Gifts designated to the Ball State Fund go to work for the University in immediate, practical ways–enhancing the academic experiences of current students who are poised to start living out their own dreams.
From providing financial aid and funding student research, to maintaining first-rate facilities and more, your Ball State Fund gift improves the quality of our programs and services for students. It is the flexibility of the Ball State Fund to act quickly that gives your gift its power and keeps the University ahead of the curve.
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $6,000 | Theatre & Dance | 747 |
2 | $3,000 | Athletics | 623 |
3 | $1,500 | Ball State's Greatest Needs | 168 |
4 | Greek Life | 119 | |
5 | Student Scholarships | 88 | |
6 | Center for Information & Communication Sciences | 88 | |
7 | College of Communication, Information, and Media | 87 | |
8 | Pride of Mid-America Marching Band | 85 | |
9 | College of Fine Arts | 85 | |
10 | Miller College of Business | 83 | |
11 | College of Architecture & Planning | 74 | |
12 | Communication Studies | 68 | |
13 | Teachers College | 67 | |
14 | Student Life | 64 | |
15 | Telecommunications | 62 | |
16 | Journalism | 60 | |
17 | University Police Department | 55 | |
18 | Architecture | 47 | |
19 | Honors College | 47 | |
20 | Student Affairs | 47 | |
21 | School of Kinesiology | 45 | |
22 | Alumni Association | 45 | |
23 | School of Music | 45 | |
24 | English | 42 | |
25 | Army ROTC | 42 | |
26 | Political Science | 39 | |
27 | Social Work | 36 | |
28 | Chemistry | 35 | |
29 | Philosophy & Religious Studies | 33 | |
30 | College of Sciences & Humanities | 32 | |
31 | Counseling Psychology | Social Psych & Counseling | 31 | |
32 | Miller Business Honors Program | 30 | |
33 | Accounting | 28 | |
34 | Urban Planning | 28 | |
35 | College of Health | 27 | |
36 | Counseling Center | 25 | |
37 | Disability Services | 25 | |
38 | School of Nursing | 24 | |
39 | Cardinal Kitchen | 24 | |
40 | Elementary Education | 22 | |
41 | University Libraries | 21 | |
42 | Criminal Justice & Criminology | 21 | |
43 | Ball State Student Media | 21 | |
44 | Emens Auditorium | 18 | |
45 | Burris Laboratory School | 18 | |
46 | David Owsley Museum of Art | 17 | |
47 | Women of the Ball Family Fund | 17 | |
48 | Rinard Orchid Greenhouse | 17 | |
49 | Rinker Center for International Programs | 16 | |
50 | Mathematical Sciences | 14 | |
51 | Construction Management | 14 | |
52 | Biology | 14 | |
53 | Sociology | 14 | |
54 | History | 13 | |
55 | Black Student Association | 13 | |
56 | Management | 13 | |
57 | Spectrum | 13 | |
58 | Charles W. Brown Planetarium/Physics & Astronomy | 12 | |
59 | University Singers | 12 | |
60 | Geography | 12 | |
61 | Speech Pathology & Audiology | 12 | |
62 | Bowen Center for Public Affairs | 11 | |
63 | Psychological Science | 11 | |
64 | Modern Languages & Classics | 11 | |
65 | Special Education | 11 | |
66 | Landscape Architecture | 11 | |
67 | Sports Link | 11 | |
68 | Schools Within the Context of Community | 11 | |
69 | Entrepreneurship Center | 10 | |
70 | Career Center | 10 | |
71 | Natural Resources & Environmental Management | 9 | |
72 | Computer Science | 9 | |
73 | Black Alumni Constituent Society | 8 | |
74 | Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies | 8 | |
75 | Indiana Academy | 8 | |
76 | Educational Leadership | 8 | |
77 | MBA | Master of Business Administration | 7 | |
78 | Finance & Insurance | 7 | |
79 | Anthropology | 7 | |
80 | Department of Marketing | CADMA | 5 | |
81 | School of Art | 5 | |
82 | Student Voluntary Services | 5 | |
83 | Nutrition & Health Science | 4 | |
84 | NESTT Learning Labs | 4 | |
85 | Women's & Gender Studies | 4 | |
86 | Educational Psychology & D.E.S.K. | 4 | |
87 | Parents Fund | 3 | |
88 | Graduate School | 2 | |
89 | Economics | 2 | |
90 | Logistics & Supply Chain Management Center | 2 | |
91 | ISOM | 2 | |
92 | Geological Sciences | 1 | |
