adult and Continuing Education Administration 8 2 16 26
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching 12 2 42 56
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other 12 12
Animal Physiology 2 2 16 20
Anthropology 2 40 42
Archeology 2 2
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) 10 6 4 4 188 2 214
Architecture and Related Services, Other
Art/Art Studies, General 32 32
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 2 2 2 90 2 98
Biological and Physical Sciences
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician 8 8
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 10 4 4 2 148 168
Business Administration and Management, General
Business Teacher Education 14 14
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 2 2 2 24 30
Business/Commerce, General 42 10 2 2 264 320
Business/Managerial Economics 2 26 28
Chemical Technology/Technician
Chemistry, General 6 2 64 2 74
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning 6 50 56
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 22 22
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 12 12
Clinical Psychology 2 2 10 14
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services 2 10 2 2 32 48
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other 32 46 2 80
Computer and Information Sciences, General 24 46 4 74
Counseling Psychology 6 4 2 80 2 94
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 22 4 198 224
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis
Curriculum and Instruction 10 10
Dance, General 8 8
Dietetics/Dietitian (RD) 2 30 32
Dietitian Assistant
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 4 2 2 100 2 110
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Economics, General 2 2 12 16
Education, General
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 86 86
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 16 2 2 190 210
Educational Psychology 26 26
Elementary Education and Teaching 6 4 2 544 556
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other 28 28
Engineering, General 2 2
English Language and Literature, General 8 6 2 118 2 136
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 34 34
Environmental Design/Architecture 10 10
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other 2 2 14 18
Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services, Other
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General 10 2 4 2 280 2 300
Finance, General 4 4 4 2 126 140
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 2 2 102 4 110
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other
French Language and Literature 28 28
Geography 2 66 68
Geology/Earth Science, General 4 4
German Language and Literature 12 12
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 4 4
Health Teacher Education 30 30
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other 2 12 14
Historic Preservation and Conservation 20 20
History, General 2 2 2 120 126
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other 14 14
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General 2 46 48
Industrial Technology/Technician 4 4 100 108
Japanese Language and Literature 2 2 18 2 24
Journalism 2 8 4 4 278 4 300
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching 20 20
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) 64 2 66
Latin American Studies
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 2 2
Legal Professions and Studies, Other 2 2 30 2 36
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 186 16 4 410 18 634
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 2 132 22 6 4 514 6 686
Library Science/Librarianship 4 4
Linguistics
Management Information Systems, General 2 6 74 82
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 4 2 6 160 2 174
Mathematics, General 36 36
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist 2 2 34 38
Music, General 2 2 56 60
Music, Other 2 4 64 2 72
Natural Resources/Conservation, General 2 30 32
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 2 14 16
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 2 12 2 2 2 348 368
Office Management and Supervision
Operations Management and Supervision 2 2 34 38
Philosophy 12 12
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 10 16 4 2 412 2 446
Physical Therapy/Therapist 2 2
Physics, General 4 26 30
Physiology, General
Political Science and Government, General 2 2 56 2 62
Pre-Dentistry Studies 2 6 8
Pre-Law Studies 2 2
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 4 2 50 56
Psychology, General 2 10 6 2 234 4 258
Public Administration 2 2 2 14 20
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other 2 2 22 2 28
Public Relations/Image Management 6 24 30
Radio and Television 8 16 8 2 2 296 2 334
Reading Teacher Education
Religion/Religious Studies 14 14
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 8 8
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant
Robotics Technology/Technician
School Psychology 2 2 2 16 22
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 20 20
Secondary Education and Teaching 20 20
Social Psychology 2 2 6 10
Social Sciences, General 2 34 36
Social Work 2 2 6 82 92
Sociology 2 2 2 58 2 66
Spanish Language and Literature 4 2 34 2 42
Special Education and Teaching, General 2 90 92
Speech and Rhetorical Studies 14 4 96 4 118
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 2 2 108 112
Statistics, General 6 6
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 6 4 10
Technical Teacher Education
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education 2 28 30

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Ball State University 1454th for the average full-time faculty salary.
Effective as of 2010-08-31
Tenure system
Average FT Salary $59,922 ($64,799 male / $53,563 female)
Number of FT Faculty 940 (532 male / 408 female)
Number of PT Faculty 200
FT Faculty Ratio 5 : 1
Total Benefits $21,162,583

Local News for Ball State University

Flexible accommodation and new degree approved at Ball State

Room and board rates for students studying at Ball State University are to become more flexible following requests from residents. Students will be offered the choice of four different meal plans, which will reduce the room and board price for those who wish to opt for fewer meals. For the academic year 2010 to 2011, standard room and …

Ball state University hosts business plan competition

$15,000 dollar is up for grabs in an annual competition to be held at Ball State University from March 18-19. The teams of budding entrepreneurs have been invited by Ball State’s renowned Entrepreneurship Center from colleges and universities all around the US to compete for the take-all prize money. The Enterprise 8 event will t…

Flavored cigarette ban upsets many Ball State U. students, businesses

 

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