Butler University

Common Data Set 2022-23

Acceptance Rate

82.1%

Applications

13,386

Admitted

10,985

Enrolled

1,199

SAT Composite

1130-1320

SAT Math

550-660

SAT Reading

560-660

ACT Composite

24-30

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings
$77,235
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
80%
6-year completion
Average net price
$36,041
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$26,000
federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction440fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

5 TABLES
Respondent Information
First Name:Laura
Last Name:Daily
Title:Institutional Research Specialist
Office:Office of Institutional Research and Asessment
Address Line 1:4600 Sunset Ave
Zipcode46,208
Country:United States
Phone:940-9234
Email Address:ldaily@butler.edu
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.butler.edu/academics/institutional-research/about-institutional-research/common-data-set/
Other
City:Indianpolis
StateIndiana
Address Information
Name of College/University:Butler University
Street Address Line 1:4600 Sunset Ave
CityIndianapolis/Indiana/46208/United States
Main Phone Number (Area Code)800
Main Phone Number:368-6852
WWW Home Page Address:www.butler.edu
Admissions Office
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):317
Admissions Phone Number:940-8100
Admissions Email Address:admission@butler.edu
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:https://www.butler.edu/apply
Academic Year
If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.butler.edu/about-butler/diversity-equity-inclusion/

Enrollment And Persistence

4 TABLES
Institutional Enrollment
B1 undergraduate enrollment
Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time all other degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time total degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time all other degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported4427
B1 graduate enrollment
Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Full-time first-time degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time all other degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time other credit-course graduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time total graduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time first-time degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time all other degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time other credit-course graduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total graduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total graduate studentsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported1098
B1 overall enrollment
Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Total full-time studentsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total part-time studentsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Grand total all studentsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported5525
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity
Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
MeasureFirst-time first-yearDegree-seeking undergraduatesTotal undergraduates
Nonresidents175260
Hispanic/Latino70273276
Black or African American, non-Hispanic45167180
White, non-Hispanic97034623553
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic177
Asian, non-Hispanic44174177
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic000
Two or more races, non-Hispanic44147150
Race and/or ethnicity unknown92224
Total120043044427
Persistence
B3 degrees awarded
Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
MeasureNumber awarded
Certificate/diploma0
Associate degrees2
Bachelor's degrees1008
Postbachelor's certificates97
Master's degrees250
Post-master's certificates11
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarshipNot reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practiceNot reported
Doctoral degrees, other0
Graduation Rates
B4 current graduation-rate cohort
Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
MeasurePell GrantSubsidized Stafford, no PellNeither Pell nor subsidized StaffordTotal
Initial cohort1773667121255
Did not persist0101
Final cohort1773657121254
Completed in less than four years111275542928
Completed in less than five years10184371
Completed in less than six years24814
Total completers1232975931013
Six-year graduation rate69%81%83%81%
B5 previous graduation-rate cohort
Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
MeasurePell GrantSubsidized Stafford, no PellNeither Pell nor subsidized StaffordTotal
Initial cohort1773667121255
Did not persist0101
Final cohort1773657121254
Completed in less than four years111275542928
Completed in less than five years10184371
Completed in less than six years24814
Total completers1232975931013
Six-year graduation rate69%81%83%81%
B12-B21 two-year graduation rates
Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
MeasureCurrent cohortPrevious cohort
Initial cohortNot reportedNot reported
Did not persistNot reportedNot reported
Final cohort00
Completed program in less than two yearsNot reportedNot reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% timeNot reportedNot reported
Completed program in less than four yearsNot reportedNot reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time150Not reported
Transfers outNot reportedNot reported
Transfers to two-year institutionsNot reportedNot reported
Transfers to four-year institutionsNot reportedNot reported

