An initial 235 students enrolled on June 17, 1918, with William W. That same year, the Marion Normal Institute relocated to Muncie, adding its resources to what would officially be named the Indiana State Normal School – Eastern Division. The state granted operating control of the Muncie campus and school buildings to the administrators of the Indiana State Normal School in Terre Haute. In early 1918, during the Indiana General Assembly's short session, state legislators accepted the gift of the school and land by the Ball brothers. For $35,100, the Ball brothers bought the Administration Building and surrounding land. The Ball brothers also founded Ball Memorial Hospital and Minnetrista, and were the benefactors of Keuka College, founded by their uncle, George Harvey Ball. On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, local industrialists and founders of the Ball Corporation, bought the Indiana Normal Institute from foreclosure. The Ball brothers from left to right: George, Lucius, Frank, Edmund, and William. The Ball brothers and Ball State Teachers College era (1917–1960) Although the school had its largest student body with a peak enrollment of 806, officials could not maintain mortgage payments, and the school was forced to close once again in June 1917 when the Muncie Trust Company initiated foreclosure proceedings. To pay for updated materials and refurbishing the once-abandoned Administration Building, the school operated under a mortgage from the Muncie Trust Company. In 1912, a group of local investors led by Michael Kelly reopened the school as the Indiana Normal Institute. Due to diminishing enrollment and lack of funding, school president Francis Ingler closed Indiana Normal College at the end of the 1906–1907 school year. The school had an average enrollment of about 200 students. It had two divisions, the Normal School for educating teachers and the College of Applied Sciences. A year later, in the autumn of 1902, the school reopened as Palmer University for the next three years when Francis Palmer, a retired Indiana banker, gave the school a $100,000 endowment.īetween 19, the school dropped the Palmer name and operated as the Indiana Normal College. It operated until the spring of 1901, when it was closed by its president, F.A.Z. The one-building school had a peak enrollment of 256 and charged $10 for a year's tuition. The entire school, including classrooms, a library, and the president's residence were housed in what is today's Frank A. The location of today's Ball State University had its start in 1899 as a private university called the Eastern Indiana Normal School. Main article: History of Ball State University Predecessor schools In Fall 2020, the university formed a varsity esports team and joined the Esports Collegiate Conference. The university is a member of the Mid-American Conference and the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. Ball State athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are known as the Ball State Cardinals. There are more than 400 student organizations and clubs on campus, including 31 fraternities and sororities. The university offers about 120 undergraduate majors and 130 minor areas of study and more than 100 master's, doctoral, certificate, and specialist degrees.
As of Fall 2020, total enrollment was 21,597 students, including 15,205 undergraduates and 5,817 postgraduates. The university is composed of seven academic colleges. 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.īall State is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". 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.
It has two satellite facilities in Fishers and Indianapolis. Ball State University ( Ball State, State or BSU) is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana.
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