Ball State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 120,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,440 (30%)
Days Without Precipitation 240 (37%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 1,000 (7%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 13,469
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 92%
From Region 5%
Athletes 468 (3.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 71%
Black 11%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 5%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Fine Arts 1,022 37% 77% 1% 10% 6% 0% $55,947 3 -0.04 40 96% 8.3%
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,123 13 -1.03 35 99% — — — —
Advertising 23 +2 26% 65% 0% 9% 17% 4% $72,044 34 -0.43 74 96% — — — —
Economics 15 +6 73% 67% 0% 7% 7% 7% $88,213 40 -0.37 89 100% — — — —
Economics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,213 40 -0.37 89 100% — — — —
Classical Languages 2 +7 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,616 50 -0.13 42 — — — — —
English 28 +1 25% 89% 0% 0% 7% 0% $41,431 4 -1.34 8 98% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $58,622 54 +0.05 47 98% — — — —
German — +1 — — — — — — $56,073 48 -0.18 40 — — — — —
History 18 +5 50% 83% 0% 0% 11% 0% $56,462 57 -0.05 41 94% — — — —
Japanese 5 +2 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,692 12 -1.01 17 78% — — — —
Philosophy 2 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,637 31 -0.59 34 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,264 73 +0.30 33 — — — — —
Spanish 4 +7 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $58,622 54 +0.05 47 98% — — — —
Anthropology 9 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,325 6 -0.96 16 96% — — — —
Geography 7 — 57% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,152 30 -0.46 46 100% — — — —
Journalism 39 +3 38% 74% 3% 13% 5% 0% $62,380 55 +0.01 57 96% — — — —
Political Science 21 +4 43% 76% 0% 14% 0% 0% $65,251 32 -0.51 63 94% — — — —
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 17 +4 24% 59% 6% 24% 6% 0% $72,044 51 +0.04 74 96% — — — —
Sociology 19 +9 21% 68% 5% 11% 5% 0% $49,541 19 -0.67 23 95% — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 24 — 38% 79% 0% 8% 4% 0% $60,082 49 -0.17 51 99% — — — —
Technical and Scientific Communication 6 +1 17% 50% 0% 0% 17% 0% $72,044 51 +0.04 74 96% — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,568 50 -0.21 39 96% — — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,568 50 -0.21 39 96% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $53,374 65 +0.16 33 96% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 19 — 5% 63% 0% 16% 11% 0% $53,374 65 +0.16 33 96% — — — —
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,123 42 -0.27 35 99% — — — —
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs 29 — 0% 86% 0% 7% 3% 0% $54,123 42 -0.27 35 99% — — — —
Elementary Education 101 — 9% 80% 2% 6% 5% 0% $53,374 65 +0.16 33 96% — — — —
English Education 10 — 10% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $55,568 60 +0.02 39 96% — — — —
Foreign Language Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $55,568 60 +0.02 39 96% — — — —
General Education 190 — 42% 77% 0% 14% 4% 2% $54,066 46 -0.12 35 93% 8.3% — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 6 — 83% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $55,568 50 -0.21 39 96% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 14 — 86% 86% 0% 7% 0% 0% $55,568 44 -0.27 39 96% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 20 — 55% 95% 0% 5% 0% 0% $55,568 60 +0.01 39 96% — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,568 60 +0.02 39 96% — — — —
Special Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,123 42 -0.27 35 99% — — — —
Architecture 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $68,687 52 +0.07 69 — — — — —
Art Education 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,568 88 +0.94 39 96% — — — —
Art/Art Studies 39 +1 23% 67% 0% 13% 15% 0% $49,047 63 +0.24 22 94% — — — —
Commercial and Advertising Art 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,312 57 -0.02 38 100% — — — —
Dance 6 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $35,678 10 -0.99 4 94% — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 28 — 21% 86% 0% 4% 4% 0% $55,312 35 -0.37 38 100% — — — —
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 156 +7 65% 76% 1% 13% 5% 0% $58,557 75 +0.20 47 96% — — — —
Drama and Dance Teacher Education 11 — 36% 82% 0% 18% 0% 0% $55,568 97 +1.68 39 96% — — — —
Fashion Design — — — — — — — — $55,312 27 -0.63 38 100% — — — —
Graphic Design 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $60,726 56 +0.05 53 — — — — —
Interior Design 14 — 0% 79% 7% 7% 0% 0% $55,312 7 -1.46 38 100% — — — —
Jazz/Jazz Studies 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $45,099 44 -0.18 13 88% — — — —
Landscape Architecture 19 — 32% 68% 11% 5% 16% 0% $71,105 68 +0.35 73 100% — — — —
Music 7 — 86% 57% 0% 14% 29% 0% $45,099 44 -0.18 13 88% — — — —
