Cost & Financial Information

The tuition for the PA Program Class of 2026 for both the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 academic years is $50,750/year. The total tuition for both years will be $101,500. This amount is divided into six payments based on the trimesters and is independent of credit hours. Billed Summer 20% ($10,150), Fall 40% ($20,300), and Spring 40% ($20,300).

Full cost of attendance budgets may be found on the Office of Financial Aid Website.

For financial aid purposes, federal regulations establish the maximum time frame for completion of the Program, please see the financial aid website for information.

On notification of acceptance to the MPAS Program, prospective PA students are required to pay a non-refundable program deposit of $1,000. For those who matriculate, the program deposit is applied to the cost of tuition.

• Criminal background check: ($66×2)
  • Each student is required to submit a nonrefundable fee for a criminal background check before orientation and prior to rotations.
• Drug screen: $29
  • Prior to clinical rotations and again as needed per clinical site requirements.
• Exxat Approve – Compliance Document Review: $36 (annual fee)
• Required Health Screenings: estimated $150
  • If completed at Butler University Health Services will be billed to the student’s insurance
• CPR/ BLS certification costs $37
• Antibody Titers Only (Hepatitis B, MMR, Varicella): $165
• Annual Quantiferon Gold Plus (for TB) Only: $85
• Combined Titer/Quantiferon Gold Plus: $250
  • Required re-vaccination are at the student’s expense and billed to the student’s insurance.
• Laptop: $500-800
• Medical equipment: estimated $1,000
• Textbooks: $120 didactic year only
• Scrubs and professional clothes: estimated $100-400
• Students must be prepared to cover all transportation and living expenses while enrolled.
  • Room and Board: estimated $15,000 / year for shared occupancy
  • Travel: estimated with the following assumptions: average round trip is 40 miles and a car that averages 23 miles to the gallon at $3.50 gas / gallon = $1071 per year for gas
  • Parking while on rotation: $20-40 per month
  • On campus car registration didactic year: estimated $160
  • On campus parking while on rotations: $50 for a parking garage permit
  • Air travel if participating in distant rotations (if applicable):* $300-600 per airplane ticket
  • International Rotation – Insurance, Fees, etc. (if applicable): $250 plus cost of experience and travel

* A review of the student’s financial aid packet can be done to increase a student’s transportation budget amount based on the location of the rotations. Students interested in a review should email the Office of Financial Aid the location of the rotation and mileage from Butler University to rotation site. Please submit summer rotation information by April 15 of the didactic year and before application for any additional loans to ensure that the increased amount is included.

All tuition and special course fee refunds are based on the date of official drop, withdrawal, or disenrollment as per Butler University policy. Please see the Butler University Office of Student Accounts.

Please contact the Butler University Office of Financial Aid at 317-940-8200 or 877-940-8200. Be sure to specify that your questions are concerning the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences PA Program. You may also wish to visit the Financial Aid Website.