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Ball State University, at Muncie, Ind.; coeducational; founded 1918 as a state institution. In 1929 it became Ball State Teachers College and in 1965 achieved university status.
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Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana, U.S. Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans more than 1,000 acres. The student body consists of more than 20,000 students, of which over 18,000 are undergraduate students and over 1,500 are graduate students.
Originally a normal school, Ball State has grown and expanded over the years. Ball State is classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as a Doctoral/Research University.
Ball State University was not the first school to operate at its location. Previous educational institutions operated at the...more »
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