Student Population at BSU

How many students at BSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Ball State University has a total enrollment of 21,089 students, including 15,189 undergraduate and 5,900 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 7,300 male students (34.6%) and 13,789 female students (65.4%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 14,574 White students (69.1%) and 2,289 Black students (10.9%).
Class Level Breakdown: 15,189 undergraduate students (72%) and 5,900 graduate students (28%).
Class Delivery: 5,957 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 7,416 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - BSU's body is larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 7,300 male (34.62%) and 13,789 female (65.38%) students are attending Ball State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 52.94.

By class level, 15,189 (72.02%) are undergraduate students and 5,900 (27.98%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 38.92% are male and 61.08% are female, while among graduate students, 23.53% are male and 76.47% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	21,089	15,189	5,900
Men	7,300	5,912	1,388
Women	13,789	9,277	4,512

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 14,574 White, 2,289 Black, and 543 Asian students out of a total of 21,089 are attending at Ball State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Ball State University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 50% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	37	7	30
Asian	543	195	348
Black	2,289	720	1,569
Hispanic	1,876	610	1,266
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	16	8	8
White	14,574	5,103	9,471
Two or more races	893	302	591
Race Unknown	460	174	286

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	24	7	17
Asian	339	129	210
Black	1,587	602	985
Hispanic	1,244	477	767
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	10	5	5
White	10,810	4,244	6,566
Two or more races	718	258	460
Race Unknown	296	120	176

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	13	0	13
Asian	204	66	138
Black	702	118	584
Hispanic	632	133	499
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	6	3	3
White	3,764	859	2,905
Two or more races	175	44	131
Race Unknown	164	54	110

Student Age Distribution

By age, BSU has 1,244 students under 18 years old and 22 students over 65 years old. There are 15,968 students under 25 years old, and 5,121 students over 25 years old out of 21,089 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,242 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. BSU has 14,266 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 923 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at BSU, 2 students are younger than 18 and 19 students are older than 65. It has 1,702 graduate students aged under 25 and 4,198 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	1,244	824	420
18-19	6,345	3,910	2,435
20-21	5,259	3,189	2,070
22-24	3,120	2,110	1,010
25-29	2,172	1,644	528
30-34	1,092	779	313
35-39	675	477	198
40-49	825	605	220
50-64	335	235	100
Over 65	22	16	6

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	1,242	824	418
18-19	6,345	3,910	2,435
20-21	5,157	3,098	2,059
22-24	1,522	795	727
25-29	401	259	142
30-34	223	170	53
35-39	110	76	34
40-49	135	106	29
50-64	51	38	13
Over 65	3	1	2

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	2	0	2
20-21	102	91	11
22-24	1,598	1,315	283
25-29	1,771	1,385	386
30-34	869	609	260
35-39	565	401	164
40-49	690	499	191
50-64	284	197	87
Over 65	19	15	4

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Ball State University, 5,957 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 7,416 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,710 students who live in Indiana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,247 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	21,089	5,957	7,416
Undergraduate	15,189	1,178	7,017
Graduate	5,900	4,779	399

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Indiana Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	2,710	3,172	75
Undergraduate	924	253	1
Graduate	1,786	2,919	74

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 15,189 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 589 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.88%.487 students have transferred in as full-time status and 102 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	12,584
Transfer-in Full-time	487
Regular Part-time	2,016
Transfer-in Part-time	102

BSU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend BSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 21,089 students are enrolled at BSU.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at BSU?

15,189 undergraduate and 5,900 graduate students are enrolled at BSU.

What is the gender breakdown at BSU?

7,300 male (34.62%) and 13,789 female (65.38%) students are attending BSU.

What is the international student enrollment at BSU?

401 international students (1.90%) are enrolled at BSU, including 161 undergraduate and 240 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at BSU?

BSU has a student population that is predominantly White: 14,574 White (69.11%), 2,289 Black (10.85%), and 543 Asian (2.57%) students are enrolled.

How many students at BSU are under 18 or over 65?

1,244 students are under 18 and 22 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at BSU take online courses?

5,957 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 7,416 students take some online courses.

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