Ball State University

Miller College of Business

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  • Avg. SAT Score
    1048
  • Annual Tuition
    $8,318
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    1,938
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
WB 147
Muncie, Indiana 47306, United States
Website

About Miller College of Business

For nearly half a century, Ball State University’s Miller College of Business has been providing industry leading business students across the world. Utilizing innovative technologies to provide flexibility and customization to students, Ball State aligns majors and course options with personal objectives. With nationally ranked faculty, students strengthen their strategic thinking, decision-making and executive communication skills through academic and immersive learning projects which harness advanced leadership skills and understanding of business trends at a cost effective price.

Quick Stats

  • Selectivity
    62%
  • Yield
    44%
  • School Status
    Public
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1965

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Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
62% Ball State University 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. High school GPA
  2. SAT/ACT scores
  3. Secondary school record
University Admissions
  • Min. SAT 1538
  • Min. ACT 22
  • Min. GPA
B-School Admissions
  • Min. SAT
  • Min. ACT
  • Min. GPA
More Information
Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
16631% 16,631
62% 62
44% 44
62% School Selectivity
44% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Mar 1
Fall 2013
Dec 1
Spring 2014
Apr 1
Summer 2014
Required Tests
  • SAT
  • ACT
  • Are Interviews Required? Not required
Additional Requirements:
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
609% 609
79% 79
100% 100
79% Program Selectivity
100% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not required
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled Declare business major
  • Min college GPA for transfers 2.5
  • Other transfer requirements A student must complete the following: ISOM 125, ACC 201, ECON 201 and MATH 111 and Achieve a 2.5 GPA.
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions No
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses No
  • How freshmen are admitted
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Ernst & Young 2
Top Employer
  • University Directories 2
  • Exact Target 2
  • Ontario Systems 2
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
0%
59% 59.267238095238085
0%
56% 55.65923664122137
After graduation, but within 3 months
0%
16% 16.189999999999998
0%
17% 17.25698275862069
More than 3 Months after graduation
0%
10% 10.193835616438358
0%
13% 12.771399999999998
50% Graduates seeking full-time employment
50% Graduates not seeking employment
20% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • BKD 4
  • Ernst & Young 2
  • Exact Target 2
  • Dauby, O'Connor & Zaleski 1
  • College Pro 1
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks
  • Percentage of internships that are paid
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 20
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 20
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
Job Fairs and On-Campus Recruiting

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$18,870
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $8,318
  • Fees $662
  • Expenses $9,890
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$33,540
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $22,988
  • Fees $662
  • Expenses $9,890
25% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 5% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need 12%
  • Merit 88%
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://bsu.edu/FinAid
Scholarships
$3,560,742
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$3,961,229
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • Miller College of Business
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
35% 32
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
43% 25
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
3 Miller College of Business 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
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Business Program Classes
8% Less than 20 Students 0% More than 50 Students
92% 21 to 50 students
25 Average number of students in non-business required electives
85 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2012
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BA/BS Accounting 120
  • BA/BS Economics 120
  • BA/BS Finance
  • BA/BS Risk Management and Insurance
  • BA/BS Information Systems
  • BA/BS Operations Management
  • BA/BS Entrepreneneurial Management
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
79% 79
76% 76
Prominent Faculty
  • Mark Myring

    Accounting

  • Ramon Avila

    Marketing

  • Terry Zivney

    Finance
  • Are work study or co-ops available? No
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

Students

11% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 16% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1130 75th Percentile Score on SAT 25 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
86% 86
African American
6% 6
Hispanic
3% 3
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
More Information
U.S. Regional Breakdown
2%
89%
3%
1%
3%
2%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
91% 91
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
9% 9
Dual Citizenship
0% 0
Canada
0% 0
21 Average age of full-time students
77% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
39% 39
48% 48

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 31,516
Alumni Donations
$488 Average Gift Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Randy Pond

    EVP of Operations at Cisco systems Inc

  • John Schnatter

    Founder/Chairman/CEO, Papa John's International

  • Eric Foss

    President and CEP of Aramark