[Last update: December 11, 2025]

1,450 students (86% of total 1,692 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of South Carolina-Sumter (SC Sumter). The average amount of the aid awarded is $3,074.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 95% of total 273 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,431.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of South Carolina-Sumter, 1,450 undergraduate students (86% of total 1,692 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $3,074.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - SC Sumter
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship1,45086% $4,456,703$3,074
Pell Grants30418% $1,609,441$5,294
Federal Student Loan16410% $856,424$5,222

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

259 beginning undergraduate students (95% of total 273 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of South Carolina-Sumter. The average amount of aid received is $8,431.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - SC Sumter
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid25995% --
Grants or Scholarships25895%$2,175,312$8,431
Federal Grants13951%$838,685$6,034
Pell Grants13951%$824,546$5,932
Other Federal Grants176%$14,139$832
State/Local Grants22382%$1,126,751$5,053
Institutional Grants10639%$209,876$1,980
Student Loan Aid6825%$373,728$5,496
Federal Student Loans6725%$326,747$4,877
Other Student Loans31%$46,981$15,660

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-Sumter.

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 level132132$1,194,873$9,052
0-30,0003838$467,811$12,311
30,001-48,0003333$351,212$10,643
48,001-75,0002525$213,300$8,532
75,001-110,0001818$89,384$4,966
110,001 or more1818$73,166$4,065

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