Arika Herron

IndyStar
arika.herron@indystar.com

Subject Line: Butler Ranks #1 for the Fourth Consecutive Year

Good morning Arika,

Butler University is a household name in the Indianapolis area, and our community can be proud
of its recent ranking. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Butler University as the No. 1
regional university in the Midwest for the fourth year in a row.

This ranking will raise awareness of Butler University throughout the country and help to
increase the number of applicants outside of Indiana. Please let me know if you would like to
speak with Butler’s President, James Danko, or a member of Butler’s faculty about this ranking
and its importance to the university and Indianapolis community.

Additional details are below, please reach out if you would like to know more.

Best,
Caleigh Kupferschmid
Butler University Public Relations Manager
ckupferschmid@butler.edu
555-555-5555

- Each year, U.S. News & World Report ranks the best colleges in the country based on
graduation and retention rates, undergraduate academic reputation, faculty resources and several
other factors
- Other schools included in the ranking are John Carroll University, Calvin University, and
Xavier University

ABOUT BUTLER UNIVERSITY

4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46208
800-368-6852
 https://www.butler.edu/

Butler University is located just outside of downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The

university is nationally recognized with six different colleges: Jordan College of
the Arts, Lacy School of Business, Communication, Education, Liberal Arts &
Sciences, and Pharmacy & Health Sciences. As a mid-sized institution, we are
known for student-centered education with small class sizes (our student-faculty
ratio is 12:1) and great opportunities and resources for students. We have a
graduation rate of 76% an overall job placement rate of 97%.

U.S. News & World Report is a digital media company, headquartered in

Washington, D.C. Each year the company ranks colleges and universities in
America. Its ranking is based on graduation and retention rates, social mobility,
graduation rate performance, undergraduate academic reputation, faculty resources
for the 2019-2020 academic year, student selectivity, financial resources per
student, average alumni giving rate and graduate indebtedness.