Ball State University (Muncie, IN) — Cost, Earnings & Admissions

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 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $10,758661st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $28,7661,208th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $25,134696th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $23,2501,040th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $51,833975th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $44,394925th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 63.3%659th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 77.2%830th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 71.6%658th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1172475th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 24421st highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 13,770185th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 15.0:11,317th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 33.6%1,016th highest of 2,140 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.

Most Selective Colleges in Indiana#11

Applying

RDMay 1

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.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Construction ManagementBusiness	bachelors	$63,666	$64,493
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness	bachelors	$63,600	$63,997
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$63,005	$69,338
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$57,318	$56,776
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science	bachelors	$56,114	$54,296
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions	bachelors	$55,896	$56,505
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$53,775	$48,823
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology	bachelors	$51,035	$52,357
International BusinessBusiness	bachelors	$50,856	—
Landscape ArchitectureArchitecture	bachelors	$50,856	$50,320
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$50,506	$49,019
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$50,356	$44,975

Campus facts

Founded in 1918source
Athletic nickname: "Cardinals"source
Scheumann Stadium seats about 16,319source
Competes in NCAA Division Isource
School colors: Cardinal and Whitesource
Mascot: Charlie Cardinalsource
Motto: ""We Fly""source
Campus size: about 1,140 acressource
Formerly known as "Indiana State Normal School – Eastern Division" (1918–1922)source
Formerly known as "Ball Teachers College" (1922–1929)source
Formerly known as "Ball State Teachers College" (1929–1961)source
Formerly known as "Ball State College" (1961–1965)source
Athletic conference: MACsource
A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Plays for the "Bronze Stalk Trophy" (since 1941)source
Plays for the "Blue Key Victory Bell" (since 1924)source
Fight song: ""Fight, Team, Fight""source
Notable alum: David Lettermansource
Notable alum: Jim Davissource
Notable alum: Doug Jonessource

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.