Ball State
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Former names
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Indiana State Normal School – Eastern Division Ball Teachers College Ball State Teachers College Ball State College |
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| Type |
Public Research |
| Established | 1918 |
| Endowment | $192,694,012 |
| President | Geoffrey Mearns |
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Academic staff
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1,245 |
| Students | 21,998 |
| Undergraduates | 17,011 |
| Postgraduates | 4,987 |
| Location | Muncie, Indiana, U.S. |
| Campus | Midsize city: 1140 acres |
| Colors | Cardinal and White |
| Athletics |
NCAA Division I (FBS) Mid-American Conference Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association |
| Nickname | Cardinals |
| Mascot | Charlie Cardinal |
| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| ARWU | NR |
| Forbes | 558 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 168 |
| Washington Monthly | 233 |
| Ball State competes in the following NCAA sports | |||||
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| Sport | Conference | Sport | Conference | ||
| Basketball | I | MAC | Basketball | I | MAC |
| Golf | I | MAC | Golf | I | MAC |
| Swimming | I | MAC | Swimming | I | MAC |
| Tennis | I | MAC | Tennis | I | MAC |
| Volleyball | I | MIVA | Volleyball | I | MAC |
| Baseball | I | MAC | Softball | I | MAC |
| Football | I | MAC | Soccer | I | MAC |
| Field hockey | I | MAC | |||
| Gymnastics | I | MAC | |||
| Indoor Track & Field | I | MAC | |||
| Outdoor Track & Field | I | MAC | |||
| Cross country | I | MAC | |||
Ball State University, commonly referred to as Ball State or BSU, is a public coeducational research university in Muncie, Indiana, United States, with two satellite facilities in Fishers and Indianapolis. On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, industrialists and founders of the Ball Corporation, acquired the foreclosed Indiana Normal Institute for $35,100 and gifted 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 by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as a doctoral university: higher research activity and a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. The university is composed of eight academic colleges: the College of Applied Sciences and Technology. College of Architecture and Planning, the College of Communication, Information, and Media, the Miller College of Business, College of Fine Arts, College of Health, College of Sciences and Humanities, and Teachers College. Other institutions include Burris Laboratory School, the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities, and the Center for Business and Economic Research.
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