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Ball State University

Location
Muncie, Indiana, United States
Nickname
Cardinals
Established
1918
Ball State University

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

关于Ball State University

Founded by the industrialist Ball brothers, the public coeducational research university would be classified as a doctoral university.

Ball State University的成就

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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关于著名的最新信息于1995年9月24日更新.