Indianapolis, Indiana · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, Butler University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 5,746 students in fall 2024, including 4,489 undergraduates and 1,257 graduate students.
Butler University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 117 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medical Science/Scientist, Finance, and Education, Other. It awarded 1,456 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 18 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
87% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.
Key figures
5,746
Students enrolled
87%
First-year retention
1,456
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
117
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional
Programs and majors offered 117
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
87%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
902
Associate degrees
2
Master's degrees
223
Professional doctorates
213
Postbaccalaureate certificates
97
Post-master's certificates
19
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
5,746
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,489
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,257
Full-time, fall 2024
82%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,550
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,700
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,850
Full-time, 2024-25
77%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
62%
Men
38%
White
75%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
18
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
36%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Pioneer Football League; Big East Conference
President
James Danko
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization