2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at BSU is $10,758 for Indiana residents and $28,766 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 3.02% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at BSU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Ball State University Cost of Attendance page.
Ball State University 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Indiana ResidentsOut-of-StateIndiana ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$10,020$26,800$9,512$22,616
2021$10,144$27,132$9,990$26,204
2022$10,290$27,524$10,144$26,600
2023$10,440$27,924$11,642$28,340
2024$10,758$28,766$11,992$29,196

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Ball State University is $336 for Indiana residents and $1,118 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 3.04% from last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $451 for Indiana residents and $1,233 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 3.01% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Ball State University.
Ball State University 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Indiana ResidentsOut-of-StateIndiana ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$309$1,037$417$1,145
2021$314$1,051$424$1,161
2022$320$1,068$431$1,179
2023$326$1,085$438$1,197
2024$336$1,118$451$1,233

Offered Online Programs

Ball State University offers 290 major programs through Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 56 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at Ball State University at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Associate44
Bachelor's7120
Master's1481
Doctorate (Research)215
Doctorate (Professional)01
1 Year Certificate27
Post-BS Certificate2558
Post-MS Certificate24
Total56290

Online Student Population

There are 19,777 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at BSU. Of that, 5,040 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 6,716 students have joined to some online courses and 8,021 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at Ball State University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total19,77714,4165,361
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes5,0409534,087
Enrolled Some in Online Classes6,7166,226490
Not Enrolled in Online Classes8,0217,237784
Online Student Population by Student Location at Ball State University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)5,0409534,087
Indiana Residents2,5918071,784
Other State in U.S.2,4021432,259
Outside of U.S.25223
Unknown22121