Butler University
Butler University admitted 85% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1160–1350 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $37,499 a year. Within six years, 77% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 85%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1160–1350
- ACT middle 50%
- 26–31
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $68,403 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $37,499 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $30,817 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $49,890 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 77%
- Students who return for a second year
- 88%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $83,535 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,317
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 19%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 28%
- Communication and journalism
- 12%
- Health professions
- 11%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 9%
- Social sciences
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of Louisiana at Monroe LA · 85% admitted
- University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH · 85% admitted
- New Saint Andrews College ID · 84% admitted
- Dominican University of California CA · 84% admitted
- Michigan State University MI · 85% admitted
- Duquesne University PA · 84% admitted
More colleges in Indiana
- Purdue University-Main Campus IN · 50% admitted
- Indiana University-Bloomington IN · 78% admitted
- Ball State University IN · 86% admitted
- Indiana University-Indianapolis IN · 76% admitted
- University of Notre Dame IN · 11% admitted
- Indiana State University IN · 81% admitted
- Purdue University Northwest IN · 72% admitted
- Purdue University Fort Wayne IN · 84% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.