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Butler University is a private regional university located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Butler University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Butler University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $66,540 10 years after enrolling, 4th in Indiana, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Butler University bachelor students earn 3% less than the national average. Butler University is ranked 19th in Indiana.
Butler University’s median net annual cost of $39,430 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Butler University sorted by number of graduates - Advertising & PR, Finance, Marketing, International Business, Insurance, Information Systems Mgmt. - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$39,430
Average years to graduate
4.2
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Economic score: 5.29
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Economic score: 16.58
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 2 graduate programs at Butler University - Business Administration, Accounting - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 82% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Butler University is 22% higher than the state average, and 24% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Butler University, Pell Grant recipients represent 14% of the measured graduating class, 21% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Butler University graduates within 4.3 years.
Butler University is in the bottom 10% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Butler University’s economic mobility score of 8.78 is calculated by adjusting the 2.87 economic score of lower-income students by the 14% pell grant recipients within the student body. Butler University’s EMS of 8.78 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Butler University pays $39,430 a year, $22,400 less than the $61,830 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $39,430
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Butler University, 98% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $39,430 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 51% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $10,222. This is 3% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,444
Pell grants
$4,832
State grants
$7,304
Institutional grants
$22,705
Butler University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 81% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 15,340 applicants, of which 12,356 were admitted and 1,132 enrolled. Butler University doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
60%
59%
First time
91%
59%
In-state
44%
68%
1st generation
13%
35%
White
83%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
6%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
5%
12%