Generally, Ball State University is a non selective school. They receive approximately 21,100 applications every year from incoming students. With regards to the acceptance rate, it tends to be 86 percent which equals about 18,000 students being accepted to the school. But when the year commences, about 3,640 students would have chosen Ball State University as their school of choice. The institution tends to see 37 percent of the students who applied are men compared to 62 percent who are women. When the year commences, about 62 percent of those accepted females decided to study at Ball State University and 37 percent were men. Ball State University’s undergraduate application fee is $60. Students should submit their ACT or SAT scores to Ball State University when applying. Most often, an ACT score of 21 - 27 or a 1,080 - 1,260 SAT score is the range in which students have greater chances to be accepted. This institution also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle
Applications
21,093
Male 7,961
Female 13,132

 

Acceptance
18,034
Male 6,705
Female 11,329

 

Enrollment Total
3,637
Male 1,375
Female 2,262


Acceptance Rate
85.5%
Male
84.2%
Female
86.3%

 

Yield
20.2%
Male
20.5%
Female
20%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$60


Graduate

$60



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Credit for life experiences


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