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Butler University

General Information

Name: Butler University
Address: 4600 Sunset Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46208
Phone:

  • General information: (317) 940-8000
  • Financial aid office: (877) 940-8200
  • Admissions office: (888) 940-8100

Website: www.butler.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$25,414$23,774$22,484
Books and supplies$800$800$800
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$8,530$8,170$7,390
        Other expenses$2,050$1,950$1,800

Total expenses   
On-campus$36,794$34,694$32,474

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 91%
  • Federal grants: 12%
  • State/local grants: 21%
  • Institutional grants: 85%
  • Student loans: 58%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3207
  • State/local grants:$4068
  • Institutional grants:$9356
  • Student loans:$3767

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$35
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants5,0521,9993,053
Percent admitted73.9%69.7%76.7%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time25.8%25.9%25.8%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 4384
Undergraduate enrollment: 3651
First-time student retention: 87%
Overall graduation rate: 70%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 98%
    • Part Time: 2%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 38%
    • Women: 62%

White non-hispanic: 86%
Black non-hispanic: 3%
Hispanic: 2%
Asian/pacific islander: 2%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 7%

Degrees offered

    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Master
  • Finance, General - Bachelor
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce - Bachelor
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
  • Journalism - Bachelor
  • Radio and Television - Bachelor
    Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Information Science/Studies - Bachelor
    Education
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master
  • Education, General - Master
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Secondary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing - Bachelor
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Communication Disorders, General - Bachelor
  • Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) - First Professional
  • Physician Assistant - Bachelor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • General Studies - Associate
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Science, Technology and Society - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor
  • Criminology - Bachelor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor
  • International Relations and Affairs - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Social Sciences, Other - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Arts Management - Bachelor
  • Conducting - Master
  • Dance, General - Bachelor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Music Performance, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Music Theory and Composition - Bachelor, Master
  • Music, General - Bachelor
  • Piano and Organ - Master


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