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Butler University

Butler University
4600 Sunset Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46208-3485


Fax number: (317) 940-8150
Website: https://www.butler.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,433
Full-time undergraduates: 4,259
Part-time undergraduates: 168
Total graduate students: 1,098
Full-time graduate students: 437
Part-time graduate students: 661
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
4.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.3% Hispanic/Latino
80.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.4% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.2% Nonresident Alien
0.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 301 acres
Nearest major city: Indianapolis

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
Percent of students who live in school housing: 71%
Percent of students who live off campus: 29%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 490
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Butler University Dance Marathon (BUDM); Lacy Scholars; Butler Catholic Community; Dawgs Serving Dogs; Butler LGBTQIA+ Alliance

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyes 
Men's crew  
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golfyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's ice hockey  
Men's rugby  
Men's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's socceryes 
Men's tennisyes 
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyes 
Women's crew  
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's equestrian sports  
Women's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golfyes 
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosseyes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's socceryes 
Women's softballyes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyes 
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I

Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; baseball; basketball; bowling; cheerleading; football; golf; lacrosse; soccer; softball; tennis; volleyball; weight lifting; swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Indianapolis International

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 98% within six months of graduation

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