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All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at South Carolina Colleges since 2012. For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,684, which is 82.30 % of all undergraduate students. 1,869 students which is 63.60% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount: $7,272.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2012-132,503 (82%)$11,9941,223 (48%)$3,9841,925 (67%)$7,353
2013-142,349 (80%)$12,9271,228 (48%)$4,1141,945 (66%)$7,670
2014-152,583 (82%)$12,3451,233 (48%)$4,2221,984 (67%)$7,852
2015-162,631 (82%)$12,2171,225 (47%)$4,1691,902 (66%)$7,266
2016-172,678 (82%)$12,4001,198 (47%)$4,2271,974 (65%)$7,438
2017-182,750 (83%)$12,4031,219 (48%)$4,4471,989 (67%)$7,196
2018-192,697 (81%)$12,8981,169 (45%)$4,5731,880 (63%)$7,207
2019-202,895 (84%)$13,3281,138 (45%)$4,7111,804 (60%)$6,930
2020-212,797 (82%)$14,1291,033 (42%)$4,8671,687 (59%)$6,879
2021-222,960 (85%)$14,9171,007 (42%)$4,9101,603 (56%)$6,928
Average2,684 (82.30%)$12,9561,167 (46.00%)$4,4221,869 (63.60%)$7,272

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 10 years, on average, 665 (92.40 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $13,822. It can cover 50.96% of tuition & fees ($27,125) based on out-of-state rate. In addition, 433 (68.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,265).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2012-13596 (91%)$12,292411 (71%)$7,252
2013-14594 (89%)$13,119421 (69%)$7,297
2014-15644 (92%)$13,306455 (73%)$7,045
2015-16654 (93%)$13,457443 (71%)$6,889
2016-17673 (93%)$13,459448 (69%)$7,258
2017-18682 (92%)$13,362465 (70%)$7,047
2018-19701 (93%)$14,363450 (68%)$7,677
2019-20721 (95%)$14,206429 (66%)$7,630
2020-21663 (92%)$14,849399 (62%)$7,057
2021-22721 (94%)$15,802404 (61%)$7,496
Average665 (92.40%)$13,822433 (68.00%)$7,265
*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. For the last 10 years, on average, 254 (50.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,664. In addition, 462 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (59.40 % of students).
Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2012-13250 (52%)$4,26979 (19%)$1,212430 (58%)$5,367402 (63%)$8,296
2013-14253 (50%)$4,38870 (18%)$1,202414 (57%)$5,361398 (62%)$9,073
2014-15261 (51%)$4,50375 (19%)$1,176444 (59%)$5,370441 (65%)$9,179
2015-16263 (51%)$4,44772 (18%)$1,222457 (60%)$5,416440 (62%)$8,980
2016-17261 (51%)$4,54875 (17%)$1,084468 (61%)$5,469462 (64%)$8,901
2017-18270 (50%)$4,55573 (16%)$1,199503 (63%)$5,516482 (67%)$9,230
2018-19271 (50%)$4,81583 (17%)$1,351495 (61%)$5,520528 (70%)$9,954
2019-20257 (51%)$4,824387 (38%)$1,303486 (59%)$5,786549 (71%)$9,634
2020-21220 (47%)$5,064305 (35%)$1,383466 (60%)$5,725481 (67%)$10,218
2021-22229 (47%)$5,227387 (32%)$1,947461 (56%)$6,218520 (68%)$10,683
Average254 (50.00%)$4,664161 (22.90%)$1,308462 (59.40%)$5,575470 (65.90%)$9,415
*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 describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 433 (68.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $433.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2012-13411 (71%)$7,252404 (70%)$6,56047 (5%)$10,528
2013-14421 (69%)$7,297414 (68%)$6,48254 (6%)$10,182
2014-15455 (73%)$7,045449 (73%)$6,24954 (6%)$10,003
2015-16443 (71%)$6,889435 (70%)$6,06464 (6%)$10,158
2016-17448 (69%)$7,258440 (68%)$6,18066 (7%)$11,185
2017-18465 (70%)$7,047454 (69%)$5,95176 (7%)$11,425
2018-19450 (68%)$7,677450 (67%)$6,08884 (10%)$11,550
2019-20429 (66%)$7,630415 (64%)$5,97590 (9%)$12,547
2020-21399 (62%)$7,057388 (61%)$5,47378 (8%)$13,342
2021-22404 (61%)$7,496393 (60%)$5,85087 (7%)$13,963
Average433 (68.00%)$7,265424 (67.00%)$6,08770 (7.10%)$11,488
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