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Acceptance Rate

85.5%

Total Profiles

2

SAT Range

1080–1260

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$10,758

Out-of-State Tuition

$28,766

Undergrad Enrollment

13,770

Applicants

28,668

Yield Rate

18.6%

Endowment / Student

$17,264

Student:Faculty

15:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$14,940/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $59,760 over four years.

What grads earn

$55,053/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$58,988 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 7% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.1 years of pay.

75% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

4.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

17%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.8%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Ball State University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$7,834
$30–48k$9,848
$48–75k$14,333
$75–110k$19,567
Over $110k$23,479

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

69%

Completion · all

66%

Completion · Pell

60%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

65%

Median debt

$23,250

Classification

R2 research universityFour-year, large, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
28,668
Admitted
20,52571.6%
Enrolled
3,82619% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling21
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Rape101

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation47% / 53%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball38Basketball14Football120Golf10Swimming29Tennis10Volleyball23

Women's

Basketball14Field Hockey24Golf9Gymnastics21Soccer27Softball25Swimming35Tennis8Track & Field98Volleyball18
Research Activity
FY 2024
$13Mtotal R&D expenditure#345 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies205 grads
Psychology, General169 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse159 grads
Business/Commerce, General148 grads
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia148 grads
Elementary Education and Teaching140 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General120 grads
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies85 grads
Architecture84 grads
Social Work75 grads

4yr Grad Rate

54%

6yr Grad Rate

68%

Retention Rate

78%

Median Earnings

$51,833