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Acceptance Rate 85.50%
Yield 20.44%
SAT Score 1,160
ACT Score 23
Applicants 21,093

BSU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 85.5% at Ball State University. Total 21,093 students applied and 18,034 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,160 and the average ACT score is 23.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$60
Graduate Application Fees$60
Admission Informationhttps://www.bsu.edu/web/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.bsu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/apply-now
Acceptance Rate85.50%
Average Test Scores1,160 SAT / 23 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 85.50%. A total of 21,093 students (7,961 men and 13,132 women) have applied to and 18,034 (6,705 men and 11,329 women) students admitted to Ball State University.
Among them, 1,391 male and 2,295 female students have enrolled into BSU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 20.44%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at BSU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants21,0937,96113,13200
Admitted18,0346,70511,32900
Enrolled3,6861,3912,29500
Acceptance Rate 85.50% 84.22% 86.27% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 20.44% 20.75% 20.26% - -
[Chart] Ball State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At BSU, 1,372 applicants (37% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 37 applicants (1%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,160 at BSU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,260 and 25th percentile score is 1,080.
The average ACT score is 23 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 24 and the 25th percentile score is 20.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at BSU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of BSU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at BSU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total108011601260
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing550590640
Math530570620
ACT Composite202324
Math192225
English202223
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Ball State University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for BSU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at BSU

The calendar system at Ball State University is Semester. Ball State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Ball State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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