Ball State University Business Programs

Located in Muncie, Indiana, Ball State University is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Ball State University?

Contact details for Ball State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2000 W. University Ave, Muncie, IN 47306
Phone:	765-289-1241
Website:	www.bsu.edu

How Do I Get Into Ball State?

You can apply to Ball State online at: https://www.bsu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/apply-now

Admission Requirements for Ball State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Ball State?

With an acceptance rate of 69%, Ball State does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 30% of students accepted to Ball State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 620.

Ball State received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 28. Math scores were between 22 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 28.

Can I Afford Ball State University?

The overall average net price of Ball State is $28,871. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Ball State, approximately 88% of students took out student loans averaging $7,026 a year. That adds up to $28,104 over four years for those students.

Ball State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,898 undergraduate students at Ball State, with 13,041 being full-time and 1,857 being part-time.

There are also 5,421 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 13,041 full-time undergraduates at Ball State, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ball State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	243
Black or African American	1,244
Hispanic or Latino	885
White	9,910
International Students	72
Other Races/Ethnicities	687

Geographic Diversity

Indiana students aren't the only ones who study at Ball State University. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 69 countries are represented at Ball State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at Ball State University

There are 21 bachelor’s degree and 42 master’s degree programs available online at Ball State. In 2022-2023, 11,756 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Ball State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Indiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Ball State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Applied Economics	33%
General Business Administration and Management	90%

Ball State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	0	174	16	97	287
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	97	0	0	97
Accounting	0	68	0	18	86
Finance	0	77	1	0	78
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	53	1	13	67
General Economics	0	40	0	0	40
Construction Management	0	34	0	0	34
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	34	0	0	34
Advertising	0	31	0	0	31
Fashion Merchandising	0	22	0	0	22
Operations Management	0	20	1	0	21
Management Science	0	20	1	0	21
Real Estate	0	16	2	1	19
Professional Sales	1	14	4	0	19
Actuarial Science	0	12	0	6	18
General Management Information Systems	0	18	0	0	18
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	13	0	0	13
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	10	0	10
Entrepreneurship	0	8	2	0	10
Insurance	0	10	0	0	10
Applied Economics	0	0	6	0	6
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	4	0	0	4
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	765	44	135	945

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Travisleehardin under License

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