Public university · United States

Ball State University

Also known as BSU|Ball U

Muncie, Indiana · In a city

✓ On the US government's College ScorecardResearch university (R2)

The numbers

Tuition and fees, per year$29,630About ₹28.2 lakh. Out-of-state rate, which Indian students usually pay. Living costs are extra.
Applicants admitted86%
Students19,88813,988 bachelor's · 5,900 graduate
International students1.1%Share of bachelor's students from outside the US
Finish their degree62%Of full-time first-year students, within six years
Average SAT of admitted students1160Out of 1600

Figures from the US government's College Scorecard, files updated 15/10/2026. Rupees at the RBI rate of 16/10/2026. Some universities charge international students more. Check the fee on the official site before you plan.

Subjects it teaches

Subjects in which it awarded degrees in recent years, by official US subject group. The exact course names are on its website.

Bachelor's · 79 subjects
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
  • Anthropology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology
  • Architecture
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
  • Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
  • Biology, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry
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  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
  • Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Computer Science
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
  • Construction Management
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections
  • Dance
  • Data Analytics
  • Design and Applied Arts
  • Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
  • Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Economics
  • Engineering, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
  • Environmental Design
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
  • Finance and Financial Management Services
  • Fine and Studio Arts
  • General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
  • Geography and Cartography
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Graphic Communications
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
  • History
  • Hospitality Administration/Management
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
  • Human Resources Management and Services
  • Insurance
  • International Business
  • Journalism
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Management Information Systems and Services
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science and Government
  • Psychology, General
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
  • Real Estate
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
Master's · 54 subjects
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
  • Anthropology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology
  • Architecture
  • Architecture and Related Services, Other
  • Biology, General
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
  • Communication and Media Studies
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  • Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Science
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Design and Applied Arts
  • Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
  • Educational Administration and Supervision
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Fine and Studio Arts
  • Geography and Cartography
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Historic Preservation and Conservation
  • History
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Journalism
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research
  • Physics
  • Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
  • Political Science and Government
  • Public Administration
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Research and Experimental Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
  • Statistics
  • Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
  • Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
PhD and professional · 11 subjects
  • Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
  • Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
  • Educational Administration and Supervision
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Human Biology
  • Music
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

Applying from India

For a bachelor's degreeApply to the college directly, often through the Common App. Check its own page for tests, English scores, essays and deadlines.Study abroad stage
For a master's degreeApply to the department on the university's own site. Check which Indian degrees, marks and tests the course asks for.Master's abroad guide
The full costTuition plus living, health insurance and travel. The university sends the visa form (I-20) only once you show you can pay.US cost in rupeesScholarships
Check before you pay anyoneYou can apply yourself, without an agent. Agents who say they are “free” are usually paid by the university.How free agents get paid
We haven't checked this university's entry rules and deadlines for Indian students yet.Use its official website for those. Want us to check a course for you? Ask on WhatsApp.

Source: US Department of Education, College Scorecard (ID 150136), checked 19/10/2026. Public US government data.

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