Butler University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Butler University is a private master's university in Indianapolis, IN (city setting), with 4,519 undergraduates (61% women). It admitted 86% of 9,431 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1180–1360 on the SAT and 26–31 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $67,210 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $40,140 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 79% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, communication & journalism. The campus reported 2.44 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Butler University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 79%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $45,980
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Butler University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Butler University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | BIG EAST Conference | 32 | 4 over | 4 | $1.6M | $49,984 | 992 | |
| Baseball | BIG EAST Conference | 42 | 8 over | 3 | $1.5M | $34,967 | 990 | |
| Men's Basketball | BIG EAST Conference | 14 | room 1 | 7 | $9.6M | $682,877 | 980 | |
| Women's Basketball | BIG EAST Conference | 29 | 14 over | 6 | $3.2M | $110,362 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | BIG EAST Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 994 | |
| Women's Cross Country | BIG EAST Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 986 | |
| Football | Pioneer Football League | 119 | 14 over | 13 | $1.4M | $11,947 | 989 | |
| Men's Golf | BIG EAST Conference | 10 | 1 over | 3 | $524k | $52,381 | 983 | |
| Women's Golf | BIG EAST Conference | 10 | 1 over | 3 | $361k | $36,086 | 1000 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | BIG EAST Conference | 28 | room 10 | 2 | $716k | $25,574 | 993 | |
| Men's Soccer | BIG EAST Conference | 29 | 1 over | 4 | $1.3M | $44,820 | 976 | |
| Softball | BIG EAST Conference | 21 | room 4 | 3 | $1.2M | $55,585 | 991 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | BIG EAST Conference | 26 | room 4 | 1 | $248k | $9,540 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | BIG EAST Conference | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $483k | $60,313 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | BIG EAST Conference | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $196k | $24,450 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | BIG EAST Conference | 103 | 58 over | 1 | $871k | $8,451 | 993 | |
| Women's Track & Field | BIG EAST Conference | 70 | 25 over | 1 | $580k | $8,292 | 993 | |
| Women's Volleyball | BIG EAST Conference | 22 | 4 over | 4 | $1.2M | $55,254 | 983 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.