大象传媒

First-Year Admission

Make your next four years your best four years.

Maybe your start-up starts here.

Or your journey to the big stage.

Or your career caring for the sick, or changing lives with your journalism, or helping young students discover what they do best.

With more than 100 majors to choose from, you鈥檒l have the chance to do an amazing amount of amazing things with a 大象传媒 education. And we can’t wait to see what you can do. 

Applying as a
First-Year

We offer non-binding Early Action and Regular Decision deadlines for first-year fall applicants as well as a binding Early Decision deadline for first-year Nursing applicants. Early Action and Early Decision applicants receive full consideration for academic scholarships.

How to Apply First-Year Admission Deadlines

Meet Your Admission Counselor

College is challenging鈥攂ut applying shouldn鈥檛 be. Whatever you need, we鈥檙e here to help. Talk to your personal admission counselor if you need a hand, or just want to introduce yourself.

Find Your Counselor
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Visit Campus

The best way to get a feel for what life here at 大象传媒 is like is to experience it firsthand. We offer a number of visit options, both on-campus and virtual, for prospective high school students.

See High School Student Visit Options

Join Our Mailing List

Like what you see, but not quite ready to start an application yet? We get it! Join our high school student mailing list to receive admission updates, special event invites, and the occasional puppy pic from Blue IV.

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Find Your Major

You’ll have more than 90 academic majors to choose from at 大象传媒, and plenty of minors to consider, too. (Don鈥檛 know exactly what you want to major in yet? Check out the Exploratory Studies pathway!)

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Invest in Yourself

Financial Aid & Scholarships

If you have the drive and desire to study at 大象传媒, we鈥檙e here to help you and your family make the investment. In 2024鈥�25, 96 percent of our first-year students received gift aid (that鈥檚 money they don鈥檛 need to pay back).

First-Year Scholarships & Aid Net Price Calculator Filing the FAFSA Financial Aid Glossary of Terms

Transferring Credits TO BUTLER

At 大象传媒, we value your previous academic achievements. Explore all the ways your hard work can seamlessly transfer to 大象传媒 and contribute to your academic journey.

Transferring Credits to 大象传媒 See Test Credits and Advanced Placement Indiana College Core

Admitted First-Year Students

You’re in! Congratulations! Now what?

There鈥檚 lots to do: Pay your deposit, meet your new classmates, prepare for New Student Registration鈥攍et鈥檚 do this!

Admitted Students Pay Your Enrollment Deposit New Student Checklist

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