Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Muncie, IN
Population 120,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,440 (30%)
Days Without Precipitation 240 (37%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 1,000 (7%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 13,469
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 92%
From Region 5%
Athletes 4.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 71%
Black 11%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 5%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Fine Arts 1,010 37% / 63% 0% $50,956 35 96%
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness 3 0% / 100% 0% $54,647 46 99%
Advertising 23 +2 26% / 74% 4% $58,446 56 100%
Economics 15 +6 73% / 27% 7% $88,217 92 100%
Economics 1 0% / 100% 0% $88,217 92 100%
Anthropology 9 33% / 67% 0% $46,469 22 96%
Classical Languages 2 +7 0% / 100% 0% $46,796 23
English 28 +1 25% / 75% 0% $42,353 13 94%
French $45,241 19 92%
Geography 7 57% / 43% 0% $56,195 50 100%
German +1 $46,803 23
History 18 +5 50% / 50% 0% $45,921 20 96%
Japanese 5 +2 40% / 60% 0% $46,695 22 78%
Journalism 39 +3 38% / 62% 0% $57,520 54 98%
Philosophy 2 +2 50% / 50% 0% $47,308 24
Political Science 21 +4 43% / 57% 0% $52,672 40 97%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 17 +4 24% / 76% 0% $58,446 56 100%
Religion/Religious Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,216 29
Sociology 19 +9 21% / 79% 0% $53,741 43 100%
Spanish 4 +7 50% / 50% 0% $45,241 19 92%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 24 38% / 62% 0% $53,106 41 95%
Technical and Scientific Communication 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $58,446 56 100%
Biology Teacher Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $57,733 54 99%
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,733 54
Early Childhood Education 19 5% / 95% 0% $48,908 28 94%
Early Childhood Education 5 0% / 100% 0%
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 1 0% / 100% 0% $54,647 46 99%
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs 17 0% / 100% 0% $54,647 46 99%
Elementary Education 101 9% / 91% 0% $48,908 28 94%
English Education 10 10% / 90% 0% $57,733 54 99%
Foreign Language Teacher Education $57,733 54
General Education 190 42% / 58% 2% $50,537 33 96%
Mathematics Teacher Education 6 83% / 17% 0% $57,733 54 99%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 14 86% / 14% 0% $57,733 54 99%
Social Studies Teacher Education 20 55% / 45% 0% $57,733 54 99%
Spanish Language Teacher Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $57,733 54 99%
Special Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $54,647 46 99%
Architecture 1 100% / 0% 0%
Art Education 4 25% / 75% 0% $57,733 54 99%
Art/Art Studies 39 +1 23% / 77% 0% $44,763 17 94%
Commercial and Advertising Art 1 0% / 100% 0% $55,314 48 100%
Dance 6 +1 0% / 100% 0% $35,679 5 94%
Design and Visual Communications 28 21% / 79% 0% $55,314 48 100%
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 156 +7 65% / 35% 0% $46,615 22 96%
Drama and Dance Teacher Education 11 36% / 64% 0% $57,733 54 99%
Fashion Design $55,314 48 100%
Graphic Design 1 100% / 0% 0%
Interior Design 14 0% / 100% 0% $55,314 48 100%
Jazz/Jazz Studies 2 100% / 0% 0% $49,302 30 92%
Landscape Architecture 19 32% / 68% 0% $73,152 81 100%
Music 7 86% / 14% 0% $49,302 30 92%
Music Education 25 56% / 44% 0% $57,733 54 99%
Music Performance 7 43% / 57% 0% $49,302 30 92%
Music Theory and Composition $49,302 30 92%
Theater 54 +1 30% / 70% 0% $33,931 4 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health 591 18% / 82% 0% $59,895 59 97%
Biology 120 +6 26% / 74% 0% $51,478 36 94%
Dietetics/Dietitian 11 18% / 82% 0% $59,236 58 100%
Environmental Science 17 47% / 53% 0% $60,683 61 94%
Audiology/Audiologist 4 0% / 100% 0% $63,695 67 100%
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 30 0% / 100% 0% $63,695 67 100%
Clinical Laboratory Science 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $76,061 84
Health and Wellness 12 8% / 92% 0% $65,228 70 100%
Nursing 2 0% / 100% 0% $76,097 84
Nursing 136 11% / 89% 0% $76,097 84 97%
Pre-Dentistry Studies 3 +9 33% / 67% 0% $77,398 85 95%
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 7 +10 57% / 43% 0% $77,398 85 95%
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 2 0% / 100% 0% $59,318 58 100%
Applied Behavior Analysis 64 +2 6% / 94% 0% $58,691 57 97%
Psychology 182 +16 21% / 79% 0% $51,444 36 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Sciences and Humanities 493 49% / 51% 1% $65,562 71 97%
