Common Data Set

Ball State University

Muncie, IN13,988 undergraduates
No public CDS foundLAST CHECKED NOVEMBER 2026

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NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio14EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
18034ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate85%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
21093ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
3637ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
3686ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate20%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile20ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile23ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile24ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate1%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile550ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile590ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile640ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile530ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile570ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile620ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate37%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded2856DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded52DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded2016DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$2,134COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$8,948COST1_2024.TUITION2
On-campus room and board$10,234IC2018.RMBRDAMT
Out-of-state required fees$2,134COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$27,496COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$27,442DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$45,990DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment13071DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment5900DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment2118DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment21089DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment15189DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate91%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$5,962SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$7,474SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,761SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate42%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate54%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate42%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityMuncieHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameBall State UniversityHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category20,000 and aboveHD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: SmallHD2024.LOCALE
StateIndianaHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years49%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years60%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years62%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate78%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time62%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate52%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate22%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
SCORECARD
$51,833
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
SCORECARD
62%
6-year completion
Average net price
SCORECARD
$14,940
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
SCORECARD
$23,250
federal loans only
Nonpayment
FSA
12%
as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$36,578$37k
MEDIAN
$51,833$52k
P75
$72,407$72k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

Scorecard · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$7,834
$30,001 – $48,000
$9,848
$48,001 – $75,000
← MODAL BRACKET$14,333
$75,001 – $110,000
$19,567
$110,001 and up
$23,479
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
49%
6-yr grad
62%
8-yr grad
64%
Retention
78%
Pell grad
53%
Transfer
22%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

We look for a public report from every U.S. college that takes federal student aid. Federal data above comes from NCES/IPEDS and College Scorecard when we have it. Read the method.

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