Student Population at Butler
Total Enrollment
5,746
Undergraduate
4,489
Graduate
1,257
Online Enrollment
753
Men Students
2,189
Women Students
3,557
For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 5,746 students have enrolled at Butler University - 4,489 undergraduate and 1,257 graduate.
By gender, 2,189 male and 3,557 female students are attending Butler University. By attendance status, there are 4,728 full-time students and 1,018 part-time students.
The number of students at Butler University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Indiana. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Indiana Institute of Technology and University of Southern Indiana, its population is relatively small (average population is 7,103).
Butler University offers online degree/certificate programs and 753 students enrolled in online programs.
Enrollment Comparison
The following chart compares Butler's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Indiana.
Butler has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 7,103 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Indiana average (2,032 students).
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler University | 5,746 | 4,489 | 1,257 |
| Similarly Ranked Schools | 7,103 | 5,817 | 1,286 |
| All Colleges | 2,931 | 2,685 | 1,440 |
| Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges | 2,477 | 2,016 | 1,017 |
| 4-Years Colleges | 4,686 | 4,205 | 1,445 |
| Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Indiana | 2,032 | 1,859 | 523 |
The below chart compares the student population between Butler University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 2,189 male and 3,557 female students attending Butler. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.62 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Butler.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4,489 | 4,282 | 207 |
| Men | 1,772 | 1,701 | 71 |
| Women | 2,717 | 2,581 | 136 |
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,257 | 446 | 811 |
| Men | 417 | 113 | 304 |
| Women | 840 | 333 | 507 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 4,364 White students (75.95%) and 399 Hispanic students (6.94%) at Butler University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Butler University.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Asian | 179 | 65 | 114 |
| Black or African American | 229 | 112 | 117 |
| Hispanic | 326 | 109 | 217 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 3,452 | 1,346 | 2,106 |
| Two or More Races | 187 | 77 | 110 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Total | 4,489 | 1,772 | 2,717 |
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian | 62 | 20 | 42 |
| Black or African American | 98 | 38 | 60 |
| Hispanic | 73 | 16 | 57 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 912 | 314 | 598 |
| Two or More Races | 42 | 12 | 30 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 57 | 13 | 44 |
| Total | 1,257 | 417 | 840 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 4,813 students whose age under twenty five and 608 students whose age is over thirty years old at Butler University.
Especially, 110 students are younger than eighteen and 11 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Butler University.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4,489 | 1,772 | 2,717 |
| Under 18 | 110 | 27 | 83 |
| 18-19 | 1,655 | 599 | 1,056 |
| 20-21 | 2,076 | 854 | 1,222 |
| 22-24 | 572 | 261 | 311 |
| 25-29 | 36 | 20 | 16 |
| 30-34 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 35-39 | 13 | 2 | 11 |
| 40-49 | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| 50-64 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 65 and over | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| unknown | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 4,489 | 1,772 | 2,717 |
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,257 | 417 | 840 |
| 20-21 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
| 22-24 | 388 | 119 | 269 |
| 25-29 | 288 | 99 | 189 |
| 30-34 | 161 | 68 | 93 |
| 35-39 | 120 | 30 | 90 |
| 40-49 | 180 | 62 | 118 |
| 50-64 | 99 | 34 | 65 |
| 65 and over | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 1,257 | 417 | 840 |
Online Student Population
At Butler University, 1,372 students (23.88% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 753 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 420 students live in Indiana where Butler University is located in and 324 students have enrolled from other states.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,746 | 4,489 | 1,257 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 753 | 41 | 712 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 619 | 557 | 62 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 4,374 | 3,891 | 483 |
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 753 | 41 | 712 |
| Indiana Residents | 420 | 20 | 400 |
| Other State in U.S. | 324 | 21 | 303 |
| Outside of U.S. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Unknown | 7 | 0 | 7 |
