U.S. News & World Report 2022 College Rankings
Top 25 Program - Center for information, and Communication Sciences
Broadcast Education Association (2022)
- No. 2 - Sports
- No. 7 - Overall
- No. 7 - Documentary
- No. 27 - Film & Video
Wall Street Journal
- Best Value in America for a Graduate Degree from Ball State Center for Information and Communication Sciences
Indiana Forensic Association State Speech Tournament
- State Champions. The 2022 championship was Ball State's 12th consecutive year winning the competition
Sportscasters Talent Agency of America
- Ball State ranked No. 3 in the Top 20 Sports Broadcasting Schools
MediaFest Awards
- 2022:The Ball State Daily News was one of only 19 newspapers in the country to earn a Pacemaker. This is the fourth year in a row they have earned a Pacemaker.
- Ball Bearings magazine earned a second-place 2021-22 Pinnacle Award, in the nationwide category of Four-Year Feature Magazine of the Year, from the College Media Association
- The McKinley Avenue Agency earned a first-place 2021-22 Pinnacle Award, in the Display Ad category, from the College Media Association. The agency designs display ads for The Ball State Daily News and Ball Bearings magazine.
Esports Program
- Esports '21-'22 Community of the Year by Collegiate Sports Management Group