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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Cost of college went up for all students at Butler University

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Tuition and fees rose 3.2 percent for 2018-19 at Butler University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Indiana students paid $41,120 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,260 more than the $39,860 charged for 2017-18.

Data shows 97 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,014 students received grants or scholarships totaling $18.8 million and 538 students took out student loans totaling more than $5.1 million.

Including all undergraduates (5,495), 3,931 students used grants or scholarships totaling $78.1 million, and 2,104 students took out $14.5 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state2,198$37,010$38,360$39,860$41,12011.1%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Butler University in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants15915%$793,129$4,988
State / local grant or scholarship12612%$953,765$7,570
Institutional grants or scholarships99294%$17,076,732$17,214
Grant or scholarship aid total1,01496%$18,823,626$18,564
Federal student loans53250%$2,880,392$5,414
Other student loans11010%$2,235,470$20,322
Student loan aid53851%$5,115,862$9,509
Total student aid1,01897%--

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