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Butler University

Basic Information

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,383
Men / Women 40% / 60%
White 69%
Hispanic 10%
Black 8%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 34%
Humanities & Social Sciences 24%
Life & Natural Sciences 18%
Arts 12%
Education 7%
Engineering, Computing & Math 5%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $47,560
Est. Cost of Attendance $65,970
10-Year ROI $161,000
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 72%
6-Year Graduation Rate 80%
Transfer-Out Rate 16%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,440 (30th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 240 (37th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #481
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #484
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #538
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 229 #131
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #605

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 54%
SAT Range 1,160 – 1,350
ACT Range 26 – 31

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Butler University 906 40% / 60% 1% $70,218
Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 +1 57% / 43% 0%
Computer Science 14 +2 86% / 14% 0% $101,291
Computer Software Engineering 1 0% / 100% 0%
Data Science 2 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Mathematics 6 +5 67% / 33% 0%
Physics 6 +3 33% / 67% 0%
Statistics 5 +7 40% / 60% 0%
Web Design 2 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Biochemistry 22 18% / 82% 0%
Biology 45 +1 31% / 69% 0%
Chemistry 8 +2 38% / 62% 0% $80,021
Communication Sciences and Disorders 31 3% / 97% 0%
Environmental Studies 5 +3 20% / 80% 0%
Health Sciences 52 12% / 88% 0%
Accounting 29 +3 41% / 59% 0% $78,409
Actuarial Science 10 +3 20% / 80% 0% $86,264
Economics 19 +1 79% / 21% 0% $78,883
Entrepreneurship 24 +7 62% / 38% 0% $72,774
Finance 73 +21 81% / 19% 1% $84,080
Health Administration 25 +1 44% / 56% 0%
International Business 14 +5 57% / 43% 7% $80,170
Management Information Systems 16 +11 62% / 38% 6% $94,340
Marketing 90 +17 54% / 46% 1% $77,864
Risk Management and Insurance 12 +15 83% / 17% 0% $82,561
Anthropology 3 67% / 33% 0%
Applied Anthropology 1 100% / 0% 0%
Applied Ethics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Applied Psychology 1 0% / 100% 0%
Classical and Ancient Studies
Communication Studies 3 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Criminology 16 +1 12% / 88% 0% $48,232
English 18 +4 17% / 83% 6%
Foreign Languages 2 +1 50% / 50% 0%
History 6 33% / 67% 0%
History 2 +3 100% / 0% 0%
International Studies 8 +3 12% / 88% 0%
Journalism 11 +1 36% / 64% 0%
Liberal Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Organizational Communication 11 +6 27% / 73% 0% $59,624
Philosophy 2 0% / 100% 0%
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Political Science 24 +5 29% / 71% 0%
Psychology 34 +4 26% / 74% 3% $49,078
Public Relations and Advertising 36 +6 31% / 69% 0% $59,624
Science, Technology, and Society
Social Sciences 5 +1 20% / 80% 0%
Sociology 5 +1 20% / 80% 0%
Spanish
Sports Communication 23 78% / 22% 0% $59,624
Women's Studies 3 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Dance Education 10 20% / 80% 0%
Education 9 11% / 89% 11%
Elementary Education 27 7% / 93% 0% $52,896
Secondary Education and Teaching 19 37% / 63% 0% $52,896
Arts Administration 14 14% / 86% 7% $45,164
Arts Management 15 +1 13% / 87% 0% $45,164
Dance 15 7% / 93% 0%
Design 7 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Digital Media Production 13 +4 38% / 62% 0%
Jazz/Jazz Studies
Music
Music 4 25% / 75% 0%
Music Education 12 42% / 58% 0%
Music Management 7 71% / 29% 0% $45,164
Music Performance 6 33% / 67% 0%
Music Theory and Composition 3 100% / 0% 0%
Theater 11 18% / 82% 0%