Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Coastal Carolina

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,355, which is 75.89 % of all undergraduate students. 6,083 students which is 62.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,751.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 84.33% of students received grants or scholarships and 69% of students received student loans.

Trends by Subject

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,355, which is 75.89 % of all undergraduate students. 6,083 students which is 62.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,751.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-156,329 (68%)$7,9663,530 (38%)$4,2106,336 (68%)$7,054
2015-166,317 (66%)$8,3403,474 (36%)$4,2436,481 (67%)$6,748
2016-176,515 (67%)$8,5673,489 (36%)$4,2156,465 (66%)$6,765
2017-187,604 (77%)$8,2083,457 (35%)$4,5606,418 (65%)$6,680
2018-198,198 (83%)$8,5963,418 (34%)$4,7166,133 (62%)$6,911
2019-208,415 (86%)$9,3513,326 (34%)$4,9296,015 (62%)$6,828
2020-217,468 (79%)$9,9982,982 (31%)$5,1115,578 (59%)$6,726
2021-227,944 (81%)$10,3532,979 (30%)$5,1815,701 (58%)$6,498
2022-237,404 (76%)$11,6432,621 (27%)$5,2615,620 (57%)$6,551
Average7,355 (75.89%)$9,2253,253 (33.44%)$4,7146,083 (62.67%)$6,751
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,984 (84.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,170. It can cover 30.95% of tuition & fees ($29,628) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,616 (68.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $10,009).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-151,801 (76%)$7,7931,790 (75%)$8,891
2015-161,763 (75%)$7,9161,692 (72%)$9,028
2016-171,749 (78%)$8,6271,649 (73%)$9,325
2017-181,843 (77%)$8,9421,705 (72%)$9,423
2018-192,011 (87%)$9,3531,574 (68%)$10,152
2019-202,298 (100%)$9,5191,544 (67%)$10,468
2020-211,860 (91%)$9,8341,292 (63%)$10,683
2021-222,207 (88%)$10,6101,597 (64%)$10,880
2022-232,321 (87%)$9,9391,698 (64%)$11,228
Average1,984 (84.33%)$9,1701,616 (68.67%)$10,009
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 794 (33.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,698.

In addition, 1,062 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (45.22 % of students).

Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-15936 (39%)$4,401108 (5%)$1,0781,021 (43%)$5,484868 (37%)$4,840
2015-16828 (35%)$4,337114 (5%)$1,1061,045 (44%)$5,658843 (36%)$5,131
2016-17829 (37%)$4,44098 (4%)$1,0971,088 (48%)$5,804746 (33%)$6,682
2017-18867 (36%)$4,725170 (7%)$1,0831,173 (49%)$5,965736 (31%)$7,068
2018-19852 (37%)$4,592134 (6%)$1,1071,107 (48%)$5,9881,178 (51%)$6,893
2019-20796 (35%)$4,7421,896 (82%)$7661,152 (50%)$6,3401,299 (56%)$7,193
2020-21642 (31%)$4,795142 (7%)$1,119963 (47%)$6,3461,242 (61%)$7,201
2021-22765 (30%)$5,000140 (6%)$1,2181,094 (44%)$6,6851,465 (58%)$8,264
2022-23630 (24%)$5,24672 (3%)$1,162914 (34%)$7,2061,540 (58%)$8,502
Average794 (33.78%)$4,698319 (13.89%)$1,0821,062 (45.22%)$6,1641,102 (46.78%)$6,864
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,616 (68.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,616.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-151,790 (75%)$8,8911,768 (74%)$6,064304 (13%)$17,084
2015-161,692 (72%)$9,0281,662 (70%)$5,651342 (14%)$17,206
2016-171,649 (73%)$9,3251,628 (72%)$5,710347 (15%)$17,526
2017-181,705 (72%)$9,4231,665 (70%)$5,620372 (16%)$18,035
2018-191,574 (68%)$10,1521,510 (65%)$5,917376 (16%)$18,734
2019-201,544 (67%)$10,4681,496 (65%)$5,904375 (16%)$19,547
2020-211,292 (63%)$10,6831,236 (60%)$5,848324 (16%)$20,291
2021-221,597 (64%)$10,8801,533 (61%)$5,701418 (17%)$20,660
2022-231,698 (64%)$11,2281,630 (61%)$5,679458 (17%)$21,415
Average1,616 (68.67%)$10,0091,570 (66.44%)$5,788368 (15.56%)$18,944

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