Butler University

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Acceptance Rate

85.1%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1160–1350

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$45,980

Undergrad Enrollment

4,383

Applicants

9,431

Yield Rate

14.2%

Student:Faculty

11:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$36,041/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $144,164 over four years.

What grads earn

$81,344/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $87,158 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 7% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.8 years of pay.

85% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

2.1%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

48%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Butler University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$25,278

$30–48k$25,696

$48–75k$32,679

$75–110k$36,778

Over $110k$41,134

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

82%

Completion · all

83%

Completion · Pell

72%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

85%

Median debt

$26,000

Classification

Four-year, medium, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

9,431

Admitted

8,09885.9%

Enrolled

1,15114% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

82.1%▼ +8.9pp

Application Volume

13,386 applicants▼ 10%

Butler University has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	6	—	2	—
Motor Vehicle Theft	6	—	—	1
Rape	6	—	1	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation57% / 43%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball42Basketball14Football119Golf10Soccer29Tennis8Track & Field103

Women's

Basketball29Golf10Lacrosse28Soccer32Softball21Swimming26Tennis8Track & Field70Volleyball22

Research Activity

FY 2024

$1Mtotal R&D expenditure#642 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Marketing/Marketing Management, General90 grads

Finance, General73 grads

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General52 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General45 grads

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other36 grads

Psychology, General34 grads

Communication Sciences and Disorders, General31 grads

Accounting29 grads

Elementary Education and Teaching27 grads

Health/Health Care Administration/Management25 grads

4yr Grad Rate

75%

6yr Grad Rate

82%

Retention Rate

87%

Median Earnings

$77,235