First-Time, First-Year Admission

4 TABLES
Applications
C1 first-year admissions
First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknown sexTotal
Applied55607826Not reportedNot reported
Admitted45106475Not reportedNot reported
Enrolled520679Not reportedNot reported
Enrolled full-time520679Not reportedNot reported
Enrolled part-time01Not reportedNot reported
Wait List
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:62
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:12
Number of wait-listed students admitted:12
First-time, first-year Profile
C9 test-score percentiles
Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
SAT composite113012201320
SAT evidence-based reading and writing560620660
SAT math550610660
ACT composite242830
ACT math242629
ACT English242832
ACT WritingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ScienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ReadingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80012
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69948
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59935
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4995
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100
SAT Math: 700-80012
SAT Math: 600-69942
SAT Math: 500-59940
SAT Math: 400-4995
SAT Math: 300-3991
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Math: Total100
ACT Composite: 30-3633
ACT Composite: 24-2948
ACT Composite: 18-2318
ACT Composite: 12-171
ACT Composite: 6-110
ACT Composite: Below 60
ACT Composite: Total100
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class41
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class74
Percent in top half of high school graduating class94
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class6
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class0
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:36
Percent who had GPA of 4.043
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9924
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7417
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.499
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.244
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.992
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Total100
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.90
Admission Policies
Application closing date (fall): Month8
Application closing date (fall): Day1
If yes, maximum period of postponement:1

Transfer Admission

4 TABLES
Fall Applicants
D2 transfer admissions
Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Applied288372Not reported660
Admitted126154Not reported280
Enrolled3347Not reported80
Application for Admission
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):0.00
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:Depending on program, might have additional
Fall Closing Date: Month6
Spring Closing Date: Month11
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:Final high school transcript, final college transcript
Other
Fall Closing Date:Day1
Spring Closing Date: Day1
Transfer Credit Policies
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree:20
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:45
If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://www.butler.edu/admission-aid/veterans/
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 3 Common Data Set 2022-2023

Academic Offerings and Policies

1 TABLE
Required Course Work
English (including composition)X
Foreign languagesX
HistoryX

Student Life

2 TABLES
Percent Participating
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)54%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing94%
Percent who live off campus or commute6%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)54%
Percent of males who join fraternities25%
Percent of females who join sororities36%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing71%
Percent who live off campus or commute29%
Percent of students age 25 and older1%
Average Age
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20

Annual Expenses

7 TABLES
Information
Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://butler.studentaidcalculator.com/survey.aspx
Private Tuition
G1 undergraduate costs
Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
MeasureFirst-yearAll undergraduates
Tuition4499044990
Tuition: in-district00
Tuition: in-state00
Tuition: out-of-state00
Tuition: nonresident00
Required fees990990
Food and housing, on-campusNot reportedNot reported
Housing only, on-campusNot reportedNot reported
Food only, on-campus meal planNot reportedNot reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housingNot reportedNot reported
OtherNot reportedNot reported
Public Tuition
All Institutions Expenses
Credits per Term
Minimum20
Estimated Expenses
G5 estimated expenses
Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
MeasureResidentsCommuters living at homeCommuters not living at home
Books and supplies130013001300
Food onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Housing onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Food and housing totalNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation145014501450
Other expenses261026102610
Per-Credit-Hour Charges
In-district:$0
In-state (out-of-district):$0
Out-of-state:$0
NONRESIDENTS:$0

