COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
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MUNCIE, IN

Ball State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$14,940Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate62.8%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$57,619working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$23,250completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$57,619
Median earnings 5 years after completion$54,001

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$7,834
$30,001–48,000$9,848
$48,001–75,000$14,333
$75,001–110,000$19,567
$110,001+$23,479

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion62.8%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention77.5%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients34.7%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share42.6%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid35.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort4,394federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates13,988IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate85.5%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$23,250

4,861 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

21 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 85 working graduates$79,620 earnings · $23,512 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 202 working graduates$76,161 earnings · $26,000 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 148 working graduates$75,559 earnings · $24,000 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 103 working graduates$70,833 earnings · $24,101 debt →Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 183 working graduates$67,141 earnings · $25,000 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 152 working graduates$64,895 earnings · $24,730 debt →Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$61,677 earnings · $21,000 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 145 working graduates$60,686 earnings · $23,879 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 115 working graduates$55,097 earnings · $24,333 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 186 working graduates$55,053 earnings · $25,962 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 154 working graduates$52,997 earnings · $23,367 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 103 working graduates$51,186 earnings · $21,550 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 116 working graduates$50,260 earnings · $24,998 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 239 working graduates$49,657 earnings · $26,965 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 121 working graduates$49,456 earnings · $25,675 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 177 working graduates$48,421 earnings · $24,612 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 228 working graduates$48,344 earnings · $24,655 debt →Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 336 working graduates$47,737 earnings · $23,443 debt →Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$43,082 earnings · $24,984 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 98 working graduates$42,594 earnings · $25,637 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 93 working graduates$38,676 earnings · $24,750 debt →
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