Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Ball State is largely skewed towards women students, with 61.3% of undergraduate students being women and 38.7% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 14,898, with 9,132 women and 5,766 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Ball State is greatly skewed towards women students, with 77.0% of undergraduate students being women and 23.0% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 5,421, with 4,176 women and 1,245 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 38.7% 5,766 students
- women 61.3% 9,132 students
Graduate Students
- men 23.0% 1,245 students
- women 77.0% 4,176 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 75.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 11,286 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 9.2% of the student body, with 1,374 students. Hispanic students represent 6.8% of the population, with 1,004 students, while Mixed race students account for 3.9%, with 579 students. Asian students account for 2.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 305 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 11 students.
International students make up 0.6% of the undergraduate population, totaling 84 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.6% of the population, totaling 231 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Ball State.
Undergraduate Students
- White 75.9% 11,286 students
- African American 9.2% 1,374 students
- Hispanic 6.8% 1,004 students
- Mixed race 3.9% 579 students
- Asian 2.1% 305 students
- Unknown race 1.6% 231 students
- International students 0.6% 84 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 11 students
Graduate Students
- White 73.8% 4,001 students
- Hispanic 8.3% 449 students
- African American 7.5% 406 students
- International students 3.9% 210 students
- Mixed race 2.8% 149 students
- Asian 2.4% 128 students
- Unknown race 1.2% 67 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 8 students
Transfer Students
- White 72.8% 421 students
- African American 11.4% 66 students
- Hispanic 7.3% 42 students
- Mixed race 4.0% 23 students
- International students 2.4% 14 students
- Asian 1.6% 9 students
- Unknown race 0.5% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 39% 5,776 students
- 20-21 38% 5,731 students
- 22-24 11% 1,636 students
- 25-29 2% 339 students
- 30-34 1% 159 students
- 35-39 1% 103 students
- 40-49 1% 92 students
- 50-64 0% 62 students
- 25-29 32% 1,741 students
- 22-24 28% 1,526 students
- 30-34 14% 758 students
- 40-49 11% 585 students
- 35-39 9% 497 students
- 50-64 4% 219 students
- 20-21 1% 79 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Ball State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,960 | 90.60% | |
| Illinois | 110 | 3.37% | |
| Ohio | 59 | 1.81% | |
| Michigan | 41 | 1.25% | |
| Florida | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 7 | less than 1% | |
| California | 6 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 3 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 1 | less than 1% |
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