Private
Founded 1855
Indianapolis, Indiana
Undergraduate Students: 3,939
Graduate Students: 498
Pioneer League
Colors: Blue and White
Butler Bowl (2,500)
2008 Record: 6-5, 4-4
Butler University is a private liberal arts university in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was founded by abolitionist and attorney Ovid Butler in 1855. It serves over 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students in 60 degree programs through five colleges: Business Administration, Education, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and the Jordan College of Fine Arts.
North Western Christian University was the name when the school opened on November 1, 1855, at what is now 13th and College, with no president, 2 professors, and 20 students. In 1875, the university moved to a 25-acre (100,000 m2) campus in Irvington. It was there that the school was renamed Butler University "in recognition of Ovid Butler's inspirational vision, determined leadership, and financial support." In 1922, they purchased Fairview Park, and in 1928, moved their campus to the current Fairview location. The campus consists of 31 buildings covering an area of 290 acres (1.2 km²).
Notable alumni:
Kurt Vonnegut, attended & honorary degree
George Ryan (former Illinois Governor)
Jim Jones (notorious founder of the Peoples Temple)
