South Carolina residents paid $5,177 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $360 more than the $4,817 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 92.7 percent more than residents this year, or $9,977. Their price tag grew 3.5 percent from $9,641 in 2017-18.
About 96 percent of the school's undergraduate population are South Carolina residents. And about 4 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 94 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 782 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.6 million and 198 students took out student loans totaling more than $651,216.
Including all undergraduates (4,253), 3,451 students used grants or scholarships totaling $14.1 million, and 1,211 students took out $4.3 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~4,083 | $4,721 | $4,824 | $4,817 | $5,177 | 9.7% |
| Out-of-state | ~170 | $9,425 | $9,648 | $9,641 | $9,977 | 5.9% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 423 | 51% | $2,122,057 | $5,017 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 679 | 82% | $2,449,877 | $3,608 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 782 | 94% | $4,571,934 | $5,846 |
| Federal student loans | 191 | 23% | $614,109 | $3,215 |
| Other student loans | 8 | 1% | $37,107 | $4,638 |
| Student loan aid | 198 | 24% | $651,216 | $3,289 |
| Total student aid | 787 | 94% | - | - |
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