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Butler University

Butler University
4600 Sunset Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46208

Official telephone: (317) 940-8000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 368-6852
Website: www.butler.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Melissa Smurdon,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 317 940-8200
877 940-8200 (toll free)
317 940-8250 (fax)
finaid@butler.edu
FAFSA number: 001788
CSS/PROFILE number: 1073

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $37,400; $37,400 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,005
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,650
Combined room and board expenses: $12,947

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
96% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
37% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
65% of first-year students
66% of full-time undergraduates
39% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
70% of first-year students
75% of full-time undergraduates
57% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
18% of first-year students
14% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
12% of first-year students
14% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
73% for first-year students
70% for full-time undergraduates
37% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$27,072 for first-year students
$24,532 for full-time undergraduates
$9,814 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$22,533 for first-year students
$19,987 for full-time undergraduates
$8,191 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,143 for first-year students
$5,079 for full-time undergraduates
$4,889 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,982 for first-year students
$5,288 for full-time undergraduates
$4,889 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
33% of first-year students
31% of full-time undergraduates
18% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$14,857 for first-year students
$12,928 for full-time undergraduates
$4,800 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
3% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
4% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$30,869 for first-year students
$31,595 for full-time undergraduates
$9,872 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 65%
Average student debt upon graduation: $35,520
Types of payment plans:
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%

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