[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.
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.
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.