[Last update: December 11, 2025]

22,792 students (80% of total 28,470 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of South Carolina-Columbia (South Carolina). The average amount of the aid awarded is $7,193.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 94% of total 7,311 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $7,139.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of South Carolina-Columbia, 22,792 undergraduate students (80% of total 28,470 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $7,193.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - South Carolina
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship22,79280% $163,945,732$7,193
Pell Grants5,44219% $31,368,520$5,764
Federal Student Loan11,70741% $73,981,788$6,319

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

6,894 beginning undergraduate students (94% of total 7,311 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of South Carolina-Columbia. The average amount of aid received is $7,139.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - South Carolina
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid6,89494% --
Grants or Scholarships6,65191%$47,482,378$7,139
Federal Grants1,47620%$9,230,631$6,254
Pell Grants1,46520%$8,525,396$5,819
Other Federal Grants3415%$705,235$2,068
State/Local Grants3,84453%$23,338,105$6,071
Institutional Grants4,91967%$14,913,642$3,032
Student Loan Aid3,51348%$38,827,209$11,052
Federal Student Loans3,35646%$18,162,959$5,412
Other Student Loans89912%$20,664,250$22,986

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 University of South Carolina-Columbia.

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 level3,2753,244$27,207,529$8,308
0-30,000511511$9,412,177$18,419
30,001-48,000375375$5,714,328$15,238
48,001-75,000436436$4,401,870$10,096
75,001-110,000447440$2,639,033$5,904
110,001 or more1,5061,482$5,040,121$3,347

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