Butler University Student Population

How many students at Butler?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Butler University has a total enrollment of 5,746 students, including 4,489 undergraduate and 1,257 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,189 male students (38.1%) and 3,557 female students (61.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,364 White students (75.9%) and 399 Hispanic students (6.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 4,489 undergraduate students (78.1%) and 1,257 graduate students (21.9%).
• Class Delivery: 753 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 619 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Butler's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,189 male (38.10%) and 3,557 female (61.90%) students are attending Butler University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 61.54.

By class level, 4,489 (78.12%) are undergraduate students and 1,257 (21.88%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.47% are male and 60.53% are female, while among graduate students, 33.17% are male and 66.83% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,364 White, 327 Black, and 241 Asian students out of a total of 5,746 are attending at Butler University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Butler University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 41.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Butler has 110 students under 18 years old and 11 students over 65 years old. There are 4,813 students under 25 years old, and 932 students over 25 years old out of 5,746 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 110 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Butler has 4,413 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 75 students aged 25 and over.

It has 400 graduate students aged under 25 and 857 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Butler University, 753 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 619 students are enrolled in some online courses.

420 students who live in Indiana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 333 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,489 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 102 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.27%.98 students have transferred in as full-time status and 4 students transferred in as part-time status.