The following are Ball State University presidents. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana.
- William Wood Parsons (1918–1921)
- Linnaeus Neal Hines (1921–1924)
- Benjamin J. Burris (1924–1927)
- Lemuel Arthur Pittenger (1927–1942)
- Winfred Ethestal Wagoner (1943–1945) *
- John Richard Emens (1945–1968)
- John J. Pruis (1968–1978)
- Richard W. Burkhardt (1978–1979) *
- Jerry Anderson (1979–1981)
- Robert P. Bell (1981–1984)
- John E. Worthen (1984–2000)
- Blaine A. Brownell (2000–2004)
- Beverley J. Pitts (2004) *
- Jo Ann M. Gora (2004–present)
* Interim president
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