Ball State University
Ball State University admitted 86% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1080–1260 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $13,877 a year. Within six years, 62% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 86%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1080–1260
- ACT middle 50%
- 20–24
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $26,787 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $13,877 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $8,013 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $11,082 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $29,630 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 62%
- Students who return for a second year
- 78%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $56,674 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 13,988
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 38%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 18%
- Education
- 10%
- Communication and journalism
- 10%
- Psychology
- 9%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Christopher Newport University VA · 86% admitted
- Saint Norbert College WI · 86% admitted
- Trinity Christian College IL · 85% admitted
- Mount Vernon Nazarene University OH · 84% admitted
- Ohio University-Main Campus OH · 85% admitted
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette LA · 87% admitted
More colleges in Indiana
- Purdue University-Main Campus IN · 50% admitted
- Indiana University-Bloomington IN · 78% admitted
- Indiana University-Indianapolis IN · 76% admitted
- University of Notre Dame IN · 11% admitted
- Indiana State University IN · 81% admitted
- Purdue University Northwest IN · 72% admitted
- Purdue University Fort Wayne IN · 84% admitted
- Butler University IN · 85% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.