List of presidents of Ball State University
The following are Ball State University presidents. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana.
| No. | Image | President | Term start | Term end | |
| 1 | William Wood Parsons | 1918 | September 30, 1921 | ||
| 2 | Linnaeus Neal Hines | October 1, 1921 | November 30, 1924 | ||
| 3 | Benjamin J. Burris | December 1, 1924 | April 26, 1927 | ||
| 4 | Lemuel Arthur Pittenger | July 15, 1927 | December 31, 1942 | ||
| 5 | Winfred Ethestal Wagoner | January 1, 1943 | July 31, 1945 | ||
| 6 | John Richard Emens | August 1, 1945 | June 30, 1968 | ||
| 7 | John J. Pruis | July 1, 1968 | August 31, 1978 | ||
| 8 | Richard W. Burkhardt | September 1, 1978 | June 30, 1979 | ||
| 9 | Jerry M. Anderson | July 1, 1979 | February 2, 1981 | ||
| 10 | Robert P. Bell | February 2, 1981 | June 30, 1984 | ||
| 11 | John E. Worthen | July 1, 1984 | June 30, 2000 | ||
| 12 | Blaine A. Brownell | July 1, 2000 | January 31, 2004 | ||
| acting | Beverley J. Pitts | February 1, 2004 | August 8, 2004 | ||
| 13 | Jo Ann M. Gora | August 9, 2004 | June 30, 2014 | ||
| 14 | Terry S. King | July 1, 2014 | July 31, 2014 | ||
| 15 | Paul W. Ferguson | August 1, 2014 | January 25, 2016 | ||
| 16 | Terry S. King | January 25, 2016 | May 14, 2017 | ||
| 17 | Geoffrey S. Mearns | May 15, 2017 | present |
Table notes:
Note: Ball State appears to include interim president but not acting presidents in their official count of university presidents, so only Beverley J. Pitts is not include in the presidential count.