Life Experience

Butler stresses a commitment to the community. We're located on 290 acres, but we consider Indianapolis our campus. Our students are interns and volunteers with organizations throughout the nation's 13th-largest city.

Butler President Bobby Fong's goal is to see Butler regarded as "the preeminent institutional servant of Indianapolis," and our typical student understands that you don't live for yourself alone; you live for others. Butler believes in service learning, which combines the theoretical work of the classroom with projects in the city. We have an active Volunteer Center as well as the Center for Citizenship and Community to help our students find the right setting for their talents. The goal is to deepen students' understanding of academic issues while engaging them in active citizenship.

On campus, students can participate in more than 115 organizations, stay in shape in the new Health and Recreation Complex (which also offers wellness and counseling programs) or watch one of our 19 athletic teams in action.

Butler University is a residential campus. Our students live on campus through their junior year, spending their first year in one of two traditional residence halls. Sophomores may also choose suite-style housing in Residential College (ResCo).  Juniors typically live in our new Apartment Village, a 500-bed complex designed to help students make the transition to life on their own. Students also have the option of living in a Greek house. About a third of our students belong to a sorority or fraternity. Students are eligible to join a Greek organization after successfully completing 12 credit hours (one semester) and earning the required grades.  

For those looking to broaden their horizons beyond Indianapolis, we offer both a Washington D.C. Semester Internship Program and Study Abroad options.

Whatever opportunity your student is looking for, he or she will find it at Butler.