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Ball State University

Instate Tuition (2013-2014)
$9,160
Out-of-state Tuition (2013-2014)
$24,124

BSU Address

BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
2000 UNIVERSITY AVE
MUNCIE, IN 47306
General info:(765) 289-1241
Financial aid office:(765) 285-5600
Admissions office:(765) 285-8300University Homepage

Tuition + BSU Housing (2013-2014)


Undergrad Application Fee: $55
Grad Application Fee:$55

Tuition Payment Plan:Yes
Campus Housing Capacity:6,906
Freshman Must Live on Campus: No

University Makeup (2013-2014)

# of Undergrads: 18,458
# of Grad students: 6,635
# of Part time: 11
Total Students: 25,093
Male

40.2%
Female

59.8%
International

4%
African-American

6%
American Indian

0%
Asian

1%
Hispanic

3%
Pacific Islander

21%
Caucasian

80%
Unknown

6%

Financial Aid

68% First time, full time students receive federal aid and the average amount is $2,389

27% of students receive State/Local grants and the average amount is $5,757

46% receive instiutional grants and the average institutional award is $5,991

67% receive student loans and the average amount is $6,936Net Price CalculatorFinancial Aid Website
Public 4 year or above Institution
Research Universities (high research activity)
Doctoral/Research Universities--Intensive

Special Programs

Teacher Certifications

Admissions Requirements

Secondary School Record Required
Secondary School GPA N/A
Secondary School Rank N/A
Test Scores Required
Competencies N/A

Special Credits

HS College Credit: Yes
AP Credit: Yes
Life Experience Credit: No
Special Credits(other): No

Applicants Admitted

57% men vs 63% women admitted

Applicants vs Admissions (2013-2014)

Men Applicants:6,694
Women Applicants:10,424
Men Admitted:3,840
Women Admitted:6,524

Student Services

Library On Campus
Counseling Services
Employment Services
Placement Services
Day Care On Campus

Majors

• Accounting
• Actuarial Science
• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Adult and Continuing Education Administration
• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• Allied Health Diagnostic
• Anthropology
• Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
• Architecture
• Architecture and Related Services
• Art/Art Studies
• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology Teacher Education
• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Business
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Teacher Education
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Chemistry
• City/Urban
• Classics and Classical Languages
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Clinical Psychology
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Communication
• Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services
• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• Community and Regional Planning
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Counseling Psychology
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Dance
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Dietetics/Dietitian
• Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Economics
• Education
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
• Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
• Educational
• Educational Assessment
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational Psychology
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
• Engineering
• Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields
• English Language and Literature
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Environmental Design/Architecture
• Evaluation
• Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
• Family Studies
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Finance
• Fine Arts and Art Studies
• Fine/Studio Arts
• Foods
• French Language and Literature
• General
• General Studies and Humanities
• Geography
• Geology/Earth Science
• German Language and Literature
• Gerontology
• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Health Teacher Education
• Health and Medical Administrative Services
• Historic Preservation and Conservation
• History
• Housing and Human Environments
• Human Development
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Information Science/Studies
• Instructional
• Intervention
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Journalism
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Landscape Architecture
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal
• Legal Professions and Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Library and Information Science
• Linguistics
• Literatures
• Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Mathematics
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Music
• Music Pedagogy
• Music Technology
• Natural Resources/Conservation
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
• Nursing Education
• Nutrition
• Operations Management and Supervision
• Other
• Philosophy
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Physics
• Physiology
• Political Science and Government
• Pre-Dentistry Studies
• Pre-Law Studies
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
• Pre-Physical Therapy Studies
• Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Purchasing
• Radio and Television
• Reading Teacher Education
• Real Estate
• Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
• Rhetoric and Composition
• Robotics Technology/Technician
• School Psychology
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Selling Skills and Sales Operations
• Social Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Special Education and Teaching
• Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
• Statistics
• Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
• Telecommunications Management
• Web Page
• Curriculum Supervision
• Linguistics
• Related Services
• Related Support Services
• Research
• Treatment Professions
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