Pre-Engineering 1 100% / 0% 0%
Computer Science 46 +1 80% / 20% 2% $93,815 95
Cybersecurity 4 100% / 0% 0%
Data Analytics 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $76,081 84
Network and System Administration/Administrator 20 90% / 10% 0% $78,743 86
Astronomy 4 75% / 25% 0% $73,780 82
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 7 71% / 29% 14% $57,092 53 100%
Chemistry 12 42% / 58% 8% $69,793 77 100%
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 2 0% / 100% 0% $60,679 61
Geosciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $60,271 60
Mathematics 5 +1 80% / 20% 0% $52,567 40 100%
Physics 4 +3 75% / 25% 0% $74,460 82
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 61 48% / 52% 3% $58,579 56 97%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management $51,871 37
Family Systems 40 0% / 100% 0% $48,998 29 100%
Human Development and Family Studies $48,496 27
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,311 39
Social Work 62 8% / 92% 0% $49,164 29 96%
Women's Studies 2 +3 0% / 100% 0% $49,115 29
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 46 35% / 65% 0% $48,851 28
Architecture 72 61% / 39% 0% $64,889 70 95%
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 6 33% / 67% 0% $57,081 53 100%
Environmental Design/Architecture 2 50% / 50% 0% $61,371 63
Recording Arts Technology/Technician 18 78% / 22% 0% $50,145 32
Construction Management 53 85% / 15% 0% $95,439 96 100%
Legal Professions and Studies 22 18% / 82% 0% $72,732 81 90%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Miller College of Business 557 54% / 46% 1% $67,663 74 96%
Accounting 43 +2 58% / 42% 2% $78,797 86 93%
Actuarial Science 4 75% / 25% 25% $101,610 97 96%
Business Analytics 6 +2 83% / 17% 0% $101,610 97 96%
Entrepreneurship 9 44% / 56% 0% $70,365 78
Finance 40 +8 72% / 28% 2% $75,133 83 95%
General Business 157 +3 58% / 42% 1% $66,668 73 95%
Hospitality Management 9 22% / 78% 0% $47,281 24 100%
Human Resources Management 13 31% / 69% 0% $69,930 77 94%
International Business 4 0% / 100% 0% $80,874 87
Management Information Systems and Statistics 11 82% / 18% 0% $83,772 89 96%
Marketing 73 +4 42% / 58% 0% $65,193 70 99%
Operations Management 9 +1 67% / 33% 0% $83,546 89 96%
Organizational Leadership 2 +2 50% / 50% 0%
Real Estate 10 60% / 40% 0% $91,662 94 95%
Risk Management and Insurance 6 +6 100% / 0% 0% $63,048 66 100%
Selling Skills and Sales Operations 14 71% / 29% 0% $82,919 89 100%
Sports Management 39 77% / 23% 0% $58,579 56 97%
Fashion Merchandising 16 +1 25% / 75% 0% $50,326 33 100%
Criminal Justice 92 +4 37% / 63% 0% $58,772 57 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Teachers College 13 0% / 100% 8% $54,884 46 99%
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 12 0% / 100% 0% $54,647 46 99%
French Language Teacher Education $57,733 54
German Language Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 100% $57,733 54 99%
Teacher Education $57,733 54 99%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,643
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $31,522
Est. In-State Cost $15,061
Est. Out-of-State Cost $40,777
ROI Percentile 58th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 20.8% 553 21% / 79% 0% $51,976 38 97%
Arts 20.1% 535 47% / 53% 0% $50,699 34 96%
Business & Economics 18.3% 488 57% / 43% 1% $70,158 78 96%
Education 15.2% 404 30% / 70% 1% $51,397 36 96%
Health Sciences 9.8% 261 19% / 81% 1% $69,562 77 98%
Professional 6.3% 167 50% / 50% 0% $72,248 80 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.5% 120 26% / 74% 0% $51,478 36 94%
Computer Science 2.7% 72 83% / 17% 1% $88,860 93
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 35 57% / 43% 6% $64,988 70 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 28 36% / 64% 0% $60,115 60 97%
Engineering 0.0% 1 100% / 0% 0%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $3.4M #178 90% $0.0M
Life & Natural Sciences $3.0M #223 56% $0.0M 2 #219
Humanities & Social Sciences $2.1M #253 33% $0.0M 31 #143 103 1
Physical Sciences & Math $1.4M #317 52% $0
Business & Economics $1.3M #193 0% $0.5M
Education $0.6M #281 48% $0 16 #252
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #234 19% $0 3 #92 18
Computer Science $0.1M #393 27% $0
Engineering $0.1M #399 0% $0
Total $12.0M #292 54% $0.5M 52 #249 121 1

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 38%
SAT Range 1080 – 1260
SAT Math Range 530 – 620
SAT RW Range 550 – 640