Ball State University
Ball State University is a state-run university in
Muncie, Indiana. It also serves as the administrator and campus for
The Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities, a selective residential program for high school juniors and seniors.
History of Ball State
The campus was founded as a private school in 1899, but was bought by industrial family, the Ball Brothers and donated to the state of Indiana in 1918 to serve as a public school of higher education.
Colleges and Departments
- College of Applied Sciences and Technology
- College of Architecture and Planning
- Miller College of Business
- Department of Accounting
- Bureau of Business Research
- Center for Economic Education
- Department of Economics
- Department of Finance and Insurance
- Department of Information Systems and Operations Management
- Department of Marketing and Management
- Midwest Entrepreneurial Education Center
- College of Communication, Information, and Media
- Department of Communication Studies
- Center for Information and Communication Sciences
- Applied Research Institute
- Institute for Wireless Innovation
- Human Factors Institute
- Internetworking Academy
- Software Testing Institute
- Department of Journalism
- Center for Media Design
- Department of Telecommunications
- College of Fine Arts
- Department of Art
- School of Music
- Department of Theatre and Dance
- Museum of Art
- College of Science and Humanities
- Teachers College
- Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
- Department of Educational Studies
- Department of Elementary Education
- Department of Educational Leadership
- Department of Educational Psychology
- Department of Special education
Athletics
Ball State competes in the NCAA Division IA and is part of the Mid-American Conference. Official School sports are as follows:
Historic Campus Names
- Muncie Normal School (1899)
- Indiana State Normal School, Eastern Division (1918)
- Ball State Teachers College (1927)
- Ball State University (1965)
Campus Facts (As of 2003)
- Area: 1,035 acres
- Buildings: 65
- Undergraduate baccalaureate degrees: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Bachelor of General Studies (B.G.S.), Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.), Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.), Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development (B.U.P.D.)
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 18,000 (selective, capped)
- Undergraduate male-fe4male ratio: 35-65
- Graduate degrees: Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Arts in Education (M.A.E.), Master of Music (M.M.), Master of Architecture II, Master of Urban and Regional Planning (M.U.R.P.), Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Notable Ball State Graduates
External Links
Ball State University official site
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