Butler University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,440 (30%)
Days Without Precipitation 240 (37%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,315
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 51%
From Region 29%
Athletes 469 (11.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 77%
Hispanic 7%
Black 5%
Asian 4%
Mixed 4%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Butler University 902 38% 79% 5% 4% 6% 1% $71,394 48 +0.21 60 95%
Computer Science 21 +3 76% 90% 5% 5% 0% 0% $96,909 18 -0.82 90 82% — — — —
Computer Software Engineering 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $98,662 22 -0.77 91 — — — — —
Data Science — +3 — — — — — — $93,329 19 -0.81 88 — — — — —
Web Design 4 +1 25% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $74,846 42 -0.35 67 — — — — —
Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 — 80% 40% 0% 20% 0% 20% $81,924 46 -0.12 77 — — — — —
Chemistry 14 +2 43% 71% 0% 0% 7% 7% $75,643 76 +0.39 68 91% — — — —
Mathematics 4 +2 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,371 52 -0.19 76 — — — — —
Physics 1 +1 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $82,283 49 -0.09 78 — — — — —
Statistics 5 +4 20% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $101,334 50 -0.23 92 — — — — —
Biochemistry 23 +1 35% 91% 0% 0% 4% 0% $70,357 47 -0.10 58 — — — — —
Biology 52 +2 42% 77% 8% 4% 8% 0% $77,779 93 +1.31 72 — — — — —
Neuroscience 4 +3 0% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $71,755 69 +0.42 61 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 7 +2 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,289 71 +0.46 37 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 26 +1 4% 85% 4% 4% 8% 0% $64,882 65 +0.36 44 — — — — —
Health Sciences 48 — 10% 83% 6% 4% 6% 0% $71,954 66 +0.24 61 — — — — —
Public Health 5 — 20% 60% 20% 20% 0% 0% $68,790 70 +0.34 54 — — — — —
Accounting 39 +6 62% 90% 3% 0% 8% 0% $96,652 73 +0.62 90 98% — — — —
Actuarial Science 10 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,215 12 -1.21 78 95% — — — —
Economics 7 +5 57% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $75,217 17 -0.86 67 96% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 21 +7 57% 67% 0% 19% 14% 0% $69,358 45 -0.29 55 95% — — — —
Finance 79 +19 80% 87% 1% 0% 4% 1% $88,682 40 -0.36 84 100% — — — —
Health Administration 19 — 32% 74% 11% 11% 5% 0% $69,530 72 +0.16 56 — — — — —
International Business 9 +5 33% 44% 0% 11% 0% 33% $76,406 44 -0.32 70 100% — — — —
Management Information Systems 15 +22 93% 73% 0% 7% 7% 13% $102,001 72 +0.55 93 96% — — — —
Managerial Economics 7 — 57% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $86,982 39 -0.41 83 — — — — —
Marketing 61 +17 36% 85% 5% 2% 7% 0% $77,511 54 -0.01 71 96% — — — —
Risk Management 11 +13 64% 91% 9% 0% 0% 0% $89,449 29 -0.62 85 — — — — —
Risk Management and Insurance — — — — — — — — $88,210 19 -0.72 84 100% — — — —
Applied Ethics 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,217 45 -0.24 26 — — — — —
Chinese 1 +2 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $71,294 91 +1.18 60 — — — — —
Classical and Ancient Studies 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,353 86 +0.73 43 — — — — —
English 15 +3 20% 80% 0% 0% 7% 0% $54,975 66 +0.31 18 — — — — —
Foreign Languages — +2 — — — — — — $71,468 92 +1.20 60 — — — — —
German 2 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,602 92 +1.21 61 — — — — —
History 10 +1 40% 60% 20% 10% 10% 0% $61,272 79 +0.42 34 — — — — —
History 3 +2 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,442 79 +0.44 34 — — — — —
Liberal Studies — — — — — — — — $62,756 84 +0.52 38 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 +3 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $58,278 45 -0.24 26 — — — — —
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,149 45 -0.25 26 — — — — —
Religious Studies 3 +2 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,341 92 +1.29 34 — — — — —
Science, Technology, and Society — — — — — — — — $58,681 47 -0.21 27 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +22 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,029 96 +1.78 72 89% — — — —
Women's Studies — — — — — — — — $61,422 75 +0.63 34 — — — — —
Anthropology 3 +2 0% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $56,129 53 -0.07 21 — — — — —
Applied Anthropology 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,899 56 +0.00 23 — — — — —
Applied Psychology 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,688 98 +2.22 56 — — — — —
Communication Studies 4 — 50% 25% 50% 25% 0% 0% $64,831 66 +0.28 44 — — — — —
International Studies 12 +1 25% 75% 8% 8% 8% 0% $67,268 38 -0.29 50 — — — — —
Journalism 5 +3 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $62,409 56 +0.01 37 — — — — —
Organizational Communication 13 +3 31% 92% 0% 0% 0% 8% $68,072 37 -0.33 52 90% — — — —
Political Science 19 +3 26% 79% 0% 5% 5% 0% $70,080 47 -0.16 57 — — — — —
