Ball State University Teachers College

Education School Admissions

Application

Director of admissions Jacquelyn Nelson
Application deadline rolling
Application fee $50

Ball State University Teachers College
TOEFL

TOEFL required for international students Yes
Minimum TOEFL score required 550 paper test

Post-baccalaureate certificate programs

Applications 456
Acceptance rate 69.7%
Enrollment 24 full-time
207 part-time
Test requirements Neither GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for any of the programs

Master’s programs

Applications 854
Acceptance rate 54.3%
Enrollment 304 full-time
1,193 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education Specialist programs

Applications 66
Acceptance rate 22.7%
Enrollment 10 full-time
26 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Ph.D./Ed.D. programs

Applications 226
Acceptance rate 29.6%
Enrollment 63 full-time
202 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education School Academics

Degree and Program Offerings

Degree programs offered bachelor’s, post-baccalaureate certificate, master’s, education specialist, Ph.D., Ed.D.
(11)
Categories of study offered to master’s students teaching track, counseling/psychology track, administration track, research/policy track, other
Categories of study offered to education specialist students teaching track, counseling/psychology track, administration track, other
Any programs in education offered off campus Yes
Any programs in education offered through distance education Yes

Program Specialization
100.0 percent of students reported specialty information. Totals may exceed 100% due to students with multiple specialities.

education administration and supervision 18%
student counseling and personnel services 2%
curriculum and instruction 1%
educational psychology 5%
elementary teacher education 16%
secondary teacher education 3%
special education 15%
technical teacher education (vocational) 3%
other 35%

Graduates (2010)

Certificate program graduates 150
Master’s program graduates 441
Education specialist program graduates 10
Doctoral program graduates 28

Faculty Resources

Full-time faculty 81
Part-time faculty 48
Full-time faculty with doctoral degrees 100%
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty who received awards or were editors of educational journals during 2009 and 2010 1.2%

Research Expenditures (2009-2010)

Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $2.2
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty engaged in externally funded research 34.6%

Education School Ranking

Education Ranking Scores

Score 46
Peer assessment score (out of 5) 3.1
Superintendent assessment score (out of 5) 3.7
Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students 522 – Medium
Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students 593 – Medium
Doctoral programs acceptance rate 29.6% – Low
Ratio of doctoral degrees granted to full-time faculty 0.4:1
Student-faculty ratio 1.6:1 – Medium
Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands) $28.0
Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $2.2

Education School Cost

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director John McPherson
Financial aid phone (765) 295-5600

Expenses

Tuition
Full-time: $7,724 per year (in-state)
Full-time: $21,176 per year (out-of-state)
Part-time: $4,796 per year (in-state)
Part-time: $12,536 per year (out-of-state)
Required fees $2,120 per year
Room and board $8,438
Books and supplies $2,600
Miscellaneous expenses $2,600

Financial Aid Availability

Fellowships 0
Teaching assistants 166
Research assistants 0
Other appointments 0
Students receiving grants and/or scholarships N/A