Ball State University
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Details
- Name: Ball State University
- Location: Muncie, IN 47306
- Control: Public
- Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission
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Attendance
- Admissions Rate 71.6%
- Average SAT Scores 1172
- Four Year Completion Rate 50.98% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
- Six Year Completion Rate 63.27% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
- Eight Year Completion Rate 68.64% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
Average4 Year51.0%6 Year63.3%8 Year68.6% -
Costs
- Yearly Costs: $25,134 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
- Out of State Tuition: $28,766 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
- In State Tuition: $10,758 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
- Median Debt Total: $16,904 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
- Median Debt for Graduates: $23,250 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Median Debt for Withdrawals: $6,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Net Price Quintile 1 $7,233 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
- Net Price Quintile 2 $9,717 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
- Net Price Quintile 3 $14,882 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
- Net Price Quintile 4 $19,748 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
- Net Price Quintile 5 $21,756 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
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Earnings
- Median 6 Year Earnings $44,394 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 7 Year Earnings $42,460 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 8 Year Earnings $48,782 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 9 Year Earnings $45,784 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 10 Year Earnings $51,833 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income
Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.
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What Graduates Earn By Family Background
Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.
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| Name | Credential | Debt Mean | Debt Median | Earnings |
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| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $27,067 | $31,718 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Landscape Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Architecture and Related Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $32,135 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $27,680 | $29,198 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $33,422 | No data | $58,195 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $33,391 | No data | No data |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $32,964 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $21,039 | $11,445 | $30,527 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $36,766 |
| Environmental Design | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $34,238 | $31,000 | $33,377 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $28,564 | $20,594 | $37,922 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $34,856 | $28,350 | $38,492 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $50,299 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | $29,477 | No data | $29,287 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $27,342 | $21,343 | $36,791 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,247 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $34,760 |
| Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $37,104 | No data | No data |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $31,988 | $32,067 | $27,629 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $58,157 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | $26,030 | No data | $40,987 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $31,377 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $34,365 | $27,106 | $26,790 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $23,378 | No data | $25,836 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $34,107 | $29,040 | $30,565 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $31,298 | $25,973 | $29,839 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $28,580 | $19,030 | $34,512 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $32,002 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $24,577 | No data | $26,383 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $35,336 | $31,530 | $49,602 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $16,582 | No data | $42,593 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,372 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $27,671 | $23,649 | $29,021 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $33,816 | $25,335 | $21,326 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $22,032 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,563 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $25,874 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $32,422 | $22,454 | $38,503 |
| Insurance | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $36,095 | No data | $65,771 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $23,114 | $19,396 | $37,657 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $27,604 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $29,946 | $22,500 | $43,798 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $47,466 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,366 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $60,545 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $31,165 | $25,134 | $57,387 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,024 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $32,696 | $17,210 | $46,474 |
| Real Estate | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $46,833 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $34,915 | No data | $31,056 |