Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,700,000
Map of the United States

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 13.4%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Butler University 902 38% / 62% 1% $62,656 49 98%
Computer Science 21 +3 76% / 24% 0% $96,916 93 82%
Computer Software Engineering 1 0% / 100% 0% $94,516 92
Data Science +3 $84,093 85
Web Design 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $90,090 89
Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 80% / 20% 20% $75,681 76
Chemistry 14 +2 43% / 57% 7% $75,648 76 91%
Mathematics 4 +2 25% / 75% 0% $74,661 74
Physics 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $75,882 76
Statistics 5 +4 20% / 80% 0% $93,776 91
Biochemistry 23 +1 35% / 65% 0% $62,565 48
Biology 52 +2 42% / 58% 0% $62,557 48
Neuroscience 4 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Environmental Studies 7 +2 29% / 71% 0% $52,654 20
Communication Sciences and Disorders 26 +1 4% / 96% 0% $59,601 40
Health Sciences 48 10% / 90% 0% $61,897 47
Public Health 5 20% / 80% 0%
Accounting 39 +6 62% / 38% 0% $74,734 74 100%
Actuarial Science 10 +2 50% / 50% 0% $82,221 83 95%
Economics 7 +5 57% / 43% 14% $75,222 75 96%
Entrepreneurship 21 +7 57% / 43% 0% $69,363 65 95%
Finance 79 +19 80% / 20% 1% $80,139 81 99%
Health Administration 19 32% / 68% 0% $62,332 48
International Business 9 +5 33% / 67% 33% $76,412 77 100%
Management Information Systems 15 +22 93% / 7% 13% $89,918 89 100%
Managerial Economics 7 57% / 43% 0%
Marketing 61 +17 36% / 64% 0% $74,215 74 98%
Risk Management 11 +13 64% / 36% 0%
Risk Management and Insurance $78,691 79 100%
Anthropology 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $52,071 18
Applied Anthropology 2 50% / 50% 0% $52,381 19
Applied Ethics 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $50,139 14
Applied Psychology 3 33% / 67% 0% $51,961 18
Chinese 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Classical and Ancient Studies 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $57,204 32
Communication Studies 4 50% / 50% 0% $54,359 24
English 15 +3 20% / 80% 0% $45,729 8
Foreign Languages +2 $59,357 39
German 2 +3 0% / 100% 0%
History 10 +1 40% / 60% 0% $55,525 27
History 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $55,334 27
International Studies 12 +1 25% / 75% 0% $59,081 38
Journalism 5 +3 20% / 80% 0% $54,179 24
Liberal Studies $56,422 30
Organizational Communication 13 +3 31% / 69% 8% $56,724 31 100%
Philosophy 1 +3 100% / 0% 0% $50,079 14
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $50,172 14
Political Science 19 +3 26% / 74% 0% $59,779 40
Psychology 56 +5 21% / 79% 2% $47,651 10 100%
Public Relations and Advertising 40 +7 5% / 95% 0% $56,724 31 100%
Religious Studies 3 +2 67% / 33% 0%
Science, Technology, and Society $53,163 21
Social Sciences 11 0% / 100% 0% $52,077 18
Sociology 6 +2 33% / 67% 0% $52,142 18
Spanish 1 +22 0% / 100% 0% $64,457 53
Sports Communication 37 68% / 32% 0% $56,724 31 100%
Women's Studies $55,632 28
Dance Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $53,010 21
Education 8 50% / 50% 0% $52,076 18
Elementary Education 23 0% / 100% 0% $50,891 16 100%
Secondary Education and Teaching 15 +1 27% / 73% 0% $50,891 16 100%
Acting 1 0% / 100% 0%
Art History 1 0% / 100% 0%
Arts Administration 7 0% / 100% 14% $42,661 5 93%
Arts Management 10 20% / 80% 0% $42,661 5 93%
Dance 13 8% / 92% 0% $38,087 3
Design 5 +3 20% / 80% 20% $51,240 16
Digital Media Production 9 +6 44% / 56% 0% $51,777 18
Jazz/Jazz Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $42,258 5
Music 4 0% / 100% 0% $42,245 5
Music 2 100% / 0% 0% $42,848 6
Music Education 11 36% / 64% 0% $51,969 18
Music Management 9 +2 56% / 44% 0% $42,661 5 93%
Music Performance 7 29% / 71% 0% $42,482 5
Music Theory and Composition 4 75% / 25% 0% $42,239 5
Theater 8 25% / 75% 0% $39,304 3
Criminology 13 +4 15% / 85% 0% $45,993 8 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $50,889
ROI Percentile 49th

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 30.8% 278 59% / 41% 3% $76,150 76 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 27.7% 250 28% / 72% 1% $53,641 22 100%
Arts 10.2% 92 29% / 71% 2% $44,176 7 93%
Health Sciences 8.8% 79 9% / 91% 0% $61,090 44
Life & Natural Sciences 8.8% 79 38% / 62% 0% $62,559 48
Education 5.4% 49 16% / 84% 0% $51,214 16 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.2% 29 41% / 59% 7% $78,651 79 91%
Computer Science 2.9% 26 65% / 35% 0% $95,774 93 82%
Professional 1.4% 13 15% / 85% 0% $45,993 8 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 7 29% / 71% 0% $52,654 20

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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 81%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 81% 81% 81%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 54%
SAT Range 1160 – 1350
SAT Math Range 570 – 670
SAT RW Range 590 – 680