Butler Fact Sheet
Get the quick stats about Butler University, from ACT/SAT/GPA averages to degrees offered, and more.
Who We Are
Butler is an independent, private, coeducational university founded in 1855. We're a comprehensive university, which means we offer both liberal arts and sciences majors (like English and Biology) and professional programs (like Business and Pharmacy). Butler University is just that, a university. Which means we're one institution made up of six colleges, each specializing in a specific area. This gives you more choices. More majors to choose from, more classes to pick from, more opportunities to create.
Our Location
Butler is located on the north side of Indianapolis, just five miles from downtown in a residential neighborhood. The Hoosier capital is the 12th largest city in the United States.
Our Students
- 4,438 students
- 3,884 undergraduates
- 554 graduate students
- Place of origin: 43 states; 53 foreign countries
2010 Freshmen Class Profile (Middle 50%)
- GPA (on a 4.0 scale): 3.47 - 4.0
- SAT: critical reading 520-630; math 540-650; writing 520-620
- ACT: 25-30
- 50% in the top 10% of their graduating class
Our Faculty
306 full-time faculty; 0 teaching assistants (grad students teaching classes)
Student-Faculty Ratio
11:1 with an average university-wide class size of 20
Retention Rate
89% of freshmen re-enrolled for sophomore year in 2010, well above the national average.
Undergraduate Studies
More than 60 programs of study within six academic colleges, including an Exploratory Studies Program for students undecided about their major.
Placement Rate
Average placement rate for the past five years is 93% within six months of graduation. For pharmacy and Physician Assistant graduates, as well as education and engineering majors, the rate is 100%.
2011-2012 Costs
For freshmen (in and out of state):
Tuition $31,110
Room & Board $10,330
Fees $838
Campus
The 290-acre Butler campus is hailed as one of the most attractive in the Midwest for its park-like setting.
Rankings and Recognitions
- Ranked 2nd in the 2010 issue of U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges 2011 and 2012 in the Master's Midwest category.
- Ranked 2nd in the 2009 issue of U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges 2010 in the Master's Midwest category.
- Named 'Best Value in Private Universities' by Kiplinger's (2009)
- Butler University's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (COPHS) ranked among the nation's best graduate schools in the 2006 annual U.S. News and World Report survey.
- 'Best in the Midwest' by Princeton Review
- Named 'College that Rocks' by Rolling Stone.
- Recognized in:
- Princeton Review Best Colleges (Regional Edition)
- Peterson's Competitive Colleges
- Barron's Best Buys
- A $22 million grant in 2005 from Lilly Endowment Inc. created the Butler Business Accelerator.
- A $25 million grant in 2006 from Lilly Endowment Inc. supported the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Expansion Project.
Athletics
19 NCAA Division I sports and dozens of club and intramural sports
Activities
More than 140 student organizations from the Academy of Students of Pharmacy to Voices of Deliverance and the YMCA.
Our Mission
Butler's 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.
