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Ball State University
Muncie, IN · Public · 13,988 students · mostly bachelor degrees
24th-cheapest of 96 Indiana colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$14,940
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$26,146
Graduation rate
62%
Admission rate
86%
Median graduate earnings
$51,833
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$23,250
Average SAT
1160
Median ACT
24
Pell grant recipients
35%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
222 programsBusiness/Commerce, General · Master's Degree128 grads/yr$120,992Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree38 grads/yr$117,260Information Science/Studies · Master's Degree40 grads/yr$111,444Industrial and Organizational Psychology · Doctoral Degree12 grads/yr$98,442Construction Project Management · Bachelor's Degree48 grads/yr$90,239Accounting · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$80,463Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree14 grads/yr$79,669Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$79,620Management Information Systems, General · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$78,566Selling Skills and Sales Operations · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$78,401Management Science · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$77,774Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree82 grads/yr$77,628Public Administration · Master's Degree8 grads/yr$76,893Business/Managerial Economics · Bachelor's Degree$76,847Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree151 grads/yr$76,161Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$75,822Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree33 grads/yr$75,703Accounting · Bachelor's Degree57 grads/yr$75,559Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree$73,664Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Master's Degree1,094 grads/yr$71,550Computer Software Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree6 grads/yr$71,514Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree69 grads/yr$70,833Architecture and Related Services, Other · Master's Degree2 grads/yr$69,582Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree10 grads/yr$67,573Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree164 grads/yr$67,141
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.