Applying to Ball State University
BSU's acceptance rate is 68% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 22,947 students applied and 15,642 were admitted to the school. The rate is around the national average. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 20.96% with 3,278 enrolled students out of 15,642 admitted.
The average SAT score is 1,110 and the ACT score is 24 at BSU.
To apply to BSU, the admission test scores is considered but not required and recommendation letter(s) is recommended to submit. Below tables and charts analyze BSU's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics
.Admissions Information
The application fee is $60 for applying undergraduate school and $60 for graduate school at Ball State University. Next table presents general admission information.
| Open Admission Policy | No |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fees | $60 |
| Graduate Application Fees | $60 |
| Admission Information | www.bsu.edu/web/admissions/ |
| Online Application | cms.bsu.edu/admissions/undergraduateadmissions/applynow |
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Credits Accepted | Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits |
| Degree Offered | 1-Year Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice) |
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 68.17% and the yield is 20.96%. 7,899 men and 15,048 women applied to BSU and 5,001 men and 10,641 women students were accepted. Among them, 1,237 men and 2,041 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021).
The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 22,947 | 7,899 | 15,048 |
| Admitted | 15,642 | 5,001 | 10,641 |
| Enrolled | 3,278 | 1,237 | 2,041 |
| Acceptance Rate | 68.17% | 63.31% | 70.71% |
| Yield | 20.96% | 24.74% | 19.18% |
Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)
SAT and ACT Score Distribution
For the academic year 2021-2022, 1,367 students (42% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 429 students (13%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 610 and the 25th percentile is 510. The SAT Math score is 600 (75th) and 500 (25th). The submitted ACT composite score is 27 (75th percentile) and 20 (25th percentile).
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 510 | 610 |
| SAT Math | 500 | 600 |
| ACT Composite | 20 | 27 |
| ACT Math | 19 | 26 |
| ACT English | 20 | 26 |
Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)
The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Ball State University are similar to the average score when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,154, ACT: 67 - public Research University (high research activity)).
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School GPA and High School Rank to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA and High School Rank. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Ball State University.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
| High School GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High School Rank | Neither required nor recommended |
| High School Record (or Transcript) | Considered but not Required |
| Completion of College Preparatory Program | Required |
| Recommendations | Recommended |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Admission Test Scores | Considered but not Required |
| TOEFL | Recommended |
| Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | Neither required nor recommended |
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