Butler University

Name: Butler University Common Data Set 2024-25
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2024-25

The 2024-25 Common Data Set for Butler University — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. This archive discovered the file on Apr 19, 2026. The school did not send Last-Modified and the file has no embedded date. Subscribe via RSS.

In its 2024-25 report, Butler University says 9,471 first-year students applied and 8,058 were admitted, an acceptance rate of 85%. 1,037 admitted students enrolled (13% yield). Enrolled students who sent scores had a middle-50% SAT of 1170–1330 and ACT of 26–31.

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First-year admissions & retention§C1 · §B22 →

Accept rate§C1

85.1%

8,058 of 9,471

Yield§C1

12.9%

1,037 enrolled

Applications§C1

9,471

Admitted§C1

8,058

Enrolled§C1

1,037

Enrolled score bands (25th–75th percentile)§C9 →

SAT 25–75§C9

1170–1330

35% SUB · MED 1250

SAT EBRW§C9

590–680

25TH–75TH · MED 630

SAT Math§C9

620–670

25TH–75TH

ACT 25–75§C9

26–31

19% SUB · MED 28

§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reported

§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants

Applicants9,471reported count

Admits8,05885%

Class seats1,03713% yield

Exact admission data

Admission flow data
Path	Applicants	Admitted	Admit rate	Class seats	Note
All applicants	9,471	8,058	85%	1,037	School-reported totals.

Overall yield: 13%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.

§ Wait list attrition

Offered a spot0

Accepted a spot0

Admitted from wait list0

n/a joined after being offered a spot. n/a of students who joined were admitted. 0% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Zero students were reported as admitted from the wait list.

Exact wait-list data

Wait-list data
Metric	Value
Offered a wait-list spot	0
Accepted a wait-list spot	0
Admitted from wait list	0
Joined after being offered	n/a
Admitted after joining	n/a

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $50.

§ Demonstrated interest

This school marks applicant interest as Considered. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →

§ Federal outcomes

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

SCORECARD

$77,235

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

SCORECARD

80%

6-year completion

Average net price

SCORECARD

$36,041

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

SCORECARD

$26,000

federal loans only

Nonpayment

FSA

as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

The numbers, as published

§ This report500 of ~500numbers from this report.

General Information

3 TABLES

Respondent Information

Name:Laura Daily

Title:Institutional Research Specialist

Office:Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

Mailing Address:4600 Sunset Ave

City/State/Zip/Country:Indianapolis/Indiana/46208/USA

Phone:317-940-9234

E-mail Address:oira_requests@butler.edu

Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Web site?Y

If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.butler.edu/academics/institutional-r

Address Information

Name of College/University:Butler University

Mailing Address:4600 Sunset Ave

City/State/Zip/Country:Indianapolis/Indiana/46208/USA

Main Phone Number:800-368-6852

WWW Home Page Address:www.butler.edu

Admissions Phone Number:317-940-8100

City/State/Zip/Country:Indianapolis/Indiana/46208/USA

If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:https://www.butler.edu/apply/

Degrees Offered

Associatex

Bachelor'sx

Postbachelor's certificatex

Master'sx

Post-master's certificatex

Doctoral degree – professional practicex

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	380	656	0	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	57	47	0	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	1257	1870	0	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	1694	2573	0	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	7	8	0	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	1701	2581	0	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	0	1	0	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	1	1	0	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	31	16	0	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	32	18	0	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	39	117	1	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	71	135	1	Not reported
Total undergraduates	1772	2716	1	4489

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	31	119	0	0	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	82	214	0	0	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	0	0	0	0	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	113	333	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	98	232	0	0	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	204	273	0	0	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	2	2	0	0	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	304	507	0	0	Not reported
Total graduate students	417	840	0	0	1257

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide total enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide total enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Grand total all students	2189	3556	1	0	5746

All

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.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	16	56	70
Hispanic/Latino	84	318	326
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	64	225	229
White, non-Hispanic	769	3316	3452
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	1	4	4
Asian, non-Hispanic	36	175	179
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	59	184	187
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	8	Not reported	42
Total	1037	Not reported	4489

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.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	Not reported
Associate degrees	0
Bachelor's degrees	907
Postbachelor's certificates	137
Master's degrees	268
Post-master's certificates	19
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	229
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

