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Ball State University

Muncie, IN · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · BSU · Ball U

Public institution in Muncie, IN · 13,770 undergraduates · 72% acceptance rate · $51,833 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$15,898744th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,758659th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$28,7661,198th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$25,134696th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,2501,033rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,833971st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$44,394922nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
63.3%655th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
77.2%824th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
71.6%650th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1172474th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
13,770185th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
33.6%1,004th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 164 mi (MDW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$60
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 86 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Construction ManagementBusinessbachelors$63,666$64,493
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$63,600$63,997
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBusinessbachelors$63,005$69,338
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$57,318$56,776
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$56,114$54,296
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$55,896$56,505
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$53,775$48,823
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$51,035$52,357
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$50,856—
Landscape ArchitectureArchitecturebachelors$50,856$50,320
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,506$49,019
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,356$44,975

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $8,475,741 (M $4,436,554 · W $4,039,187)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Ball State University’s 13,770 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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