Ball State University

10 Interesting Facts about Ball State University

1. Ball State University is located in Muncie, Indiana and was founded in 1918.
2. The university offers over 300 undergraduate and graduate programs, including popular majors such as business, education, and communication.
3. Ball State is home to the David Owsley Museum of Art, which houses over 11,000 works of art from around the world.
4. The university has a nationally recognized program in architecture, and its College of Architecture and Planning is consistently ranked among the best in the country.
5. Ball State has a strong commitment to sustainability, and is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
6. The university’s athletic teams, known as the Cardinals, compete in NCAA Division I and are members of the Mid-American Conference.
7. Ball State is home to the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities, a residential high school for gifted students.
8. The university has a vibrant student life, with over 400 student organizations and numerous cultural events and activities throughout the year.
9. Ball State is known for its immersive learning programs, which provide students with hands-on experience in their chosen fields.
10. The university has a strong commitment to community engagement, and works closely with local organizations and businesses to promote economic and social development in the Muncie area.

Tuition & Fee

All Programs

Accounting
Acting (Theatre)
Actuarial Science
Advertising
Animation (Art)
Anthropology*
Applied Behavior Analysis/Autism
Applied Cybersecurity (Online)
Aquatic Biology and Fisheries (Biology)
Aquatics (Exercise Science)
Archaeology (Anthropology)*
Architecture
Art
Art Education
Art History (Art)
Astronomy
Biochemistry (Chemistry)
Biological Anthropology (Anthropology)
Biology
Business Administration
Business Analytics
Business Economics (Economics)
Business Law (Legal Studies)
Cellular and Molecular Biology (Biology)
Ceramics (Art)
Chemistry
Chemistry Teaching
Child Development (Family and Child)
Child Life (Family and Child)
Classical Cultures
Communication Studies*
Computer and Information Technology
Computer and Information Technology (Online)
Computer Information Systems*
Computer Science, General (Computer Science)
Construction Management
Creative Writing (English)
Criminal Justice and Criminology*
Cybersecurity & Secure Software Design (Computer Science)
Dance
Data Analytics & Machine Learning (Computer Science)
Design and Technology (Theatre)
Dietetics/Pre-Dietetics
Digital Production (Telecommunications)
Directing and Stage Management (Theatre)
Drawing (Art)
Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education/Teaching—dual major
Early Childhood Education/Teaching
Early Childhood Special Education (Exceptional Needs Teaching)
Earth/Space Science Teaching
Economics
Economics (Online)
Economics (Political Science)
Elementary Education and Special Education/Exceptional
Elementary Education/Teaching
English
English/Language Arts Education
English Studies (English)
Entrepreneurial Management
Environmental Design (Architecture)
Environmental Geoscience
Environmental Management (Natural Resources and Environmental Management)
Environmental Systems Analytics (Data Analytics — Online)
Exceptional Needs Teaching/Special Education
Exercise Science/Kinesiology
Family and Child
Fashion Industry Studies
Field Botany (Biology)
Film and Media Studies (Telecommunications)
Finance
Financial Analyst (Economics)
Foreign Language Teaching (French, Japanese, Latin, Spanish)
French
French Language Teaching
Game Design & Development (Computer Science)
General Studies
Genetics (Biology)
Geography
Geology
GIScience (Geography)
Glass (Art)
Graphic Arts Management
Graphic Design/Visual Communication (Art)
Graphics (Journalism)
Guitar (Music Performance)
Health and Fitness (Exercise Science)
Health and Physical Education Teaching
Health Education and Promotion
Hearing Impaired/Deaf (Exceptional Needs Teaching)
History*
Hospitality Innovation and Leadership
Human Resource Management
Intense Interventions (Exceptional Needs Teaching)
Interior Design
International Business
International Studies (Political Science)
Interpersonal Communication (Communication Studies)*
Japanese
Japanese Language Teaching
Jazz Studies (Music Performance)
Journalism
Journalism Graphics (Journalism)
Journalism Education
Landscape Architecture
Latin Language Teaching
Legal Studies
Liberal Arts (Economics)*
Life Science Education
Literature (English)
Logistics and Supply Chain Management*
Magazine Media (Journalism)
Marketing
Mass Communication (Journalism)
Mathematical Economics
Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics Teaching
Media Promotion and Management (Telecommunications)
Medical Physics (Physics)
Medical Technology
Metals (Art)
Meteorological Studies (Geography)
Meteorology and Climatology (Geography)
Microbiology (Biology)
Mild Interventions (Exceptional Needs Teaching)
Music
Music Education
Music Media Production
Music Performance
Musical Theatre (Theatre)
Natural Resources and Environmental Management
News (Journalism/Telecommunications)
Nursing*
Nutrition/Dietetics
Organ (Music Performance)
Organizational Communication (Communication Studies)*
Painting (Art)
Philosophy*
Photojournalism (Journalism)
Photography and Intermedia Arts (Art)
Physical Education (Health and Physical Education Teaching)
Physics
Physics Education
Piano (Music Performance)
Political Science*
Pre-Audiology
Pre-Dentistry*
Pre-Engineering
Pre-Medicine*
Pre-Occupational Therapy (Exercise Science)
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Physical Therapy (Exercise Science)
Printmaking (Art)
Production (Theatre)
Professional Selling
Property Management
Psychological Science*
Public Communication (Communication Studies)*
Public History (History)
Public Law (Legal Studies)
Public Relations
Religious Studies*
Respiratory Therapy
Rhetoric and Writing (English)
Risk Management and Insurance
Sales/Professional Selling
Sculpture (Art)
Social Studies Teaching
Social Work*
Social Work (Online)
Sociology*
Spanish
Spanish Language Teaching
Special Education/Exceptional Needs Teaching
Speech-Language Pathology
Sport Administration
Stage Management (Theatre)
Studio Art (Art)
Symphonic Instruments (Music Performance)
Technical Teacher Education
Telecommunications
Theatre
Theatre Creation (Theatre)
Theatre Education
Tourism and Human Geography (Geography)
Urban Planning and Development
Visual Communication (Art)
Voice (Music Performance)
Web & Mobile App Development (Computer Science)
Wildlife Biology and Conservation (Biology)
Women’s and Gender Studies*
Zoology (Biology

Students

Full-Time Enrollment

14,334 Undergrads

Part-Time Undergrads

1,446