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.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	192	319	815	1326
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	192	319	814	1325
Completed in less than four years	126	214	631	971
Completed in less than five years	12	19	51	82
Completed in less than six years	Not reported	1	9 12	Not reported
Total completers	140	234	691	1065
Six-year graduation rate	73%	73%	85%	80%

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.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan whodid not	receive a Pell Grant Students whodid not receive either a Pell Grant or a	subsidized Stafford Loan	0
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Final cohort	0	0	0	0
Completed in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Completed in less than five years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than six years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Total completers	0	0	0	0
Six-year graduation rate	#DIV/0!%	Not reported	#DIV/0!%	#DIV/0!%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

7 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown gender	Total
Applied	3909	5558	0	4	9,471
Admitted	3302	4752	0	4	8,058
Enrolled full-time	380	656	0	0	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	0	1	0	0	Not reported
Enrolled total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	1,037

Other fields

In-state first-time, first-year who applied4,388

In-state first-time, first-year who were admitted3,661

In-state first-time, first-year who enrolled526

Out-of-state first-time, first-year who applied4,677

Out-of-state first-time, first-year who were admitted4,246

Out-of-state first-time, first-year who enrolled495

Nonresident first-time, first-year who applied398

Nonresident first-time, first-year who were admitted148

Unknown-residency first-time, first-year who were admitted3

Unknown-residency first-time, first-year who enrolled0

Wait List

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:0

Number accepting a place on the waiting list:0

Number of wait-listed students admitted:0

Is your waiting list ranked?N

Do you release that information to school counselors?N

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units12

English4

Mathematics3

Science3

Social studies2

Other (specify)Response Text

Foreign language2

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	Yes	—	—	—
Class rank	—	—	Yes	—
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	Yes	—	—	—
Application essay	—	Yes	—	—
Recommendations	—	—	Yes	—
Interview	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Extracurricular activities	—	Yes	—	—
Talent or ability	—	—	Yes	—
Character and personal qualities	—	—	Yes	—
First generation	—	—	Yes	—
Alumni relation	—	—	—	Yes
Geographical residence	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
State residency	—	—	—	Yes
Religious affiliation or commitment	—	—	—	Yes
Volunteer work	—	—	Yes	—
Work experience	—	—	Yes	—
Level of applicant interest	—	—	Yes	—

Other fields

selective admission for out-of-state studentsselective admission for out-of-state students

other (explain):other (explain):

Entrance Exams

ACT OnlyNot required for admission, but considered if submitted

SAT OnlyNot required for admission, but considered if submitted

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	35%	366
ACT	19%	193

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.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	1170	1250	1330
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	590	630	680
SAT math	620	Not reported	670
ACT composite	26	28	31
ACT math	24	26	30
ACT English	25	29	33
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Score
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Score
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Admission Policies

Amount of application fee:50

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Application closing date (fall)8

Priority Date1

Transfer Admission

2 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported gender or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Applied	Not reported	Not reported	300	Another Gender Unknown	Total
Admitted	Men	Women	Another Gender	Unknown	Total
Enrolled	Men	Women	Another Gender	Unknown	Total

Other fields

Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Does please If yes, maytransfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?colleges/universities?

Application for Admission

Fallx

Springx

Summerx

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:2.5 ## Response Text (no URLs please) Depending on program, might have additional steps,. Pre-reqs, or supplements to complete List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the 'Rolling admission' column.

Fall06-01

Spring11-01

Academic Offerings and Policies

1 TABLE

Special Study Options

Accelerated programx

Cross-registrationx

Distance learningx

Double majorx

Dual enrollmentx

Exchange student program (domestic)x

Honors Programx

Independent studyx

Internshipsx

Liberal arts/career combinationx

Student-designed majorx

Study abroadx

Teacher certification programx

Undergraduate Researchx

Weekend collegeResponse Text

Student Life

5 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)48%

Percent of men who join fraternities0%

Percent of women who join sororities0%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing92%

Percent who live off campus or commute8%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Percent of men who join fraternities5027%

Percent of women who join sororities35%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing68%

