Butler University
4600 Sunset Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46208

With a sprawling 290-acre campus that boasts state-of-the-art academic buildings, athletic fields, a botanical garden, and a natural preserve, Butler University is an ideal campus. Located just a few miles from downtown Indianapolis, the Butler campus offers a dynamic and tranquil learning environment with all the resources and amenities of a big city.

Ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top universities in the Midwest, Butler University provides students with academic programs leading to a Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts, Music, Science and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. The school recently established a major in exploratory studies, designed for students who wish to incorporate more than one area of academic study in their degree program. Butler University class sizes remain small, allowing for an individually focused education.

Because this university in Indiana believes education is much more than simply academics, Butler offers more than one hundred opportunities for students to travel abroad. Whether it's through a faculty-led expedition in Spain, or a more personalized program, Butler University students benefit greatly from the strong emphasis in a global education and the opportunities to experience the world. Closer to home, many students take advantage of Butler's successful internship program, which has provided practical experience to students with companies like Merrill Lynch, Johnson & Johnson, Nabisco, and The Indianapolis Star, among others.

The nearly 5,000 students that attend Butler University are very active in extracurricular and community activities. With more than a hundred student-run organizations and groups ranging from religious to political, as well as athletic and intramural sports teams, there is never a lack of activity. Students also enjoy the close access to downtown Indianapolis, which boasts museums, restaurants, hotels, and shopping. At Butler University, an education is much more than academic.

Quick Facts:

• This university in Indiana has been ranked as a top ten college in the Midwest in U.S. News and World Report for more than a decade.


• Nearly half of all students from the class of 2006 were in the top 10 percent of their graduating high school class.


• In addition to Butler University's 19 Division I athletics teams, this school in Indiana offers a variety of intramural teams as well.


• For the past five years, 96 percent of Butler University students went on to a career in their field shortly after graduation. In the education and pharmacy field, 100 percent of students are currently employed.


• The average Butler University class size is 21, with a student to teacher ratio of 12:1.


• Almost 90 percent of students receive some form of financial aid.