The student population at Ball State University is 19,777 (14,416 undergraduate and 5,361 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 726 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at BSU is 72.89% which is decreased by 1,884 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,158 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.87 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

5,040 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 65.08% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 21,289 where 19,777 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

72.89% of total students is undergraduate students and 27.11% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,884 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,158 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.87 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in BSU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Ball State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1420,50316,3006,8779,4234,2031,3332,870
2014-1520,655
152
16,415
115
6,821
-56
9,594
171
4,240
37
1,296
-37
2,944
74
2015-1621,196
541
16,602
187
6,784
-37
9,818
224
4,594
354
1,312
16
3,282
338
2016-1721,998
802
17,011
409
6,885
101
10,126
308
4,987
393
1,371
59
3,616
334
2017-1822,513
515
17,004
-7
6,881
-4
10,123
-3
5,509
522
1,341
-30
4,168
552
2018-1921,884
-629
16,160
-844
6,528
-353
9,632
-491
5,724
215
1,237
-104
4,487
319
2019-2022,443
559
16,702
542
6,646
118
10,056
424
5,741
17
1,2374,504
17
2020-2121,597
-846
15,780
-922
6,186
-460
9,594
-462
5,817
76
1,250
13
4,567
63
2021-2220,319
-1,278
14,898
-882
5,766
-420
9,132
-462
5,421
-396
1,245
-5
4,176
-391
2022-2319,777
-542
14,416
-482
5,622
-144
8,794
-338
5,361
-60
1,260
15
4,101
-75
Average21,28916,1296,5009,6295,1601,2883,872
Ball State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 16,129 where 14,416 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Ball State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1416,30015,1286,3478,7811,172530642
2014-1516,41515,0186,2628,7561,397559838
2015-1616,60214,7166,0268,6901,8867581,128
2016-1717,01115,1106,1708,9401,9017151,186
2017-1817,00415,2036,2118,9921,8016701,131
2018-1916,16014,7315,9908,7411,429538891
2019-2016,70214,6935,8768,8172,0097701,239
2020-2115,78014,3345,6018,7331,446585861
2021-2214,89813,0415,0527,9891,8577141,143
2022-2314,41612,6224,9107,7121,7947121,082
Average16,12916,1295,8458,61516,1296551,014
Ball State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,160 where 5,361 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Ball State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,2031,4605828782,7437511,992
2014-154,2401,4375818562,8037152,088
2015-164,5941,3955088873,1998042,395
2016-174,9871,2794648153,7089072,801
2017-185,5091,2374378004,2729043,368
2018-195,7241,1953888074,5298493,680
2019-205,7411,1583528064,5838853,698
2020-215,8171,2463808664,5718703,701
2021-225,4211,2183388804,2039073,296
2022-235,3611,1753638124,1868973,289
Average5,1605,1604398415,1608493,031
Ball State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 73.61%. The percentage was 79.61% 10 years ago and BSU still has a high percentage of white students. 2.22% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.03% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Ball State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14271811,2596382016,323336
2014-15262151,3786922416,267411
2015-16172811,4648432716,670488
2016-1793121,5679802317,240560
2017-1853441,7391,1612117,546656
2018-1923711,6811,2372816,995684
2019-2084011,7311,4062617,141781
2020-21284261,8761,4792816,323730
2021-22274331,7801,4531915,287728
2022-23244391,7851,5101414,557770
Average173401,6261,1402316,435614
Ball State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,040 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 26% of total students. The number of online students has increased 65.08% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Ball State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1520,6553,0534,97712,625
2015-1621,1963,4995,32312,374
2016-1721,9984,0975,29812,603
2017-1822,5134,6705,55912,284
2018-1921,8845,0374,80212,045
2019-2022,4435,0794,73012,634
2020-2121,5976,52012,8322,245
2021-2220,3195,0687,1008,151
2022-2319,7775,0406,7168,021
Average21,3764,6746,37110,331

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