Ball State University

Also known as

BSU
Ball U

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

7,153

78.0% Female

22.0% Male

Institution Overview

System

-2

School Type

Public

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

City: Small

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

282

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Doctoral Research

Doctoral Professional

Distance

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Doctor's (Professional)

Certificate Offered

Post-master's

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

0.08%

American Indian or Alaska Native

2.42%

Asian

8.77%

Black or African American

9.09%

Hispanic or Latino

0.07%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

70.63%

White

2.92%

Two or more races

2.25%

Unknown

3.77%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

https://www.bsu.edu/web/admissions/

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition

$10,208

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$27,918

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Yes

Continuing Professional

Yes

Recreational or avocational

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Master's (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Professional

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)

Post Master's Certificate

Post Master's Certificate (Distance)

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Accounting	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Actuarial Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Advertising	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
American Sign Language (ASL)	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Applied Economics	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Architectural History and Criticism, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Architecture	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No Yes
Athletic Training/Trainer	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Biotechnology	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Business Administration and Management, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Business Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Business/Commerce, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Cardiovascular Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Chemistry, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Clinical Psychology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Community College Education	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Computational Science	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Computer and Information Sciences, General	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Computer Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No Yes
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes No
Developmental and Child Psychology	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Dietetics/Dietitian	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No Yes
Education, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	Yes No Yes
Educational Psychology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	Yes No Yes
Educational Statistics and Research Methods	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Educational/Instructional Technology	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Elementary Education and Teaching	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	Yes Yes Yes
English Language and Literature, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Environmental Science	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Environmental Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Exercise Physiology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Finance, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Fine/Studio Arts, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Geology/Earth Science, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
History, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Human Biology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Information Science/Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Interior Architecture	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Interior Design	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Journalism	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Linguistics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Management Science	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Mathematics Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Mathematics, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No Yes
Mathematics, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Multicultural Education	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Music Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Music, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Music, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Nursing Practice	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Operations Management and Supervision	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Physics, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Physiology, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Political Science and Government, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Public Administration	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Radio and Television	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Reading Teacher Education	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Real Estate	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
School Psychology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Secondary Education and Teaching	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Selling Skills and Sales Operations	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Social Psychology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Social Work	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Sociology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Special Education and Teaching, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	Yes No Yes
Special Education and Teaching, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Sports Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Statistics, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No Yes
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff
Total	979	979
With faculty status	979	979
Tenured	386	386
On tenure track	134	134
Not on tenure track	459	459
Annual contract	457	457
Less-than annual contract	2	2

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Yes

Medical Degree Offered?

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average In-State Tuition

$10,208

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$27,918

Financial aid office web address

https://www.bsu.edu/admissions/financial-aid-and-scholarships

Tuition & Fees

	In-state	Out-of-State
Full time Average Tuition	$10,208	$27,918
Full time Fees	$2,134	$2,134
Part time, per credit hour	$464	$1,269

Tuition Plan Options

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

7,153

78.0% Female

22.0% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

0.08%

American Indian or Alaska Native

2.42%

Asian

8.77%

Black or African American

9.09%

Hispanic or Latino

0.07%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

70.63%

White

2.92%

Two or more races

2.25%

Unknown

3.77%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native	1	5
Asian	53	120
Black Or African American	114	513
Hispanic Or Latino	118	532
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander	3	2
Non-resident Alien	119	151
White	1,080	3,972
Two Or More Races	48	161
Unknown	36	125

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

2,022

22.4% Male

77.6% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

40.4% Male

59.6% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice

Total

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

860

12.4% Male

87.6% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate

Total

43.8% Male

56.3% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's children	No
None of the above services are offered	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

2000 W. University Ave
Muncie, IN 47306

Phone

765-289-1241

Fax

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]