Ball State University

Ball State University

Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana. It is also known as Ball State or simply BSU.

Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State’s campus spans 731 acres (2.96 km2) and includes 106 buildings.  The student body consists of more than 22,000 students, of whom nearly 4,000 are graduate students. Ball State offers a wealth of academic opportunities, including about 180 undergraduate majors and preprofessional programs and more than 100 master’s and doctoral degrees. And our programs in architecture, telecommunications, landscape architecture, education, entrepreneurship, and online master’s degree in nursing are consistently ranked among the best in the nation. That excellence is due to the quality of our faculty and their commitment to teaching. More than 90 percent of our classes are taught by professors. That’s almost unheard of at an institution of Ball State’s size.

Ball State University Rankings in 2010

• 2012 TOP 200 COLLEGES IN UNITED STATES
• TOP 200 UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS PROGRAM IN 2010
• TOP NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES RANKING BY HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR
• TOP 100 EDUCATION COLLEGES / UNIVERSITIES IN 2010
• UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: ENTREPRENEURSHIP COLLEGE RANKINGS

Ball State University Rankings in 2011

• 2011 TOP PUBLIC COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY RANKINGS IN UNITED STATES

Ball State University Tuition and Fees

Below are estimated costs for Ball State University undergraduate students for the 2011-12 academic year.

Cost information is based on full-time enrollment for the fall and spring semesters. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to change fees or charges for any semester or session.

* Actual room and board cost may vary depending on the type of room and meal plan requested.See detailed housing rates and options.

For detailed cost information, such as special fees, review the tuition and fees area of the bursar’s office Web site. Plus, our financial aid area provides information about grants, loans, and other programs to help you pay for your college education. About four of every five Ball State students receive financial aid.

Additional estimated expenses:

• Books and supplies, $1,000
• Personal expenses and transportation, $2,600 to $3,000

Schools and Colleges of Ball State University

• College of Applied Sciences and Technology 
• College of Architecture and Planning
• College of Business, (See Miller College of Business)
• College of Communication, Information, and Media
• College of Fine Arts
• College of Sciences and Humanities
• College, Teachers (See Teachers College)

Ball State University News

• Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, dies at 63 - Thu, 17 May 2012
  
  By: The Associated Press
  

  NEW YORK — Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as "Last Dance," ''Love to Love You Baby" and "Bad Girls" became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes, has died. She was 63. ...

• Seattle car vandal takes nothing, leaves tortillas - Thu, 17 May 2012
  
  By: The Associated Press
  

  SEATTLE— Seattle police are scratching their heads about this one. ...

• S. Indiana city's deer might face sharpshooters - Thu, 17 May 2012
  
  By: The Associated Press
  

  BLOOMINGTON, Ind.— A task force is expected to recommend using sharpshooters and a longer hunting season to reduce the number of deer that have been wandering into Bloomington from the surrounding woods, the group's leader said.   ...

• Chileans suffer while waiting for education reform - Thu, 17 May 2012
  
  By: The Associated Press
  

  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Cristobal Steffens and his sister Natalie were the first in their family to go to college, and both emerged with good jobs. But they also joined the 500,000 Chileans who have had to take on sometimes-crushing debts. Their father ...

• North Korea nuclear reactor construction progressing - Thu, 17 May 2012
  
  By: The Associated Press
  

  WASHINGTON — A U.S.-based institute said Wednesday new satellite imagery shows that North Korea has resumed building work on a reactor after months of inactivity.That indicates the North is pressing on with efforts to expand its nuclear program, t...

• Man naked while firing gun out of hospital, jailed - Thu, 17 May 2012
  
  
  

  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A gunman who was naked when police said he shot more than 30 rounds from a semi-automatic handgun in a neighborhood near the Indiana University campus has been released from a hosp...

• Robert Bell, InQsit lab undergo renovations - Thu, 17 May 2012
  
  
  

  Robert Bell is getting a new look this summer, as well as becoming the university’s centralized testing lab. ...

• Gregg seeks corporate tax cuts for Ind. businesses - Thu, 17 May 2012
  
  
  

  INDIANAPOLIS — Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg called for eliminating the state’s corporate income tax on Indiana-based businesses Wednesday as he continued to roll out his policy ideas ahead of November’s election. ...

• BASEBALL: Ball State travels to Northern Illinois for final series - Thu, 17 May 2012
  
  Cardinals hope to rebound after 10 straight losses
  

  In the last series of the season, all Ball State (11-36, 6-18) is looking ahead to is ending their current 10-game losing streak. ...

• Fort Wayne reporter found in contempt for texting - Wed, 16 May 2012
  
  By: The Associated Press
  

  FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A judge has found a Fort Wayne radio reporter in contempt of court and ordered his smartphone destroyed because he used it during a hearing where a man pleaded guilty to the fatal bludgeoning of a 9-year-old girl. ...