| Name |
Ball State University |
| Address |
2000 University Avenue
Muncie, IN 47306 |
| Website |
http://www.bsu.edu |
| Email |
askus@bsu.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
37% |
| Percent Fraternity |
7% |
| Percent Sorority |
10% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
N/A |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
37% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
No |
| Types Available |
coed dorms, women's dorms, men's dorms, sorority housing, fraternity housing, apartments for married students, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, special housing for international students, cooperative housing |
| College Owned Singles |
N/A |
| College Owned Doubles |
N/A |
| College Owned Triples |
N/A |
| College Owned Apartments |
N/A |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
21 |
| Sprinkler System |
N/A |
| Fire Alarms |
N/A |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
950 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
N/A |
| Nearest Airport |
Indianapolis (60) |
| Nearest Train |
Indianapolis (60) |
| Nearest Bus |
Muncie (1) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
45% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
30% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,241 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Athletic Events, Homecoming, Late Night, Martin Luther King Celebration, Mud Volleyball, Quad Bash, Spectacular (University Singers), UniverCity, Watermelon Bust, Welcome Week |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station |
| Num Organizations |
312 |
| Honor Societies |
For complete listing, please see: www. bsu. edu/organizations/honorary/; Alpha Kappa Delta (Int'l), Alpha Lamda Delta (Freshman), Alpha Mu Gamma (Foreign Language), Gamma Theta Upsilon (Geography), Golden Key International Honour Society (Juniors and Seniors), Kappa Tau Alpha (Journalism), Lamda Alpha (Anthropology), Mortar Board (Seniors), Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership), Phi Gamma Nu (Business Honorary), Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society, Phi Upsilon Omicron (Family and Consumer Sciences), Pi Lamda Sigma (Pre-law), Pi Omega Pi (Business Education), Psi Chi (Psychology), Rho Lamda (Sorority Honorary), Sigma Iota Epsilon (Management), Sigma Lamda Alpha (Landscape Architecture). |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) For complete listing, please see: www. bsu. edu/organizations/religiousorg/; Abundant Life Ministries (Evangelical), Alliance Student Ministries, Baha'I Association, Ball State Hillel (Jewish), Baptist Collegiate Ministry, Baptist House (ABC), Campus Crusade for Christ (Interdenominational), Campus Message, Campus Religious Liberals (Unitarian), Catholic Student Association (Roman Catholic), Christian Science Student Organization, Christian Student Foundation (Churches of Christ), College Connection (United Methodist), Episcopal Campus Ministry, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Flood Zone, Hazelwood College Fellowship, Higher Ground(Grace Baptist Church), Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Koin (Nondenominational), Latter-day Saints Student Association, Living Room People (Christian), Living Word Campus Ministry (Christian), Lutheran Center (ELCA), Lutheran Student Fellowship (MO Synod), Muslim Student Association, Oneighty Counter Culture (United Methodist), The Way International (Non Denominational), Touch of Fire Ministry (Interdenominational), Wesley Foundation(United Methodist), Young Life. |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) For complete listing, please see www. bsu. edu/organizations/multicultural/; African Student Association, Asian American Association, Association of Thai Students and Friends, Black Student Association, Black Graduate Student Association, Chinese Student Association, Frynge, Indiana Subcontinent Student Association, Japanese Animation Society, Korean Student Association, Latino Student Union, Today's Black Women, Voice of Triumph Choir. |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Please refer to: www. bsu. edu/organizations/ |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Daily News (daily) |
| Num Frats |
12 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
10 |
| Percent Frat Members |
7% |
| Num Sororities |
15 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
10% |
| Type |
Public institution |
| Year Founded |
1918 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
17,426 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
N/A |
| Application Deadline |
Rolling |
| Application Fee |
25 |
| Selectivity |
Selective |
| Tuition |
6,160 in-state, 15,336 out-of-state |
| Room Board |
6,328 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service |
| Remedial |
reading, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, other |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
73% |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
79% |
| Firms |
N/A |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
1,500,000 |
| Num Subscriptions |
2,660 |
| Num Microforms |
1,100,000 |
| Num Audiovisual |
519,000 |
| Num Ebooks |
112,500 |
| Library Facilities |
Architecture Library, Science-Health Science Library, and a remote storage facility in addition to main facility (Bracken Library) |
| Museums |
Archives and Special Collections
Museum of Art |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
750 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
N/A |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
N/A |
| Num Wired Labs |
N/A |
| Num Wired Other |
18,771 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
N/A |
| Recommended Os |
N/A |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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