Financial Aid

10 TABLES
Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid
H2A non-need-based aid
Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
MeasureFirst-year full-timeAll undergraduates full-timeAll undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients490193710
Average institutional non-need grant21469202136037
Athletic grant recipients321275
Average athletic grant261282916314951
Reporting Year
Academic Year2022-2023 estimated
Need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$3,514,760
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$3,624,795
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$42,917,322
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$3,598,592
Total Scholarships/Grants$53,655,469
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$16,117,153
Federal Work-Study$527,500
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$16,644,653
Parent Loans$4,937,423
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Non-need-based Aid Awarded
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$26,862
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$39,980,924
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$3,920,051
Total Scholarships/Grants$43,927,837
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$10,152,702
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$10,152,702
Parent Loans$6,270,274
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Students Awarded Aid
H2 students awarded aid
Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
MeasureFirst-year full-timeAll undergraduates full-timeAll undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates1199444756
Applied for need-based aid1166422128
Determined to have financial need669224310
Awarded any aid669224310
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid66221059
Awarded need-based self-help aid44015497
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid1674652
Need fully met852881
Average percentage of need met0.70.70.5
Average financial aid package324362963316117
Average need-based scholarship or grant273622610613080
Average need-based self-help award346441172519
Average need-based loan351745823235
Graduating Cohort
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.942
Source Type Loan
H5 student loans
Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
MeasureNumber in classPercent of classAverage per borrower
Any loan program4444739506
Federal loan programs4374620493
Institutional loan programs000
State loan programs000
Private student loans1441559619
Financial Aid Deadlines
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month12
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day1
Financial Aid Notification
If yes, starting date (Month):2
If yes, starting date (Day):1
Institutional Aid
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes or No

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES
Instructional Faculty
I1 instructional faculty
Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
MeasureFull-timePart-timeTotal
Total instructional faculty371221592
Members of minority groups612990
Females199105304
Males172109281
NonresidentsNot reportedNot reported0
Doctorate or other terminal degree318Not reported318
Master's, but not terminal master's49Not reported49
Bachelor's degree2Not reported2
Unknown or other highest degree2Not reported2
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs191534
Student to Faculty Ratio
Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio11
Undergraduate Class Size
I3 undergraduate class size
Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
MeasureClass sectionsClass subsections
2-9 students108Not reported
10-19 students108Not reported
20-29 students388Not reported
30-39 students376Not reported
40-49 students124Not reported
50-99 students9Not reported
100+ students38Not reported
Total1Not reported

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES
Diploma/Certificates
Associate
Bachelors
J degrees conferred by discipline
Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
MeasureCertificate/diplomaAssociateBachelor's
AgricultureNot reportedNot reported0%
Natural resources and conservationNot reportedNot reported1%
ArchitectureNot reportedNot reported0%
Area, ethnic, and gender studiesNot reportedNot reported1%
Communication/journalismNot reportedNot reported10%
Communication technologiesNot reportedNot reported0%
Computer and information sciencesNot reportedNot reported2%
Personal and culinary servicesNot reportedNot reported0%
EducationNot reportedNot reported7%
EngineeringNot reportedNot reported0%
Engineering technologiesNot reportedNot reported0%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguisticsNot reportedNot reported4%
Family and consumer sciencesNot reportedNot reported0%
Law/legal studiesNot reportedNot reported0%
EnglishNot reportedNot reported2%
Liberal arts/general studies100%100%0%
Library scienceNot reportedNot reported0%
Biological/life sciencesNot reportedNot reported6%
Mathematics and statisticsNot reportedNot reported3%
Military science and military technologies0%Not reported28%
Interdisciplinary studiesNot reportedNot reported1%
Parks and recreationNot reportedNot reported0%
Philosophy and religious studiesNot reportedNot reported0%
Theology and religious vocationsNot reportedNot reported0%
Physical sciencesNot reportedNot reported3%
Science technologiesNot reportedNot reported0%
PsychologyNot reportedNot reported3%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective servicesNot reportedNot reported0%
Public administration and social servicesNot reportedNot reported0%
Social sciencesNot reportedNot reported8%
Construction tradesNot reportedNot reported0%
Mechanic and repair technologiesNot reportedNot reported0%
Precision productionNot reportedNot reported0%
Transportation and materials movingNot reportedNot reported0%
Visual and performing artsNot reportedNot reported5%
Health professions and related programsNot reportedNot reported9%
Business/marketingNot reportedNot reported33%
HistoryNot reportedNot reported1%
OtherNot reportedNot reported0%
Total0%100%100%

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