Academics
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Forbes | 332 |
| Global | |
| Regional | |
| U.S. News & World Report | 2 |
| Master's University class | |
| Washington Monthly | 71 |
Over 55 undergraduate, one first professional and 17 master's degrees are offered in six academic colleges: Business, Communication, Education, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and Fine Arts. Butler ranks 2nd in the U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges 2010 for Top Midwestern Master's Universities. The university emphasizes practicality of knowledge and offers individual attention to its students with its small class size and no teaching assistants. Butler University increased its focus on faculty and student research with the Butler Institute for Research and Scholarship (BIRS), bolstered by a million dollar grant from the Lilly Endowment. The University also provides student research opportunities, such as the Butler Summer Institute, a 10-week program where Butler students are granted funding to perform independent research with a faculty member.
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