Helping students achieve academic success and personal growth through safe, comfortable, affordable, and diverse living and learning communities is our mission.We believe that living in the residence halls and eating at dining services is a good value, especially when you take into account all the services that are automatically included in the room and board rates.

Each year, a committee of staff members representing the divisions of Business Affairs and Student Affairs meet to produce a proposal for residence hall room and board rates for the coming academic year, based on anticipated operating expenses, facility maintenance expenses, student programming needs, and other costs. The suggested rate is then proposed to the Ball State Board of Trustees for review and final approval. Room and board rates are the same for residents within the State of Indiana and out of state.

Housing and Residence Life and Dining are self-sustaining units and are expected to generate all revenue for both operational and capital improvement expenditures. They receive no general fund or State of Indiana allocations. As stated in the Housing and Residence Life Mission Statement and the Dining Value Statement, both areas make every effort to operate its facilities in as cost-effective manner as possible and work very hard to keep any annual rate increase to the lowest possible amount so that room and board remains accessible to all students.