- The Inkwell
- Indiana
- Butler University
Indianapolis, INCity: largeZIP 46208Founded 1855
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1855
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.butler.edu
IndianaPrivate nonprofit
Butler University
Butler University is a private nonprofit university in Indianapolis, Indiana, with 4,317 undergraduates. It admits 85% of applicants, graduates 77% within six years and costs $37,499 a year after aid.
77%graduate
Admission rate85%
Retention88%
4-year graduation67%
Pell Grant share19%
Federal loans40%
$37,499net price / year
85%admission rate
1274average SAT
77%graduate in 6 years
$83,535median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,500median debt
#161 of 1,704 for earnings#1,629 of 1,739 for lowest net price#227 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,011 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $68,403tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $49,890
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $49,890
- Average net price
- $37,499national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$30,817
$30,001–48,000$29,151
$48,001–75,000$32,800
$75,001–110,000$38,123
$110,001+$43,200
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 85%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1274
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 590–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 570–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 26–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college85%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college88%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college77%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college19%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 77%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 67%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 80%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $63,944
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $83,535middle 50%: $55,841–$125,519
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$125,519
Median, Butler University$83,535
Lower quarter$55,841
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 4,317
- Part-time
- 1.2%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 19.7
- First-generation students
- 13%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 19%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,694 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,447
- Endowment, end of year
- $297,229,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White77%
Hispanic7.4%
Black5.2%
Asian4.0%
Two or more races4.3%
U.S. nonresident1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown0.9%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management28%
Communication & journalism12%
Health professions11%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.7%
Social sciences8.1%
Visual & performing arts8.0%
Education6.6%
Psychology6.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 150163. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1017974.