Ball State University Student Population

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.

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.

• Enrollment Trends

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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
• By Locality

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.