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Updated on May 20, 2020Ball State University is a public research university with an acceptance rate of 77%. Located in Muncie, Indiana, about an hour from Indianapolis, Ball State's programs in business, education, communications, and nursing are popular with undergraduates. The Communication and Media Building is named after the school's most famous alumnus, David Letterman. In athletics, the Ball State Cardinals compete in the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference. Popular sports include basketball, soccer, football, and track and field.
Considering applying to Ball State University? Here are the admissions statistics you should know, including average SAT/ACT scores and GPAs of admitted students.
During the 2018-19 admissions cycle, Ball State University had an acceptance rate of 77%. This means that for every 100 students who applied, 77 students were admitted, making Ball State's admissions process somewhat competitive.
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The admissions data in the graph is self-reported by applicants to Ball State University. GPAs are unweighted. Find out how you compare to accepted students, see the real-time graph, and calculate your chances of getting in with a free Cappex account.
Ball State University, which accepts over three-quarters of applicants, has a somewhat selective admissions process. If your SAT/ACT scores and GPA fall within the school's average ranges, you have a strong chance of being accepted. Keep in mind that Ball State has test-optional admissions, so your grades are going to be much more important than your test scores (though home-schooled applicants and those attending schools that do not provide grades do need to submit test scores). However, Ball State's admissions process considers more than numerical data. The admissions office will be looking at the rigor of your high school courses, not just your grades. Ball State also likes to see involvement in meaningful extracurricular activities, and an upward trend in grades.
In the graph above, the blue and green dots represent accepted students. Successful applicants typically have high school averages of "B-" or higher, combined SAT scores of about 1000 or higher (ERW+M), and ACT composite scores of 19 or better. Since Ball State has test-optional admissions, grades are much more important than test scores in the admissions process.
