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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 University-Columbia since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 696, which is 83.36 % of all undergraduate students. 565 students which is 66.45% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $8,273.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-12955 (88%)$4,933805 (74%)$3,293817 (75%)$7,167
2012-13936 (85%)$4,753791 (72%)$3,409780 (71%)$7,670
2013-14949 (81%)$5,284800 (69%)$3,423826 (71%)$7,705
2014-15837 (83%)$5,323712 (70%)$3,432705 (70%)$7,674
2015-16729 (78%)$5,473570 (61%)$3,385626 (67%)$7,485
2016-17728 (82%)$5,835539 (61%)$3,574570 (64%)$7,547
2017-18665 (83%)$6,112465 (58%)$4,185531 (66%)$9,940
2018-19553 (82%)$6,604369 (55%)$4,326423 (63%)$9,972
2019-20460 (86%)$5,912324 (61%)$3,978348 (65%)$10,032
2020-21428 (83%)$5,500301 (58%)$3,580289 (56%)$7,853
2021-22414 (86%)$5,514293 (61%)$3,845302 (63%)$7,958
Average696 (83.36%)$5,568543 (63.64%)$3,675565 (66.45%)$8,273

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 14 (85.55 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $6,197. It can cover 33.98% of tuition & fees ($18,238).
In addition, 13 (73.36 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,555).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-1228 (72%)$3,50827 (69%)$9,383
2012-1313 (93%)$4,47512 (86%)$7,959
2013-1416 (70%)$6,14415 (65%)$6,029
2014-1520 (91%)$6,02121 (95%)$6,983
2015-1621 (91%)$6,15221 (91%)$6,396
2016-1712 (92%)$7,3378 (62%)$6,791
2017-187 (78%)$6,3696 (67%)$8,833
2018-1915 (94%)$7,9827 (44%)$9,833
2019-208 (100%)$7,6367 (88%)$8,500
2020-214 (80%)$6,1273 (60%)$4,278
2021-2212 (80%)$6,41912 (80%)$8,125
Average14 (85.55%)$6,19713 (73.36%)$7,555
*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 12 years, on average, 12 (73.73 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,660.
In addition, 3 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (19.50 % 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
2011-1224 (62%)$2,3924 (10%)$1,3633 (8%)$5,2106 (15%)$3,290
2012-1310 (71%)$3,8314 (29%)$4504 (29%)$3,7514 (29%)$766
2013-1412 (52%)$3,9148 (35%)$7695 (22%)$4,6356 (26%)$3,670
2014-1519 (86%)$4,71016 (73%)$1,0011 (5%)$3,3344 (18%)$2,893
2015-1618 (78%)$4,78114 (61%)$8147 (30%)$2,6004 (17%)$3,386
2016-1711 (85%)$5,1135 (38%)$9003 (23%)$5,4273 (23%)$3,671
2017-186 (67%)$5,3985 (56%)$840--2 (22%)$3,996
2018-1911 (69%)$5,5736 (38%)$3,8501 (6%)$1,8677 (44%)$4,779
2019-207 (88%)$4,9182 (25%)$6252 (25%)$5,0004 (50%)$3,853
2020-214 (80%)$4,334--2 (40%)$2,8001 (20%)$1,575
2021-2211 (73%)$6,2982 (13%)$1,0001 (7%)$3,3341 (7%)$2,416
Average12 (73.73%)$4,6607 (37.80%)$1,1613 (19.50%)$3,7964 (24.64%)$3,118
*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 12 years, on average, 13 (73.36 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $13.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-1227 (69%)$9,38327 (69%)$8,6472 (5%)$9,930
2012-1312 (86%)$7,95912 (86%)$7,959--
2013-1415 (65%)$6,02915 (65%)$6,029--
2014-1521 (95%)$6,98321 (95%)$6,5021 (5%)$10,096
2015-1621 (91%)$6,39621 (91%)$6,396--
2016-178 (62%)$6,7918 (62%)$6,791--
2017-186 (67%)$8,8336 (67%)$8,833--
2018-197 (44%)$9,8337 (44%)$9,833--
2019-207 (88%)$8,5007 (88%)$8,500--
2020-213 (60%)$4,2783 (60%)$4,278--
2021-2212 (80%)$8,12512 (80%)$8,125--
Average13 (73.36%)$7,55513 (73.36%)$7,4452 (5.00%)$10,013

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