Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2022-2023, 2,487 students out of 3,894 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-years BS degree) at Ball State University. By gender, 953 male and 1,534 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (55.43% in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total3,8942,48763.87%
Men1,54695361.64%
Women2,3481,53465.33%
Ball State University graduate rate

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The graduation rate of Asian students is 61.36%, rate of Black (Non-Hispanic) students is 57.85%, rate of Hispanic students is 61.88%, rate of White students is 65.12%, rate of Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander students is 50.00%, rate of Two or More Race students is 58.70%, and rate of Unknown students is 50.00% at Ball State University.
TotalMaleFemale
Asian61.36%(27/44) 54.55%(12/22) 68.18%(15/22)
Black (Non-Hispanic)57.85%(199/344) 54.35%(75/138) 60.19%(124/206)
Hispanic61.88%(125/202) 67.07%(55/82) 58.33%(70/120)
White65.12%(2,018/3,099) 62.86%(765/1,217) 66.58%(1,253/1,882)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander50.00%(2/4) 50.00%(1/2) 50.00%(1/2)
Two or More Race58.70%(81/138) 57.41%(31/54) 59.52%(50/84)
Unknown50.00%(24/48) 44.44%(12/27) 57.14%(12/21)
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
Ball State University graduate rate by race

Graduation Rate By Completion Time Period

For BS degrees, 1,924 students completed their courses in 4 years (or 100% normal time) and 461 finished in 5 years (or 125% normal time). An additional 2,026 students graduated within 6 years (or 150% normal time).
Graduation Rate By Completion Time Period

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing the total number of students who are known to have transferred out of other institutions within 150% of normal time to completion into the total number of students. At BSU, the transfer-out rate is 23.75%. Its transfer-out rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (21.13% in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
By definition, the retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Ball State University, the retention rate is 73% for full-time students and 57 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges (75.69% in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
Retention Rates at Ball State University

Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Ball State University, 11 of 15 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 73.33%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
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