For the academic year 2023-2024, 83% of students received grants and/or scholarships and its average aid amount is $16,294.
Compared to the percent of received 10 years ago, more students received the financial aid from 83% to 84%. The average financial aid amount has increased from $10,922 to $15,183 at South Carolina Colleges.
The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at South Carolina Colleges since 2014. For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 110,789, which is 83.33 % of all undergraduate students.
69,984 students which is 60.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount: $7,118.
Over the past 10 years, on average, 26,296 (93.11 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $13,958. It can cover 50.87% of tuition & fees ($27,436) based on out-of-state rate. In addition, 16,076 (65.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,176).
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**Percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.
The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. Over the past 10 years, on average, 10,096 (50.44 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,810. In addition, 16,974 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (59.89 % of students).
The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. Over the past 10 years, on average, 16,076 (65.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $16,076.