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Ball State University

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Ball State Campus Tour | 2020

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"Why Ball State?"

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24 Hours at Ball State

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*REALISTIC* DAY IN THE LIFE at college! | 1st year at ball state university

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Ball State University - Things I Wish I Had Known Before Attending

Ball State University, commonly referred to as Ball State or BSU, is a public coeducational research university in Muncie, Indiana, United States, with two satellite facilities in Fishers and Indianapolis. On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, industrialists and founders of the Ball Corporation, acquired the foreclosed Indiana Normal Institute for $35,100 and gave the school and surrounding land to the State of Indiana. The Indiana General Assembly accepted the donation in the spring of 1918, with an initial 235 students enrolling at the Indiana State Normal School – Eastern Division on June 17, 1918.
  • Predecessor schools 

  • The Ball brothers and Ball State Teachers College era (1917–1960) 

  • Independent institution (1961-present) 

  • Campus 

  • Architecture 

  • Sustainability 

  • Satellite facilities 

  • Colleges 

  • Library system 

  • Rankings 

  • Housing 

  • Student organizations and activities 

  • Media 

  • ''Ball State Daily News'' 

  • ''Ball Bearings'' magazine 

  • WWHI (WCRD) 

  • Ball State Public Media 

  • Athletics 

  • ''Beneficence'' 

  • ''Frog Baby'' 

  • Homecoming 

  • Other traditions 

  • Notable alumni