Who We Are

Founded in 1855, Butler is a nationally recognized comprehensive university that blends the liberal arts with first-rate pre-professional programs.

Our mission is to provide the highest quality of liberal and professional education and to integrate the liberal arts with professional education, by creating and fostering a stimulating intellectual community built upon interactive dialogue and inquiry among students, faculty and staff.

Location

Butler is located on the north side of Indianapolis, just five miles from downtown in a residential neighborhood. The Hoosier capital is the 13th largest city in the United States.

Campus

The 290-acre Butler campus in the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood is hailed as one of the most attractive in the Midwest for its park-like setting.

Academic Majors

There are more than 60 majors, including an Exploratory Studies Program.

Degrees Offered:

Undergraduate

Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Science
Doctor of Pharmacy

Graduate

Master of Arts
Master of Business Administration
Master of Music
Master of Science

Our Students

4,437 students
3,939 undergraduates
498 graduate students
Our students hail from all 50 states and 60 countries.

2006 Freshmen Class Profile (Middle 50 Percent)

GPA (on a 4.0 scale): 3.4–4.0
SAT: critical reading 530–630; math 540–650
ACT: 24–29
Forty-nine percent of our students were in the top 10 percent of their graduating class.

2007–08 Estimated Undergraduate Costs

Tuition: $26,070
Room and board: $8,735
Fees: $736
Total: $35,541
Books, transportation and miscellaneous expenses are not included.
Over 85 percent of our students receive some form of financial aid.

Our Faculty

Full-time faculty: 291
Teaching assistants: 0
Average student-faculty ratio: 12:1
Average university-wide class size: 21

Retention Rates

Over 87 percent of freshmen re-enroll for sophomore year, well above the national average. Overall, nearly 93 percent of students re-enroll for their next academic year.

Placement Rates

Placement rates for the past five years average 96 percent within six months of graduation. For pharmacy, physician assistant, education and engineering graduates, the rate is 100 percent.

Athletics

Butler has 19 NCAA Division I sports and dozens of club and intramural sports.

Activities

Butler offers more than 115 student organizations with activities ranging from religious and spiritual to service-oriented and political. Get involved with student government, join the Voices of Deliverance gospel choir or investigate any of the Greek organizations on campus. At Butler, it’s about options.