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Architecture at Ball State University

Ball State University graduates about 88 architecture majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 122nd of 159 schools we score for architecture, a solid program at 45 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $59,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×).

45/100Solid#122 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year883% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$59,0000.94× the same major nationally
Admit rate86%whole school
SAT middle 50%1090–1260whole school

Around Ball State University

Geothermal Construction
GeothermalConstruction071811Photo: Travisleehardin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Bracken Library, BSU
BrackenRapiercePhoto: Rapierce · Public domain · source
This is a photo of Shafer Tower on the campus of Ball State University, Muncie,
ShaferTowerPhoto: Momoneymoproblemz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
View of the McKinley Avenue corridor as it cuts through Ball State University. T
McKinley Avenue, Ball State University, 2014Photo: Momoneymoproblemz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where architecture happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: College of Architecture and Planning.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 41 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 13 · Student housing 12 · Arts 4 · Offices 3.

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. Prairie View A&M University 47
  2. University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth 47
  3. Brigham Young University 46
  4. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 45
  5. Kennesaw State University 45
  6. Southern Illinois University–Carbondale 45
  7. SUNY Alfred State College 45
  8. Montana State University 44

Other strong majors at Ball State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Ball State University with every school we score in architecture. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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