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Ball State University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Ball State University has received a top placement. You can read more about this year’s release or continue on for details on how your school fared in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how Ball State fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

Ball State placed #181 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This puts Ball State among the top 10% of colleges and universities in the United States for students!

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Indiana Ranking

Ball State placed #5 out of 41 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This puts Ball State among the best 10% of schools in the nation for students in the state of Indiana! See the Best Colleges in Indiana ranking

This report features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Associate Degree Rankings
• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Associate’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, Ball State has been ranked for the following top quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools	218	791	72.4%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	225	879	74.4%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	34	132	74.2%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	34	132	74.2%

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, Ball State has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	654	98.6%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	374	98.9%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	630	98.4%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33	502	93.4%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7	200	96.5%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32	533	94.0%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60	506	88.1%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72	571	87.4%
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12	138	91.3%
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19	212	91.0%
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7	70	90.0%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56	535	89.5%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	139	933	85.1%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115	925	87.6%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64	332	80.7%
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29	176	83.5%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	140	98.6%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169	816	79.3%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73	437	83.3%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65	366	82.2%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	269	1,187	77.3%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	25	92.0%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37	182	79.7%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177	883	80.0%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	81	98.8%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	13	92.3%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	8	87.5%
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	3	66.7%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	123	98.4%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	141	556	74.6%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	55	96.4%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	3	28	89.3%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	14	85.7%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	159	694	77.1%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	27	92.6%
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	27	92.6%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	9	93	90.3%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	26	92.3%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127	540	76.5%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	103	88.4%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	16	87.5%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	3	17	82.4%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	140	471	70.3%
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	41	90.2%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97	371	73.9%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	3	16	81.3%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	148	558	73.5%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	21	158	86.7%
Best General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	30	70.0%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132	481	72.6%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98	356	72.5%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	10	92	89.1%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134	417	67.9%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	16	143	88.8%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66	228	71.1%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	13	78	83.3%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	3	18	83.3%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	23	138	83.3%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	341	1,150	70.4%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	154	502	69.3%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92	294	68.7%
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19	58	67.2%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	11	67	83.6%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	13	77	83.1%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	8	35	77.1%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	5	20	75.0%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	4	19	79.0%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	7	37	81.1%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	53	77.4%
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	30	80.0%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	43	201	78.6%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	23	131	82.4%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	7	34	79.4%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	4	17	76.5%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	3	11	72.7%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	3	11	72.7%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	19	80	76.3%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	4	16	75.0%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	5	21	76.2%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	13	58	77.6%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	53	77.4%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	5	16	68.8%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	4	12	66.7%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	25	94	73.4%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	28	124	77.4%
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	3	9	66.7%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	11	44	75.0%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	23	82	72.0%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	18	70	74.3%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	18	69	73.9%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	23	89	74.2%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	5	16	68.8%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	4	12	66.7%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	4	12	66.7%
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	4	12	66.7%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	57	182	68.7%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	33	100	67.0%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	9	27	66.7%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	36	118	69.5%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	51	153	66.7%

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