South Carolina residents paid $5,212 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $168 more than the $5,044 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 60.8 percent more than residents this year, or $8,380. Their price tag grew 3.6 percent from $8,092 in 2017-18.
About 77 percent of the school's undergraduate population are South Carolina residents. About 12 percent are residents of other states and 2 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 91 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 833 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.3 million and 385 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.1 million.
Including all undergraduates (6,788), 5,399 students used grants or scholarships totaling $21.1 million, and 2,649 students took out $16 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 | ~5,227 | $4,902 | $6,148 | $5,044 | $5,212 | 6.3% |
| Out-of-state | ~815 | $6,918 | $9,868 | $8,092 | $8,380 | 21.1% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 577 | 59% | $2,758,143 | $4,780 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 657 | 67% | $2,504,986 | $3,813 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 8 | 1% | $10,688 | $1,336 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 833 | 85% | $5,273,817 | $6,331 |
| Federal student loans | 366 | 37% | $1,878,934 | $5,134 |
| Other student loans | 19 | 2% | $238,518 | $12,554 |
| Student loan aid | 385 | 39% | $2,117,452 | $5,500 |
| Total student aid | 888 | 91% | - | - |
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