[Last update: December 11, 2025]

7,979 students (77% of total 10,306 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Coastal Carolina University (Coastal Carolina). The average amount of the aid awarded is $12,017.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 97% of total 2,769 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,087.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Coastal Carolina University, 7,979 undergraduate students (77% of total 10,306 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $12,017.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Coastal Carolina
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship7,97977% $95,884,689$12,017
Pell Grants2,70426% $15,525,726$5,742
Federal Student Loan5,84357% $37,891,943$6,485

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,680 beginning undergraduate students (97% of total 2,769 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Coastal Carolina University. The average amount of aid received is $10,087.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Coastal Carolina
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,68097% --
Grants or Scholarships2,59494%$26,165,311$10,087
Federal Grants74027%$4,335,330$5,859
Pell Grants74027%$4,150,709$5,609
Other Federal Grants1606%$184,621$1,154
State/Local Grants96035%$7,166,361$7,465
Institutional Grants1,81766%$14,663,620$8,070
Student Loan Aid1,80265%$21,378,689$11,864
Federal Student Loans1,74063%$9,677,059$5,562
Other Student Loans50318%$11,701,630$23,264

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 Coastal Carolina University.

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 level623611$7,667,831$12,308
0-30,000152152$2,557,785$16,828
30,001-48,000106106$1,727,956$16,301
48,001-75,000102100$1,309,785$12,841
75,001-110,000107105$912,003$8,523
110,001 or more156148$1,160,302$7,438

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