Psychology 56 +5 21% 71% 9% 4% 14% 2% $75,007 99 +3.03 67 95% — — — —
Public Relations and Advertising 40 +7 5% 78% 2% 5% 8% 0% $68,072 37 -0.33 52 90% — — — —
Social Sciences 11 — 0% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $57,155 57 +0.02 23 — — — — —
Sociology 6 +2 33% 50% 17% 17% 0% 0% $56,818 56 -0.01 22 — — — — —
Sports Communication 37 — 68% 78% 0% 14% 5% 0% $68,072 75 +0.58 52 90% — — — —
Dance Education 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,702 41 -0.39 22 — — — — —
Education 8 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,222 35 -0.33 13 — — — — —
Elementary Education 23 — 0% 87% 4% 4% 0% 0% $50,889 42 -0.21 11 100% — — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 15 +1 27% 80% 0% 7% 13% 0% $50,889 28 -0.49 11 100% — — — —
Acting 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,670 70 +0.35 5 — — — — —
Art History 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,878 23 -0.69 4 — — — — —
Arts Administration 7 — 0% 71% 14% 0% 0% 14% $42,659 21 -0.71 4 93% — — — —
Arts Management 10 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,659 21 -0.71 4 93% — — — —
Dance 13 — 8% 62% 15% 0% 8% 0% $45,742 70 +0.36 5 — — — — —
Design 5 +3 20% 20% 20% 40% 0% 20% $53,278 28 -0.53 15 — — — — —
Digital Media Production 9 +6 44% 56% 0% 33% 0% 0% $60,607 77 +0.33 32 — — — — —
Jazz/Jazz Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,954 35 -0.41 4 — — — — —
Music 4 — 0% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $42,954 35 -0.41 4 — — — — —
Music 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,954 35 -0.41 4 — — — — —
Music Education 11 — 36% 82% 9% 0% 9% 0% $52,741 79 +0.64 14 — — — — —
Music Management 9 +2 56% 67% 0% 22% 0% 0% $42,659 32 -0.44 4 93% — — — —
Music Performance 7 — 29% 57% 0% 0% 29% 0% $42,954 35 -0.41 4 — — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $42,954 35 -0.41 4 — — — — —
Theater 8 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $45,380 69 +0.31 5 — — — — —
Criminology 13 +4 15% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $45,990 1 -1.92 5 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $50,889
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%
4-Year Graduation Rate 72%
6-Year Graduation Rate 80%
Transfer-Out Rate 16%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 30.8% 278 59% 83% 3% 3% 6% 3% $84,317 61 -0.11 80 98% —
Social Sciences 23.4% 211 27% 76% 5% 6% 8% 1% $68,710 84 +0.83 54 92% —
Arts 10.2% 92 29% 71% 7% 8% 7% 2% $46,962 27 -0.10 6 93% —
Health Sciences 8.8% 79 9% 82% 6% 5% 6% 0% $69,426 18 +0.29 56 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.8% 79 38% 80% 6% 3% 8% 0% $75,313 87 +0.86 68 — —
Education 5.4% 49 16% 82% 2% 4% 4% 0% $51,463 34 -0.33 11 100% —
Humanities 4.3% 39 33% 77% 8% 3% 8% 0% $59,929 76 +0.50 30 89% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.2% 29 41% 69% 7% 3% 3% 7% $82,037 54 +0.10 78 91% —
Computer Science 2.9% 26 65% 88% 8% 4% 0% 0% $93,582 21 -0.75 88 82% —
Professional 1.4% 13 15% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $45,990 1 -1.92 5 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 7 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,289 60 +0.46 37 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $0.4M #300 99% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #432 81% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #505 71% $0.0M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #481 15% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #245 100% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #460 0% $0.0M — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #422 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.3M #540 76% $0.0M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 119 $1.5M $1.4M $76K
Track & Field (combined) 103 $906K $870K $35K
Baseball 42 $1.6M $1.5M $116K
Soccer 29 $1.3M $1.3M -$1K
Basketball 14 $12.9M $9.6M $3.4M
Golf 10 $586K $523K $62K
Tennis 8 $508K $482K $26K
Total 264 $19.3M $15.6M $3.7M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 70 $701K $580K $120K
Soccer 32 $1.6M $1.6M $41K
Basketball 29 $3.2M $3.2M -$31K
Lacrosse 28 $715K $716K -$544
Swimming 26 $268K $248K $20K
Volleyball 22 $1.2M $1.2M -$10K
Softball 21 $1.2M $1.2M $31K
Golf 10 $440K $360K $79K
Tennis 8 $258K $195K $63K
Total 205 $9.6M $9.3M $314K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 173 $1.6M $1.5M $156K
Football 119 $1.5M $1.4M $76K
Soccer 61 $2.9M $2.9M $40K
Basketball 43 $16.1M $12.8M $3.3M
Baseball 42 $1.6M $1.5M $116K
Lacrosse 28 $715K $716K -$544
Swimming 26 $268K $248K $20K
Volleyball 22 $1.2M $1.2M -$10K
Softball 21 $1.2M $1.2M $31K
Golf 20 $1.0M $884K $141K
Tennis 16 $767K $678K $89K
Total 469 $36.9M $36.4M $569K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 89% 46%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 52%
SAT Range 1160 – 1330
SAT Math Range 570 – 660
SAT RW Range 590 – 680