Butler University Business Programs

Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, Butler University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Butler University Rankings

Butler landed the #86 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Butler also holds the #4 spot on the Best Colleges in Indiana ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Butler has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#64	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#81	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Butler.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Value Insurance Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Insurance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#69	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#71	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Butler has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Insurance Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Insurance Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#22	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools	College Factual
#76	Best Schools	Course Advisor
#88	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#123	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Butler University?

Contact details for Butler are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4600 Sunset Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46208
Phone:	317-940-8000
Website:	www.butler.edu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/butleru

How Do I Get Into Butler?

You can apply to Butler online at: https://www.butler.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Butler

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Butler?

Butler has an acceptance rate of 76%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 70% of students accepted to Butler submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 660. Math scores were between 570 and 660.

Butler received ACT scores from 60% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 31. Math scores were between 24 and 29. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

Can I Afford Butler University?

The overall average net price of Butler is $42,789. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Butler, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $11,460 a year. That adds up to $45,840 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Butler is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Butler University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,492 undergraduate students at Butler, with 4,347 being full-time and 145 being part-time.

There are also 1,052 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,347 full-time undergraduates at Butler, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Butler University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	142
Black or African American	157
Hispanic or Latino	246
White	3,585
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	185

Geographic Diversity

Indiana students aren't the only ones who study at Butler University. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 33 countries are represented at Butler. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, India, and Canada.

Online Learning at Butler University

In 2019-2020, 431 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Butler has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 11th most popular in Indiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Butler

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Butler University was $43,400 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Butler is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Insurance	#7	#7
Insurance	#7	#7
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#9	#9
Public Relations & Advertising	#40	#40
Management Science	#55	#55

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Butler ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Butler.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#13
Insurance	#31
Insurance	#31
Management Science	#100
Public Relations & Advertising	#133
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#156

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Butler University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Finance	101	0	101
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	84	0	84
Accounting	39	26	65
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	57	0	57
General Business Administration and Management	0	48	48
Insurance	28	18	46
General Management Information Systems	31	0	31
Entrepreneurship	23	0	23
General Organizational Communication	19	0	19
Actuarial Science	18	0	18
General Economics	18	0	18
International Business/Trade/Commerce	17	0	17
Sports Communication	15	0	15
Management Science	0	0	0
TOTAL	450	92	542

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Peetlesnumber1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.