Tuition and fees rose 3.9 percent for 2017-18 at Butler University, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
Indiana students paid $39,860 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year $1,500 more than the $38,360 charged for 2016-17.
Data shows 95 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 971 students received grants or scholarships totaling $18.38 million and 550 students took out student loans totaling more than $4.9 million.
Including all undergraduates, 3,607 students used grants or scholarships totaling $68.46 million. Another 2,114 took out $15.08 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
Enrollment
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Change in tuition and fees 2014-15 to 2017-18
~2,140
$35,652
$37,010
$38,360
$39,860
11.8%
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Butler University in 2015-16.Type of Aid
Number of students receiving aid
Percent receiving aid
Total amount of aid received
Average amount of aid per student
Federal grants
157
15%
$792,397
$5,047
State / local grant or scholarship
124
12%
$706,092
$5,694
Institutional grants or scholarships
958
94%
$16,878,998
$17,619
Grant or scholarship aid total
971
95%
$18,377,487
$18,926
Federal student loans
548
54%
$3,166,001
$5,777
Other student loans
92
9%
$1,733,137
$18,838
Student loan aid
550
54%
$4,899,138
$8,908
Total student aid
975
95%
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