Butler University

Indianapolis, IN · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
82.1%
9,144 admitted
SAT · 50th
1250
Range 1163–1330
6-yr grad
77.0%
Retention 84.9%
Undergrads
4,418
11:1 S-F
Admissions
82.1%
9,144 admitted
from 11,139 apps
Applications11,139
Overall admit rate82.1%
Enrolled1,292 · 14.1% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record, Test scores
Important factorsApplication essay
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1250
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1163–1330 · 38.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W590640680
Math570620660
Comp116312501330
ACT
255075
Comp262931
Cost & aid
$50,860
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$50,860
Fees$990
Room & board$17,730
Books$1,100
Avg need-based grant$32,295
% need met71.7%
Avg debt at graduation$44,645
Academics
11 : 1
student-faculty ratio
84.9% retention
Student-faculty11 : 1
Retention84.9%
4-year graduation72.0%
6-year graduation77.0%
Enrollment
4,418
undergraduates
46.0% out-of-state · 39 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates4,418
Full-time98%
Female61%
Out-of-state46.0%
International (freshmen)39
Rankings
#1
U.S. News & World Report
Best Regional Universities — Midwest
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Regional Universities — Midwest#126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#15026
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#16226
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#26826
NicheBest Colleges in America#54926
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
Master's University (Larger)
Carnegie Classification
27 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationMaster's University (Larger)27
Athletic conferenceBig East Conference7
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingIndiana colleges8
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$50
application fee
waivable
Regular decision8/1 → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early decision11/1 → 12/12 · binding
Early action11/1 → 12/20
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions URLhttps://www.butler.edu/admission-aid/
Admissions emailadmission@butler.edu
Admissions phone317-940-8100
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
University of Dayton
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Dayton OH · Private (nonprofit)66.6%12707K
DePaul University IL · Private (nonprofit)87.8%1235
Marquette University WI · Private (nonprofit)78.0%1300
Indiana University IN · Public37K
Purdue University IN · Public43.4%136043K
Loyola University Chicago IL · Private (nonprofit)75.1%12K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Butler University

7 years of Butler University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.