Ball State University

Ball State University
Former name	Indiana State Normal School – Eastern Division (1918–1922); Ball Teachers College (1922–1929); Ball State Teachers College (1929–1961); Ball State College (1961–1965)
Motto	"We Fly"
Type	Public research university
Established	1918
Founder	Lucius L. Ball, William C. Ball, Edmund B. Ball, Frank C. Ball, George A. Ball
Accreditation	HLC
Academic affiliations	Space-grant
Endowment	$411 million (2024)
President	Geoffrey Mearns
Provost	Anand Marri
Academic staff	1,245
Students	20,440 (fall 2023)
Undergraduates	14,874 (fall 2023)
Postgraduates	5,566 (fall 2023)
Location	Muncie, Indiana, United States
Campus	Small city, 1,140 acres (4.6 km2)
Other campuses	Indianapolis; Fort Wayne; Fishers;
Newspaper	The Ball State Daily News
Colors	Cardinal and white;
Nickname	Cardinals
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I FBS – MAC; MIVA;
Mascot	Charlie Cardinal
Website	www.bsu.edu

Ball State University (Ball State or BSU) is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana, United States. The university has three off-campus centers in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Fishers, Indiana. The university is composed of seven academic colleges. As of 2023, the university enrolled about 20,400 students with 14,900 undergraduates and 5,500 graduate and doctoral students. The university offers about 120 undergraduate majors and 130 minor areas of study^[5] and more than 100 masters, doctoral, certificate, and specialist degrees.^[6]

In 1917, the Ball brothers, industrialists and founders of the Ball Corporation, acquired the foreclosed Indiana Normal Institute 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 among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".^[7]

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 (MAC), competing at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Subdivision. Ball State's volleyball program is a member of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA).

^ "Ball State University Brand Messaging". www.bsu.edu. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ As of June 30, 2024 "June 30, 2024 Ball State Foundation Financial Position".
^ "Common Data Set 2023–2024 – Ball State University" (PDF). bsu.edu.
^ "Ball State Brand Guide" (PDF). Retrieved August 26, 2022.
^ "Majors and Academics – Ball State University". Cms.bsu.edu. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
^ "The Graduate School – Ball State University". Cms.bsu.edu. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
^ "Carnegie Classifications | Institution Lookup". Carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Retrieved October 31, 2016.

[1] "Ball State University Brand Messaging". www.bsu.edu. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[2] As of June 30, 2024 "June 30, 2024 Ball State Foundation Financial Position".

[3] "Common Data Set 2023–2024 – Ball State University" (PDF). bsu.edu.

[4] "Ball State Brand Guide" (PDF). Retrieved August 26, 2022.

[5] "Majors and Academics – Ball State University". Cms.bsu.edu. Retrieved October 31, 2016.

[6] "The Graduate School – Ball State University". Cms.bsu.edu. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.

[7] "Carnegie Classifications | Institution Lookup". Carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Retrieved October 31, 2016.

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