How South Carolina's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at University of South Carolina-Columbia since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 18,967, which is 73.91 % of all undergraduate students. 11,490 students which is 45.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,497.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	16,188 (72%)	$7,315	5,520 (24%)	$4,161	11,107 (49%)	$6,790
2012-13	16,663 (71%)	$7,423	5,593 (24%)	$4,157	11,499 (49%)	$6,866
2013-14	12,680 (52%)	$6,843	5,519 (23%)	$4,193	11,706 (48%)	$6,840
2014-15	17,662 (71%)	$6,484	5,591 (22%)	$4,175	11,969 (48%)	$6,901
2015-16	18,326 (73%)	$6,514	5,631 (22%)	$4,262	8,928 (35%)	$4,417
2016-17	18,492 (72%)	$6,227	5,136 (20%)	$4,244	11,757 (46%)	$6,893
2017-18	18,956 (72%)	$6,499	5,472 (21%)	$4,612	12,240 (46%)	$6,776
2018-19	19,615 (73%)	$6,531	5,316 (20%)	$4,727	12,023 (45%)	$6,577
2019-20	22,682 (82%)	$6,405	5,360 (19%)	$4,854	12,180 (44%)	$6,513
2020-21	22,322 (82%)	$6,864	5,331 (20%)	$4,937	11,763 (43%)	$6,469
2021-22	25,051 (93%)	$6,907	5,154 (19%)	$5,051	11,219 (42%)	$6,422
Average	18,967 (73.91%)	$6,728	5,420 (21.27%)	$4,488	11,490 (45.00%)	$6,497

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 4,720 (87.18 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $6,586. It can cover 18.85% of tuition & fees ($34,934) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,554 (47.27 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,177).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	3,978 (87%)	$7,220	2,169 (47%)	$6,698
2012-13	3,927 (86%)	$7,261	2,139 (47%)	$7,000
2013-14	3,600 (72%)	$6,543	2,254 (45%)	$7,044
2014-15	4,215 (85%)	$5,938	2,281 (46%)	$7,631
2015-16	4,432 (86%)	$6,127	2,345 (45%)	$8,048
2016-17	4,317 (85%)	$5,792	2,394 (47%)	$8,355
2017-18	4,937 (84%)	$6,642	2,872 (49%)	$8,750
2018-19	5,349 (91%)	$6,258	2,883 (49%)	$8,773
2019-20	5,807 (92%)	$6,733	3,000 (48%)	$9,214
2020-21	5,345 (93%)	$7,055	2,797 (49%)	$8,804
2021-22	6,017 (98%)	$6,880	2,956 (48%)	$9,631
Average	4,720 (87.18%)	$6,586	2,554 (47.27%)	$8,177

^*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, 972 (18.09 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,591.

In addition, 2,683 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (49.73 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2011-12	911 (20%)	$4,160	170 (4%)	$1,546	2,509 (55%)	$5,159	2,882 (63%)	$4,069
2012-13	862 (19%)	$4,232	156 (3%)	$1,759	2,447 (53%)	$5,280	2,892 (63%)	$4,036
2013-14	915 (18%)	$4,363	184 (4%)	$1,413	2,168 (43%)	$5,256	2,371 (47%)	$3,335
2014-15	870 (18%)	$4,254	177 (4%)	$1,235	2,368 (48%)	$5,313	2,874 (58%)	$2,967
2015-16	899 (17%)	$4,432	157 (3%)	$1,448	2,469 (48%)	$5,331	3,054 (59%)	$3,202
2016-17	788 (15%)	$4,359	155 (3%)	$1,517	2,316 (45%)	$5,318	3,176 (62%)	$2,839
2017-18	1,091 (19%)	$4,740	261 (4%)	$1,921	2,778 (47%)	$5,514	3,681 (63%)	$3,206
2018-19	1,076 (18%)	$4,827	203 (3%)	$1,959	2,949 (50%)	$5,609	3,999 (68%)	$2,836
2019-20	1,109 (18%)	$5,006	4,110 (65%)	$761	3,193 (51%)	$5,562	5,195 (83%)	$2,437
2020-21	1,072 (19%)	$4,905	3,180 (55%)	$848	3,259 (57%)	$5,342	3,816 (67%)	$3,235
2021-22	1,102 (18%)	$5,224	5,325 (86%)	$1,160	3,056 (50%)	$5,787	4,248 (69%)	$2,773
Average	972 (18.09%)	$4,591	1,280 (21.27%)	$1,415	2,683 (49.73%)	$5,406	3,472 (63.82%)	$3,176

^*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 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, 2,554 (47.27 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,554.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2011-12	2,169 (47%)	$6,698	2,137 (47%)	$5,368	269 (6%)	$11,361
2012-13	2,139 (47%)	$7,000	2,105 (46%)	$5,541	282 (6%)	$11,731
2013-14	2,254 (45%)	$7,044	2,221 (44%)	$5,439	320 (6%)	$11,863
2014-15	2,281 (46%)	$7,631	2,236 (45%)	$5,566	367 (7%)	$13,521
2015-16	2,345 (45%)	$8,048	2,283 (44%)	$5,439	446 (9%)	$14,474
2016-17	2,394 (47%)	$8,355	2,339 (46%)	$5,548	416 (8%)	$16,887
2017-18	2,872 (49%)	$8,750	2,813 (48%)	$5,485	571 (10%)	$16,986
2018-19	2,883 (49%)	$8,773	2,799 (48%)	$5,377	639 (11%)	$16,027
2019-20	3,000 (48%)	$9,214	2,928 (47%)	$5,321	707 (11%)	$17,059
2020-21	2,797 (49%)	$8,804	2,740 (48%)	$5,340	566 (10%)	$17,657
2021-22	2,956 (48%)	$9,631	2,880 (47%)	$5,363	659 (11%)	$19,767
Average	2,554 (47.27%)	$8,177	2,498 (46.36%)	$5,435	477 (8.64%)	$15,212

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at South Carolina

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