Ball State University is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has 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 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". The university is composed of seven academic colleges. As of Fall 2020, total enrollment was 21,597 students, including 15,205 undergraduates and 5,817 postgraduates. The university offers about 120 undergraduate majors and 130 minor areas of study and more than 100 master's, doctoral, certificate, and specialist degrees.
Motto | "We Fly" |
Type | Public research university |
Established | 1918 |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
Endowment | $212.8 million (2019) |
President | Geoffrey Mearns |
Provost | Susana Rivera-Mills |
Academic staff | 1,245 |
Students | 21,597 (Fall 2020) |
Undergraduates | 15,205 |
Postgraduates | 5,817 |
Campus | 1,140 acres |
Colors | Cardinal and White |
Mascot | Charlie Cardinal |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I – MAC |
Über Ball State University
Founded by the industrialist Ball brothers, the public coeducational research university would be classified as a doctoral university.
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The school has formerly been called the Indiana State Normal School – Eastern Division, Ball Teachers College, Ball State Teachers College and Ball State College.
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Aktuelle Informationen über Ball State University wurden auf 28. Juli 2021 hochgeladen.