[Last update: December 11, 2025]

7,198 students (68% of total 10,660 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at College of Charleston (C of Charleston). The average amount of the aid awarded is $10,608.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 95% of total 2,627 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,983.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At College of Charleston, 7,198 undergraduate students (68% of total 10,660 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $10,608.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - C of Charleston
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship7,19868% $76,357,909$10,608
Pell Grants2,00719% $10,920,495$5,441
Federal Student Loan4,05538% $25,680,946$6,333

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,508 beginning undergraduate students (95% of total 2,627 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at College of Charleston. The average amount of aid received is $8,983.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - C of Charleston
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,50895% --
Grants or Scholarships2,49395%$22,395,673$8,983
Federal Grants50319%$2,936,357$5,838
Pell Grants50119%$2,820,746$5,630
Other Federal Grants1014%$115,611$1,145
State/Local Grants99438%$5,521,792$5,555
Institutional Grants2,20184%$13,937,524$6,332
Student Loan Aid1,25248%$13,798,849$11,021
Federal Student Loans1,20346%$6,331,943$5,263
Other Student Loans27010%$7,466,906$27,655

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at College of Charleston.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level641638$7,187,826$11,213
0-30,000132132$2,338,192$17,714
30,001-48,0008989$1,540,859$17,313
48,001-75,0009595$1,204,754$12,682
75,001-110,0009998$747,778$7,553
110,001 or more226224$1,356,243$6,001

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