Butler University
School info
3.9
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.4
Food
2.4
Clubs
3.8
Facilities
4.2
Internet
3.9
Location
4.1
Opportunities
4.3
Safety
3.9
Social
3.8
Happiness
4.2
Basic Information
Location
- Indianapolis, IN
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private university
- Established: November 1, 1855; 168 years ago (1855-11-01)
- Founder: Ovid Butler, members of the Disciples of Christ church
Academic information
Degree Courses
- More than 60
Key Area
- Undergraduate Research
- Psychology Student Research
- Mathematical Sciences Research
- Sciences Complex Research
- Butler Summer Institute (BSI) Research
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 5,763 (2024)
- Undergraduates: 4,519
- Postgraduates: 1,244
- Academic Staff: 372 (2024)
Notable Alumni
- Gordon Hayward
- Karen Pence
- Peter Lupus
- David Starr Jordan
- Shelvin Mack
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Good reviews
Overall 5
The best and kindest professors and student community environment a college can offer!
Overall 4.9
I can't imagine my college experience anywhere else. Butler is perfect for a great school/life balance, professors are kind and students are motivating, but we also have a great time and lots of fun. The social life is perfect for the weekends, but it definitely does not overtake academic priorities. The location to Indy is also perfect for balance
Overall 4.9
Everything here in my opinion is 10/10 with only two exceptions. The food options are limited since there's no fast-food options on campus and social life. Most people are either in sports or greek life so I would highly recommend joining greek life if you don't come here for a sport.
Overall 4.9
Avoid some things at the dining halls, but there's always something good there. Plum market food has my heart
Overall 4.9
Love it here!
Overall 4.8
Great university
Overall 4.7
I am so happy at Butler. Really good professors that strive to help you achieve the best academic success. However, THE FOOD IS TERRIBLE! Overall, this is a prestigious college, good facilities, and a fun social life.
Overall 4.7
Great Unviersity
Overall 4.7
INCREDIBLE SCHOOL! EVERYONE SHOULD GO HERE IF THEY CAN, THEY WILL HAVE AN AMAZING COLLEGE EXPERIENCE!!!!!
Overall 4.7
Given me everything I could have imagined.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.7
I enrolled in this school as part of the BSHS program and have a strong desire to pursue a career in MD schools. Regrettably, the college of pharmacy & health sciences here does not offer a research program. If your goal is to attend MD, DO, or dental schools, I would advise against choosing this institution.
Overall 1.8
Horrible food the last two years. Not much going on unless you're in a sorority or frat. Lots of rich kids thinking it's the Met Gala when they go to class and then athletes. That's about it.
Overall 1.9
Extremely overpriced school! No better than Ivy Tech.
Go to Purdue instead! Better value for the education that you receive.
Overall 1.9
The foods really bad, often raw, no variety but small campus so you get know your professors.
Overall 1.9
Super small campus where cliques grow fast. Expect little diversity and no parties on the weekend. Greek life is cliquey and all of the sororities hate each other. If you are not from Indiana, you will not be happy. Food is slowly improving and campus is trying to grow.
Overall 2
A small college, some professors were ok but in the end, I found this university to be way overpriced and extremely limited in terms of what it can offer students for their professional lives.