Percent who live off campus or commute32%

Percent of students age 25 and older2%

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

Activities Offered

Campus Ministriesx

Choral groupsx

Concert bandx

Dancex

Drama/theaterx

International Student Organizationx

Jazz bandx

Literary magazinex

Marching bandx

Model UNx

Music ensemblesx

Musical theaterx

Operax

Pep bandx

Student governmentx

Student newspaperx

Student-run film societyx

Symphony orchestrax

Yearbookx

ROTC

On Campusx

At Cooperating InstitutionResponse Text

Name of Cooperating InstitutionResponse 'x'

At Cooperating Institutionx

Name of Cooperating InstitutionIndiana University Bloomington

Housing

Coed dormsx

Apartments for single studentsx

Fraternity/sorority housingx

Theme housingx

Living Learning CommunitiesResponse Text

Financial Aid

7 TABLES

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$5,513,242

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$6,394,832

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$44,081,518

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$5,094,141

Total Scholarships/Grants$61,083,733

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$15,172,349

Federal Work-Study$1,581,960

Parent Loans$4,542,790

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$0

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$56,409

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$44,790,794

Total Scholarships/Grants$49,509,284

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$11,174,356

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0

Total Self-Help$11,174,356

Parent Loans$7,495,831

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

Athletic Awards$4,764,609

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.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates	1037	Not reported	50
Applied for need-based aid	1008	4183	Not reported
Determined to have financial need	576	2185	Not reported
Awarded any aid	576	2185	Not reported
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid	568	2071	31
Awarded need-based self-help aid	384	1490	28
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	Not reported	453	4
Need fully met	Not reported	286	4
Average percentage of need met	Not reported	Not reported	in $
Average financial aid package	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Average need-based scholarship or grant	Not reported	Not reported	$ 27,249
Average need-based self-help award	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Average need-based loan	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

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.
Measure	Number in class	Percent of class	Average per borrower
Any loan program	426	50%	$37,800
Federal loan programs	418	49%	$20,747
Institutional loan programs	0	0%	$0
State loan programs	0	0%	$0
Private student loans	Not reported	15%	$56,722

Aid to Nonresidents

Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX

Institutional scholarship or grant aid is not availableNumber

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:Average in $

Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents: Checkoff all financial aid forms nonresident first-year financial aid applicants

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:1-Dec

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:NA

Financial Aid Notification

If yes, starting date (Month):2

If yes, starting date (Day):1

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.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	385	232	617
Members of minority groups	63	22	85
Females	209	121	330
Males	176	111	287
Nonresidents	11	Not reported	Not reported
Doctorate or other terminal degree	331	Not reported	Not reported
Master's, but not terminal master's	52	Not reported	Not reported
Bachelor's degree	1	Not reported	Not reported
Unknown or other highest degree	1	Not reported	Not reported
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2024 Student to Faculty ratio11

based on ____ students5,068.3

and ____ faculty462.3

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.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	Not reported	Not reported
10-19 students	Not reported	58
20-29 students	411	39
30-39 students	85	4
40-49 students	13	1
50-99 students	39	3
100+ students	3	0
Total	Not reported	111

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.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	0.7%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.4%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	10.4%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	1.7%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Education	Not reported	Not reported	7.0%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	0.1%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	3.6%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	0%
English	Not reported	Not reported	2.0%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.1%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	7.7%
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Philosophy and religious studies%	Not reported
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Theology and religious vocations%	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Physical sciences%	Not reported
Science technologies	Not reported	Science technologies%	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Psychology%	Not reported
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	and protective services%	Not reported
Public administration and social services	Public administration and social services%	Public administration and social services%	Not reported
Social sciences	Social sciences%	Social sciences%	Not reported
Construction trades	Construction trades%	Construction trades%	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Mechanic and repair technologies%	Mechanic and repair technologies%	Not reported
Precision production	Precision production%	Precision production%	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Transportation and materials moving%	Transportation and materials moving%	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Visual and performing arts%	Visual and performing arts%	Not reported
Health professions and related programs	Health professions and related programs%	Health professions and related programs%	Not reported
Business/marketing	Business/marketing%	Business/marketing%	Not reported
History	History%	History%	Not reported
Other	Other%	Other%	Not reported
Total	TOTAL (should = 100%) Totalshould=100%	Not reported	Not reported

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