Tuition Rates:

Graduate tuition for online courses through Ball State University's School of Extended Education has been less than on-campus tuition. The following rates were set by the BSU Board of Trustees.

Fall 2009 and Spring 2010:

• In-state (Indiana Residents): $256 / credit ($768 for a 3-credit course)
• Out-of-state: $454/credit ($1362 for a 3-credit course)

Summer 2010 through Spring 2011:

• In-state (Indiana Residents): $266 / credit ($798 for a 3-credit course)
• Out-of-state: $482/credit ($1446 for a 3-credit course)

Summer 2011:

• In-state (Indiana Residents): $276 / credit ($828 for a 3-credit course)
• Out-of-state: $510/credit ($1530 for a 3-credit course)

There is also a one-time $50 admission fee for US residents.

This tuition rate for online courses is considerably less than the rate for the same course taught by the same professor on-campus. For example, an on-campus 3-credit hour graduate course for out-of-state students in Spring 2010 costs $2628 plus fees. Even without considering extra fees, that same course taken online costs only 52% as much.

Out-of-state tuition is higher because Ball State receives partial state funding for each Indiana resident taking a course. For more information, see www.bsu.edu/distance/tuition/.