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# Butler University

Private Indianapolis university with strong business focus and accessible admissions, serving 5,763 students.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 39.8374, -86.172167

### Summary

Private Indianapolis university with strong business focus and accessible admissions, serving 5,763 students.

### Description

Butler University is a private four-year institution in Indianapolis, Indiana, with a pronounced focus on professional education and business training. The university enrolls 5,763 students and maintains a professions-focused curriculum with business, management, marketing, and related support services as its primary undergraduate major.

Tuition is $46,570 annually, with a total cost of attendance of $63,000 including room and board. Butler's acceptance rate of 85.9% reflects accessible admissions. Among admitted students, the 75th percentile SAT Reading score is 680, the 75th percentile SAT Math score is 680, and the 75th percentile ACT Composite score is 31. Like many private institutions, many students receive financial aid and pay significantly less than the published tuition rate.

Butler is best suited for students seeking practical, career-oriented programs in business and the professions. The university's economic mobility profile indicates lower access but higher earnings for graduates. For more information, visit www.butler.edu/.

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 150,163
- **State**: IN
- **City**: Indianapolis
- **Address**: 4600 Sunset Ave
- **Zip Code**: 46208
- **Sector Group**: Private Not-for-Profit 4-Year or Above
- **Official Website**: www.butler.edu/
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: City
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $46,570
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $46,570
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $63,000
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $63,000
- **Room and Board**: $16,430
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 5,763
- **Acceptance Rate**: 85.9%
- **SAT Reading 75th Percentile**: 680
- **SAT Math 75th Percentile**: 680
- **ACT Composite 75th Percentile**: 31
- **Endowment (End of Year)**: $297,229,000
- **Carnegie Classification**: Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium
- **Research Activity Tier**: No research designation
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Lower Access, Higher Earnings
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services