Music Education 25 — 56% 84% 0% 8% 0% 0% $55,568 88 +0.95 39 96% — — — —
Music Performance 7 — 43% 57% 0% 14% 0% 0% $45,099 44 -0.18 13 88% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition — — — — — — — — $45,099 44 -0.18 13 88% — — — —
Theater 54 +1 30% 80% 0% 9% 9% 0% $46,495 75 +0.46 16 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health 591 18% 76% 2% 10% 8% 0% $65,189 28 -0.19 63 97%
Biology 120 +6 26% 69% 3% 13% 8% 0% $64,330 40 -0.25 61 99% — — — —
Dietetics/Dietitian 11 — 18% 73% 0% 0% 9% 0% $59,228 27 -0.45 49 100% — — — —
Environmental Science 17 — 47% 76% 6% 6% 12% 0% $59,415 58 +0.10 49 94% — — — —
Audiology/Audiologist 4 — 0% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $65,905 70 +0.50 64 99% — — — —
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 30 — 0% 97% 0% 3% 0% 0% $65,905 70 +0.50 64 99% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,054 49 -0.15 79 — — — — —
Health and Wellness 12 — 8% 83% 8% 8% 0% 0% $65,226 45 -0.22 63 100% — — — —
Nursing 136 — 11% 81% 2% 7% 7% 0% $82,217 9 -1.00 85 99% — — — —
Nursing 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $82,217 9 -1.00 85 99% — — — —
Pre-Dentistry Studies 3 +9 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $76,783 78 +0.63 80 100% — — — —
Pre-Medicine 7 +10 57% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $76,783 79 +0.57 80 100% — — — —
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,208 42 -0.20 67 100% — — — —
Applied Behavior Analysis 64 +2 6% 77% 2% 2% 14% 0% $58,689 73 +0.55 47 97% — — — —
Psychology 182 +16 21% 75% 2% 12% 7% 0% $55,177 55 +0.02 38 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Sciences and Humanities 493 49% 74% 4% 9% 7% 1% $70,669 46 +0.03 72 97% 7.0%
Pre-Engineering 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,416 43 -0.24 93 — — — — —
Computer Science 46 +1 80% 72% 9% 7% 9% 2% $99,814 23 -0.74 95 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 4 — 100% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $89,569 42 -0.22 90 — — — — —
Data Analytics 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $83,813 12 -1.24 86 — — — — —
Network and System Administration/Administrator 20 — 90% 55% 15% 10% 20% 0% $89,722 35 -0.42 90 — — — — —
Astronomy 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $79,656 39 -0.28 83 — — — — —
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 7 — 71% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $57,090 19 -0.72 43 100% — — — —
Chemistry 12 — 42% 75% 8% 8% 0% 8% $76,459 78 +0.47 80 90% — — — —
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,584 54 -0.04 62 — — — — —
Geosciences 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,005 55 -0.01 63 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 +1 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,565 1 -1.24 31 100% — — — —
Physics 4 +3 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,669 42 -0.21 84 — — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 61 — 48% 75% 3% 10% 5% 3% $60,432 47 -0.16 52 99% — — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management — — — — — — — — $57,240 43 -0.30 44 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,714 39 -0.25 37 — — — — —
Women's Studies 2 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,983 28 -0.64 27 — — — — —
Family Systems 40 — 0% 72% 0% 18% 5% 0% $51,842 37 -0.17 29 88% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies — — — — — — — — $51,842 37 -0.17 29 88% — — — —
Social Work 62 — 8% 73% 3% 6% 6% 0% $54,450 55 +0.14 36 95% 7.0% — — —
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 46 — 35% 74% 4% 9% 4% 0% $51,588 46 -0.28 28 — — — — —
Architecture 72 — 61% 71% 6% 14% 7% 0% $71,300 68 +0.37 73 100% — — — —
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 6 — 33% 50% 0% 0% 17% 0% $67,656 46 -0.05 67 91% — — — —
Environmental Design/Architecture 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,940 47 -0.02 68 — — — — —
Recording Arts Technology/Technician 18 — 78% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $60,750 97 +1.50 53 — — — — —
Construction Management 53 — 85% 81% 2% 6% 8% 0% $104,529 58 +0.36 96 100% — — — —
Legal Professions and Studies 22 — 18% 59% 0% 14% 14% 0% $65,583 83 +0.78 64 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Miller College of Business 557 54% 78% 1% 8% 8% 1% $74,271 56 -0.08 77 96% 6.6%
Accounting 43 +2 58% 84% 0% 2% 9% 2% $89,149 60 +0.14 90 98% — — — —
Actuarial Science 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $93,269 39 -0.31 92 97% — — — —
Business Analytics 6 +2 83% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $93,269 55 +0.05 92 97% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 9 — 44% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,682 46 -0.27 71 — — — — —
Finance 40 +8 72% 85% 2% 8% 2% 2% $90,162 41 -0.31 90 94% — — — —
General Business 157 +3 58% 76% 1% 12% 6% 1% $75,115 60 -0.13 78 95% 6.6% — — —
Hospitality Management 9 — 22% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,552 21 -0.64 33 88% — — — —
Human Resources Management 13 — 31% 54% 0% 23% 15% 0% $73,066 43 -0.21 76 100% — — — —
International Business 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,447 61 -0.10 84 — — — — —
Management Information Systems and Statistics 11 — 82% 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% $98,282 67 +0.33 94 91% — — — —
Marketing 73 +4 42% 82% 1% 7% 4% 0% $70,544 29 -0.55 72 97% — — — —
Operations Management 9 +1 67% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $81,714 31 -0.61 85 100% 4.3% — — —
Organizational Leadership 2 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,714 78 +0.41 85 100% 4.3% — — —
Real Estate 10 — 60% 70% 0% 0% 30% 0% $91,658 50 -0.17 91 95% — — — —
Risk Management and Insurance 6 +6 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,045 0 -2.78 58 100% — — — —
Selling Skills and Sales Operations 14 — 71% 86% 0% 0% 7% 0% $92,977 89 +1.20 92 94% — — — —
Sports Management 39 — 77% 69% 0% 13% 15% 0% $60,432 49 -0.09 52 99% — — — —
Fashion Merchandising 16 +1 25% 50% 6% 12% 12% 0% $50,324 11 -1.12 25 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 92 +4 37% 76% 1% 5% 11% 0% $64,466 78 +0.63 61 96% 7.0% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Teachers College 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $55,568 3 +0.02 39 96%
French Language Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $55,568 60 +0.02 39 96% — — — —
German Language Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $55,568 60 +0.02 39 96% — — — —
Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $55,568 55 +0.06 39 96% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,643
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $31,522
Est. In-State Cost $15,061
Est. Out-of-State Cost $40,777
ROI Percentile 62th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Arts 20.1% 535 47% 75% 2% 11% 7% 0% $57,052 73 +0.19 43 97% —
Social Sciences 18.4% 490 20% 74% 2% 10% 7% 0% $56,970 44 +0.00 43 95% 7.0%
Business & Economics 18.3% 488 57% 78% 1% 8% 7% 1% $77,258 46 -0.21 80 96% 6.4%
Education 15.2% 404 30% 79% 0% 10% 5% 1% $54,065 53 -0.04 35 95% 8.3%
Health Sciences 9.8% 261 19% 80% 3% 9% 5% 1% $73,550 35 -0.50 76 99% —
Professional 6.3% 167 50% 75% 1% 7% 10% 0% $77,328 73 +0.57 81 97% 7.0%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.5% 120 26% 69% 3% 13% 8% 0% $64,330 34 -0.25 61 99% —
Computer Science 2.7% 72 83% 68% 10% 8% 11% 1% $95,997 23 -0.63 93 — —
Humanities 2.4% 63 33% 86% 0% 0% 10% 0% $48,806 15 -0.73 21 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 35 57% 83% 3% 3% 3% 6% $69,012 22 -0.22 70 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 28 36% 75% 4% 4% 11% 0% $59,342 44 -0.12 49 96% —
Engineering 0.0% 1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,416 19 -0.24 93 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $3.4M #178 90% $0.0M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $3.0M #223 56% $0.0M 2 #219 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $2.1M #253 33% $0.0M 31 #143 103 1
Physical Sciences & Math $1.4M #317 52% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $1.3M #193 0% $0.5M — — — —
Education $0.6M #281 48% $0 16 #251 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #234 19% $0 3 #92 18 —
Computer Science $0.1M #393 27% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.1M #399 0% $0 — — — —
Total $12.0M #292 54% $0.5M 52 #249 121 1

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $8.0M $8.0M $0
Baseball 38 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Swimming & Diving 29 $501K $501K $0
Volleyball 23 $783K $783K $0
Basketball 14 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Golf 10 $464K $464K $0
Tennis 10 $576K $576K $0
Total 244 $14.4M $14.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 98 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Swimming & Diving 35 $501K $501K $0
Soccer 27 $985K $985K $0
Softball 25 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Field Hockey 24 $781K $781K $0
Gymnastics 21 $820K $820K $0
Volleyball 18 $986K $986K $0
Basketball 14 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Golf 9 $578K $578K $0
Tennis 8 $551K $551K $0
Total 224 $9.6M $9.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $8.0M $8.0M $0
Track & Field (combined) 98 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Swimming & Diving 64 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Volleyball 41 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Baseball 38 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Basketball 28 $4.8M $4.8M $0
Soccer 27 $985K $985K $0
Softball 25 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Field Hockey 24 $781K $781K $0
Gymnastics 21 $820K $820K $0
Golf 19 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Tennis 18 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Total 468 $30.3M $30.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (non-ED) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 38%
SAT Range 1080 – 1260
SAT Math Range 530 – 620
SAT RW Range 550 – 640