For students looking at enrolling in fully online or distance programs at Ball State, your costs are detailed here.
Undergraduate

The following costs are for Ball State students working on bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, undergraduate certificates, or taking 100- to 400-level courses via online. This also applies to students taking Ball State courses in the Greater Indianapolis area. This information is meant to help you estimate your education expenses.

Types of Costs

As a Ball State Online student, your total cost per semester includes:

  1. general, per-credit course costs (includes a $25 per-credit course fee for online courses)
  2. technology fee
  3. program or course fee (applicable for some, but not all, courses or programs)

Note

If you take one or more courses on Ball State’s main campus in Muncie, Indiana, during a semester or term, you are required to pay the main campus rate, which includes additional fees for student services, health, and recreation.

BASIC COURSE COSTS for online-only students

Course Load per Semester

Indiana Residents

Out-of-State Residents

1-11 credits
(Most common scenario among part-time, online-only students)

$339 per credit

$551 per credit

12-18 credits

$4,069 flat cost, plus $25 per-credit

$4,069 flat cost, plus $237 per credit

19 or more credits

Same as the flat cost for 12-18 credits, plus $339 per credit over 18

Same as the flat cost for 12-18 credits, plus $551 per credit over 18
TECHNOLOGY FEE

Credits

Cost for Indiana and Out-of-State Residents
0-6 $110 per semester
7 or more credits $168 per semester
PROGRAM AND COURSE FEES

Programs and Courses

Cost for Indiana and Out-of-State Residents
College of Business Courses $15 per course credit
College of Health Courses $15 per course credit
Nursing program

$150 program fee per fall and spring semesters; $90 per summer semester

$27.50 for NUR 423 Seminar: Transition to Practice 
$3.50 for clinical nursing insurance 
$60 per clinical nursing course
Writing Proficiency Exam $25
If you use a credit or debit card, you will be charged an extra 2.75 percent of the amount that you are paying. This is the fee passed on from the credit card companies to Ball State for processing. If you do not wish to be charged this fee, you might want to consider other payment methods.
Ball State also offers national College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams for $125. Successfully passing a CLEP exam lets Ball State grant academic credit in various subjects, thus potentially reducing your overall costs.

If you take any courses on our main campus in Muncie, Indiana, during a semester, you will pay tuition and fees for main-campus undergraduate students.

This does not impact most of our online and distance students. However, a few students in blended programs take all online courses one semester but may choose to take a few on campus. Any semester where you take on-campus courses, you will be charged additional fees.

If you have any questions about tuition or estimating your bill, contact the Office of Bursar and Loan Administration.

If you have questions about financial aid, contact the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.

The following costs are for Ball State students working on master’s, specialist, or doctoral degrees, graduate certificates, educator license, or taking 500-level or higher courses via online. This also applies to distance education students in the Greater Indianapolis area.

This information is meant to help you estimate your education expenses.

Types of Costs

As an online and distance education student, your total cost per semester includes:

  1. general, per-credit course costs  (includes a $25 per-credit course fee for online courses)
  2. technology fee
  3. program or course fee (for some but not all, courses)

Note

If you take one or more courses on Ball State’s main campus in Muncie, Indiana, during a semester or term, you are required to pay the main campus rate, which includes additional fees for student services, health, and recreation.

BASIC COURSE COSTS

Indiana Residents

Out-of-State Residents
Cost per semester $449 per credit $661 per credit
TECHNOLOGY FEE

Credits

Cost for Indiana and Out-of-State Residents
0-6 $110 per semester
7 or more credits $168 per semester
PROGRAM AND COURSE FEES

Program and Courses

Cost for Indiana and Out-of-State Residents
MBA and Business Essentials Certificate courses

$500 per semester if you take 0-6 credits

$1,000 per semester if you take 7 or more credits
Nursing students

$150 program fee per fall and spring semesters; $90 per summer semester

$3.50 for clinical nursing insurance

$400 per graduate clinical nursing course
If you use a credit or debit card, you will be charged an extra 2.75 percent of the amount that you are paying. This is the fee passed on from the credit card companies to Ball State for processing. If you do not wish to be charged this fee, you might want to consider other payment methods.

If you take any courses on our main campus in Muncie, Indiana, during a semester, you will pay tuition and fees for main campus graduate students.

This does not impact most of our online and distance students. However, a few students in blended programs take all online courses one semester but may choose to take a few on campus. Any semester where you take on-campus courses, you will be charged additional on-campus fees.

If you have any questions about tuition or estimating your bill, contact the Office of Bursar and Loan Administration.

If you have questions about financial aid, contact the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.

The Ball State University Board of Trustees reserves the right to change the tuition, fees, and other charges for any semester or term. Fees do not cover the cost of textbooks and other learning materials required in courses. For complete and detailed information related to costs, visit the Bursar's website.