Respected organizations have repeatedly been impressed by our academic programs, our supportive environment, our cutting-edge facilities and technology, our investment in emerging media, and our commitment to sustainability. Here is a sample:
- Listed among 70 colleges and universities making the most promising and innovative changes in 2008 by U.S. News & World Report. Read more about Ball State being "tops for innovation."
- Named one of the best universities in the Midwest by The Princeton Review for five years. Read more about Ball State being in the top 25 percent.
- Recognized for first-year "programs to look for" by U.S. News & World Report for the sixth year in a row. Read more about Ball State helping freshmen succeed.
- Named by The Princeton Review as one of the best 150 values among the nation's most academically outstanding colleges. Read more about a university that provides an excellent and affordable education.
- Won the 2009 Academic Institution of the Year Award from the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA). Learn more about MMA recognizing our campuswide focus on mobile communications, product development, research, and education and see more recognitions for our innovations in emerging media.
- The only multiple award winner in the 2008 Campus Technology magazine's Innovator competition. Ball State was recognized for virtual world learning and digital media training and support. Read more about the Innovator awards.
- Listed among six universities committed to social justice in the December 2009 issue of Architect Magazine.
- Recognized as a university committed to diversity by Minority Access for the second year in a row in 2007. Read more about this accolade for diversity.
- Named a 2010 Military Friendly School by G.I. Jobs, placing us in the top 15 percent of all schools nationwide, and one of only 60 Military Friendly Universities by Military Advanced Education Magazine in 2009.
- Ball State was one of four universities in Indiana chosen in 2007 by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation to participate in a program intended to help overhaul teacher education and encourage exceptional teacher candidates to seek long-term careers in high-need classrooms.
- Ranked as the nation's top wireless campus in a 2005 survey conducted by Intel and published in U.S. News & World Report. Read more about you can connect anywhere on campus.
- Ball State University Foundation named Small Nonprofit of the Year in 2007 by Alternative Investment News and its sister publication, Foundation & Endowment Money Management. Read more about recognition for the foundation's outstanding investment policies.
Our academic programs have gotten notice, too. Check out the recognitions and points of distinction for:
Not sure what college houses the program you're interested in? See our list of departments within the colleges.