Butler University
Indianapolis, IN · private, nonprofit · 4,317 undergraduates
Butler University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Butler University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Butler University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $12,471 per male athlete and $17,679 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $7,227 per men's player, 31% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $3,164 per women's player, 69% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Butler University, in Indianapolis, IN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big East Conference and the Big East Conference[FB 4].
Butler University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020. Butler University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 41%.
Butler University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 12 in 2020. Butler University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 4.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Butler University fund its athletes?
Butler University reported 469 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 264 men and 205 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $6,916,337 across all sports ($3,292,217 for men's sports, $3,624,120 for women's); tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $2,686,159 for men's sports and $1,867,789 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $10,175 and $9,111 per athlete.
What is Butler University like academically?
Butler University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 85% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1274, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $65,970 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $36,041 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 45% of the sticker price on average.
80% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 87% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $77,235, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Butler University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 30% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (12%) and Communication & Journalism (11%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Marketing (122 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (120 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (88 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (60 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (55 degrees)
- Biology, General (53 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (44 degrees)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (42 degrees)
- Psychology, General (39 degrees)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (39 degrees)
What is Carmel, IN like to live in?
Butler University sits in Carmel, a large city of about 101,000 people in Hamilton County, Indiana.
Household incomes in Carmel, a median of about $134,602, sit far above the Indiana median and likewise far above the national one, 71% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Indiana: a typical home is valued around $455,500, 126% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,607 a month is 58% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 25% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 41, with 25% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.
75% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Indiana average of 29%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Butler University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Butler University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big East Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big East Conference[FB 4]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Butler University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Butler University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Butler University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Butler University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $12,471 per male athlete and $17,679 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Butler University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $7,227 per men's player, 31% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $3,164 per women's player, 69% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Butler University?
- Butler University is in Indianapolis, IN, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Butler University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $65,970 a year, and an average net price of $36,041 after grants and scholarships.