Colleges / Butler University
College · Private nonprofit · Indianapolis, IN · City
BU

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Address4600 Sunset Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46208
Websitewww.butler.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate85%
6-yr median pay$62k
Net price / yr$36k
Undergrad size4,317
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $36k/yr for a shot at a $62k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 85% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1274 · ACT 28.

If you get in

4,317 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $66k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $36k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$264k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$144k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$120k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$47.6k
Room & board
$16.4k
Books & supplies
$1,300

How students pay for it.

Pell grants15%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans43%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention88%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr80%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$62k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$77k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out16%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
4,317
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White77%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian4%
  • International1%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students13%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$109k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 64

What you can study.

Colleges / Butler University
College · Private nonprofit · Indianapolis, IN · City
BU

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Address4600 Sunset Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46208
Websitewww.butler.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate85%
6-yr median pay$62k
Net price / yr$36k
Undergrad size4,317
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $36k/yr for a shot at a $62k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 85% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1274 · ACT 28.

If you get in

4,317 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $66k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $36k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$264k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$144k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$120k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$47.6k
Room & board
$16.4k
Books & supplies
$1,300

How students pay for it.

Pell grants15%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans43%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention88%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr80%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$62k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$77k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out16%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
4,317
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White77%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian4%
  • International1%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students13%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$109k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 64

What you can study.