Ball State University is located in Muncie, Indiana, about an hour northeast of Indianapolis. Students at Ball State can choose from about 180 undergraduate majors. Ball State University is a public institution that was founded in 1918. It has a Suburban setting, and the campus size is 1,140 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Ball State University's ranking in the 2021 edition of Best Colleges, National Universities is #284. Out-of-state tuition and fees are $27,132.

The R. Wayne Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning, also known as CAP, is an academic college of Ball State University offering degrees in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, Historic Preservation, Urban Design, Construction Management, and Interior Design. As a college, we have an overall placement rate of 93% of graduates working after college.

The work done here is all about designing the future. Through teaching, research, creative projects, and community service, our college addresses issues that include affordable housing, urban growth, economic revitalization, and transportation, as well as historic preservation, energy efficiency, land stewardship, resource conservation, and technology. At CAP you will gain professional experience during an internship, test your resolve against peers from other schools at competitions, connect with classmates and industry professionals, or gain unparalleled perspectives by traveling the world.