College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

An education built for tomorrow.

Butler’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences attracts and nurtures the kinds of students who are never satisfied with the status quo. We are a community of wonderful “ands”: Relentlessly ambitious and consistently collaborative. Data-driven and culturally inspired.

We immerse students in not only the oldest teachings but also the latest learnings in culture and language, science and technology, psychology and philosophy. In all disciplines, we incorporate research, we focus on communication, and we emphasize ethics. The results are just as wonderful as the “ands.” Our graduates are successful in every way they define the term.

Take a different path,
or one entirely yours

Sometimes, the best way to confront an evolving challenge is to upend the way we look at the world. Our four Interdisciplinary Studies programs leverage knowledge from across the liberal arts to address questions of equality, social justice, and the environment. You can even build a one-of-a-kind program with an individualized major.

Pursue an Individualized Major

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Three-Year Programs

The Butler experience, accelerated

Choose one of our three-year bachelor’s degree tracks and finish up college at a faster pace. Students can also choose to participate in the Three + One program where they can earn both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in just four years.

Browse Programs

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New Sciences Complex

Learn by doing in a place built for discovery

Science is collaborative and interdisciplinary. We’ve let those tenets guide the $100 million renovation of our Sciences Complex, which opened in fall 2021. Here, you’ll find classrooms designed for hands-on learning and laboratories that look like ones you’d find in some of the world’s leading research companies.

Take the Virtual Tour

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Undergraduate Research

Play a part in advancing knowledge

At Butler, you can help faculty members conduct research and scholarship that’s expanding the limits of human understanding. Best of all, you can have that opportunity as an undergraduate student.

97%

Placement rate for recent LAS graduates.

84%

Percentage of LAS students engaged in experiential education.

30+

Majors you can complete in just three years.

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Literary Aspirations, Realized

Take advantage of small classes and interactive events as you earn your MA in English or MFA in Creative Writing. Both programs are flexible enough to accommodate your interests and career goals, as you immerse yourself in one of the Midwest’s liveliest literary communities.

Graduate Opportunities

Follow your curiosity wherever it takes you, from the nation’s capital to across the Atlantic

Learn about Global Opportunities

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Alumni Success

LAS Alum participating in Fulbright Scholar program

Raziya Hillery ’22, a Political Science, International Studies, and Spanish triple major, now serves as an English Teaching Assistant at the University of Technology and Engineering in Lima, Peru. As part of the prestigious Fulbright Scholar program, Hillery will also conduct research while in Peru.

Learn more about Raziya

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Academic Excellence

Two New Degree Programs

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is offering two new in-demand majors—Public Health and Data Science. University officials said that the expanded academic program offerings are in response to input from area employers.

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