Ball State University

Ball State University is a state-run university in Muncie, Indiana. It also serves as the administrator and campus for the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities, a selective residential program for high school juniors and seniors. Ball State University has excellent programs in architecture, teaching, anthropology, and communications. Famous alumni include David Letterman, Joyce DeWitt Garfield creator Jim Davis and the founder of Papa John's, John Schnatter.

History

The campus was founded as a private school in 1899, but was bought by industrial family, the Ball Brothers and donated to the state of Indiana in 1918 to serve as a public school of higher education.

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1899 - Ball Brothers - Indiana - 1918

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Previous campus names

• Muncie Normal School (1899)
• Indiana State Normal School, Eastern Division (1918)
• Ball State Teachers College (1927)
• Ball State University (1965)