Student Population at Ball State University (BSU)
Total of 21,597 students have enrolled in Ball State University where 15,780 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 5,817 students for graduate programs.
By gender, 7,436 male and 14,161 female students are attending the school.
It has more students compared to similar colleges (17,613 students on average - Public Research University (high research activity)).
6,520 students are enrolled exclusively, and 12,832 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Ball State University has a total of 21,597 enrolled students. By gender, 7,436 male and 14,161 female students (the male-female ratio is 34:66) are attending the school.
15,780 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 5,817 students joined graduate programs.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 21,597 | 15,780 | 5,817 |
| Men | 7,436 | 6,186 | 1,250 |
| Women | 14,161 | 9,594 | 4,567 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 16,323 White, 1,876 Black, and 426 Asian students out of a total of 21,597 are attending at Ball State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 15,780 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 582 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.69%.518 students have transferred in as full-time status and 64 students transferred in as part-time status.
Student Age Distribution
By age category, 639 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65 at Ball State University. It has 16,592 students aged under 25 and 5,000 students aged 25 and over out of 21,597 total students.
BSU has 14,960 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 816 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,632 graduate students aged under 25 and 4,184 students aged 25 and over.
Online Classes (Distance Learning) Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Ball State University, 6,520 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 12,832 students are enrolled in some online courses.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 21,597 | 6,520 | 12,832 |
| Undergraduate | 15,780 | 1,911 | 12,174 |
| Graduate | 5,817 | 4,609 | 658 |
Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Online Courses
2,738 students lived in Indiana or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,782 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
| Indiana Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 2,738 | 3,782 | 0 |
| Undergraduate | 217 | 1,694 | 0 |
| Graduate | 2,521 | 2,088 | 0 |
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