93 | Beta Phi Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority | 1 |
Rank | Campus unit/fund | Raised |
---|---|---|
1 | Athletics | $66,023.77 |
2 | Theatre & Dance | $19,328.27 |
3 | Ball State's Greatest Needs | $16,322.32 |
4 | Charles W. Brown Planetarium/Physics & Astronomy | $11,680.00 |
5 | Teachers College | $10,963.32 |
6 | Student Scholarships | $9,287.39 |
7 | Miller College of Business | $8,297.52 |
8 | School of Nursing | $6,845.90 |
9 | Center for Information & Communication Sciences | $6,449.34 |
10 | Architecture | $5,721.72 |
11 | Telecommunications | $5,445.16 |
12 | Accounting | $5,351.18 |
13 | College of Architecture & Planning | $5,000.16 |
14 | Communication Studies | $4,181.06 |
15 | Journalism | $4,177.82 |
16 | Pride of Mid-America Marching Band | $4,150.56 |
17 | Mathematical Sciences | $4,122.54 |
18 | Greek Life | $3,756.04 |
19 | College of Communication, Information, and Media | $3,651.18 |
20 | Chemistry | $3,180.54 |
21 | David Owsley Museum of Art | $3,121.72 |
22 | College of Health | $3,025.53 |
23 | School of Kinesiology | $3,007.08 |
24 | College of Fine Arts | $2,916.20 |
25 | Entrepreneurship Center | $2,835.00 |
26 | Social Work | $2,736.80 |
27 | Honors College | $2,565.62 |
28 | Bowen Center for Public Affairs | $2,426.72 |
29 | College of Sciences & Humanities | $2,404.26 |
30 | Student Life | $2,368.62 |
31 | English | $2,306.80 |
32 | Army ROTC | $2,140.16 |
33 | Urban Planning | $2,108.44 |
34 | Miller Business Honors Program | $2,102.54 |
35 | Counseling Psychology | Social Psych & Counseling | $2,063.08 |
36 | Student Affairs | $1,995.44 |
37 | Emens Auditorium | $1,851.91 |
38 | Cardinal Kitchen | $1,830.08 |
39 | Elementary Education | $1,758.36 |
40 | Construction Management | $1,745.00 |
41 | University Police Department | $1,699.90 |
42 | Alumni Association | $1,679.35 |
43 | History | $1,625.54 |
44 | Women of the Ball Family Fund | $1,620.90 |
45 | School of Music | $1,585.08 |
46 | University Singers | $1,558.54 |
47 | Political Science | $1,330.90 |
48 | Counseling Center | $1,056.72 |
49 | University Libraries | $999.80 |
50 | Black Student Association | $990.00 |
51 | Rinard Orchid Greenhouse | $981.56 |
52 | Biology | $958.72 |
53 | Management | $907.54 |
54 | Black Alumni Constituent Society | $857.58 |
55 | Criminal Justice & Criminology | $836.72 |
56 | Geography | $833.36 |
57 | Sociology | $830.90 |
58 | Disability Services | $809.98 |
59 | Rinker Center for International Programs | $800.90 |
60 | Philosophy & Religious Studies | $710.90 |
61 | Psychological Science | $682.54 |
62 | Modern Languages & Classics | $667.54 |
63 | Burris Laboratory School | $651.72 |
64 | Ball State Student Media | $539.45 |
65 | Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies | $533.36 |
66 | Special Education | $527.54 |
67 | Landscape Architecture | $497.65 |
68 | Speech Pathology & Audiology | $490.00 |
69 | Sports Link | $482.54 |
70 | Indiana Academy | $475.00 |
71 | Natural Resources & Environmental Management | $462.54 |
72 | Educational Leadership | $457.54 |
73 | Spectrum | $403.36 |
74 | Schools Within the Context of Community | $351.72 |
75 | Computer Science | $344.18 |
76 | MBA | Master of Business Administration | $327.54 |
77 | Finance & Insurance | $269.18 |
78 | Career Center | $258.36 |
79 | Nutrition & Health Science | $200.00 |
80 | Graduate School | $200.00 |
81 | NESTT Learning Labs | $188.36 |
82 | Department of Marketing | CADMA | $174.18 |
83 | Anthropology | $170.00 |
84 | Women's & Gender Studies | $138.36 |
85 | Parents Fund | $138.36 |
86 | Educational Psychology & D.E.S.K. | $124.18 |
87 | School of Art | $120.00 |
88 | Economics | $119.18 |
89 | Student Voluntary Services | $103.36 |
90 | Logistics & Supply Chain Management Center | $69.18 |
91 | Geological Sciences | $50.00 |
92 | ISOM | $38.36 |
93 | Beta Phi Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority | $19.18 |