South Carolina residents paid $4,614 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $318 more than the $4,296 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 55.1 percent more than residents this year, or $7,158. Their price tag grew 4.6 percent from $6,840 in 2017-18.
About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are South Carolina residents. And about 2 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 138 students received grants or scholarships totaling $971,020.
Including all undergraduates (1,275), 864 students used grants or scholarships totaling $3.2 million.
Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In-state | ~1,250 | $4,062 | $4,306 | $4,296 | $4,614 | 13.6% |
Out-of-state | ~26 | $6,462 | $6,802 | $6,840 | $7,158 | 10.8% |
Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
---|---|---|---|---|
Federal grants | 109 | 74% | $569,384 | $5,224 |
State / local grant or scholarship | 120 | 81% | $392,788 | $3,273 |
Institutional grants or scholarships | 17 | 11% | $8,848 | $520 |
Grant or scholarship aid total | 138 | 93% | $971,020 | $7,036 |
Federal student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
Student loan aid | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
Total student aid | 138 | 93% | - | - |