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#6 Best Undergraduate Teaching
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#33 Best Value Schools
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#59 Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects
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#1 Regional Universities Midwest
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#1 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#1 Most Innovative Schools
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#129 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#128 Business Programs
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#13 First-Year Experiences
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#18 Senior Capstone
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#23 Service Learning
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#21 Co-ops/Internships
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#19 Study Abroad
Butler University is ranked #1 in Regional Universities Midwest. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
100
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
6
Graduation and retention rank
1
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
78%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
90%
Social Mobility Rank
129
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
70%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
85%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
83%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
-1
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
4
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
13
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
7
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
83.9%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
82%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
45.3%
Classes with 50 or more students
3%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
11:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
2
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
25-30
First-year students in top 25 percent of high school class (2.25%)
76%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
3
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
2
Average alumni giving rate
22.7%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
