Ball State University

Overview & Facilities
Ball State University, commonly referred to as Ball State or BSU, is a public coeducational research university in Muncie, Indiana, United States, with two satellite facilities in Fishers and Indianapolis. On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, industrialists and founders of the Ball Corporation, acquired the foreclosed Indiana Normal Institute for $35,100 and gave the school and surrounding land to the State of Indiana. The Indiana General Assembly accepted the donation in the spring of 1918, with an initial 235 students enrolling at the Indiana State Normal School – Eastern Division on June 17, 1918.
Ball State is classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as a doctoral university: higher research activity. The university is composed of eight academic colleges. As of 2017, total enrollment was 22,513 students, including 17,004 undergraduates and 5,509 postgraduates. The university offers about 190 undergraduate majors and 130 minor areas of study more than 140 master’s, doctoral, certificate, and specialist degrees.There are more than 400 student organizations and clubs on campus,including 34 fraternities and sororities. Ball State athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are known as the Ball State Cardinals. The university is a member of the Mid-American Conference and the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association.
Ball State University's campus spans 731 acres and includes 109 buildings at 7,203,801 square feet (669,255.m2)centered mostly on two main quadrangles. Ball State University operates 34 residence halls, 30 of which are located within seven complexes, housing 7,550 students. Anthony and Schiedler Apartments on-campus accommodate upper-level single students, students with families, and university faculty and staff.

• College of Architecture and Planning
• Architecture
• Construction Management and Interior Design
• Landscape Architecture
• Urban Planning
• Miller College of Business
• Accounting
• Economics
• Finance and Insurance
• Information Systems and Operations Management
• Marketing
• Management
• College of Communication, Information, and Media
• Communication Studies
• Journalism
• Information and Communication Sciences
• Telecommunications
• College of Fine Arts
• Art
• Music
• Theatre & Dance
• College of Health
• Counseling Psychology, Social Psychology and Counseling
• Kinesiology
• Military Science
• Nursing
• Nutrition and Health Sciences
• Social Work
• Speech Pathology and Audiology
• College of Sciences and Humanities
• Anthropology
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Criminal Justice and Criminology
• English
• Geography
• Geology
• History
• Mathematical Sciences
• Modern Languages and Classics
• Natural Resources and Environmental Management
• Philosophy
• Physics and Astronomy
• Political Science
• Psychological Science
• Sociology
• Women's and Gender Studies
• Teachers College
• Educational Leadership
• Educational Psychology
• Elementary Education
• Educational Studies
• Family, Consumer, and Technology Education
• Special Education
• Honors College
• University College

Scholarship
Many scholarships are based on talent, academics, service, or leadership. However, need-based programs also exist.
Ball State offers dozens of scholarships of its own. Several of our academic departments also award funding to students in their programs.
Some of the scholarships includes
Freshman Scholarships and awards
Presidential scholarships
Distinction Scholarship and many more
The Scholarships Ranges from $4000 to $20000 per year based on the GPA and proficiency scores given by the student at the time of Admissions.

• Adult Education
• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Emerging Media Design and Development
• Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
• Enhanced Teaching Practice for Elementary Teachers
• Entrepreneurial Music
• Middle Level Education
• Middle School Mathematics Education
• Neuropsychology
• Nursing Post-Master's, Family Nurse Practitioner
• Public Relations: Education Communications
• Real Estate Development
• Selling and Sales Management
• Social and Environmental Justice in the Built Environment
• Special Education: Response to Intervention (RTI)
• Statistical Modeling
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

• Accounting
• Acting (Theatre)
• Actuarial Science
• Business Analytics
• Business Economics (Economics)
• Business Law (Legal Studies)
• English/Language Arts Teaching
• English Studies (English)
• Entrepreneurial Management
• Environmental Design (Architecture)
• Environmental Management (Natural Resources and Environmental Management)
• Exceptional Needs Teaching/Special Education
• Travel and Tourism (Geography)
• Urban Planning and Development
• Visual Arts Teaching/Art Education
• Visual Communication/Graphic Design (Art)
• Voice (Music Performance)
• Wildlife Biology and Conservation (Biology)
• Women’s and Gender Studies