South Carolina residents paid $5,284 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $264 more than the $5,020 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 89.9 percent more than residents this year, or $10,036. Their price tag grew 4.8 percent from $9,580 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 86 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 177 students received grants or scholarships totaling $968,629 and 19 students took out student loans totaling more than $73,088.
Including all undergraduates (2,247), 1,823 students used grants or scholarships totaling $12.6 million, and 359 students took out $2 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 | ~2,157 | $4,780 | $4,876 | $5,020 | $5,284 | 10.5% |
| Out-of-state | ~90 | $9,076 | $9,268 | $9,580 | $10,036 | 10.6% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 130 | 63% | $793,011 | $6,100 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 56 | 27% | $163,476 | $2,919 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 18 | 9% | $12,142 | $675 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 177 | 86% | $968,629 | $5,472 |
| Federal student loans | 17 | 8% | $64,858 | $3,815 |
| Other student loans | - | 1% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 19 | 9% | $73,088 | $3,847 |
| Total student aid | 177 | 86% | - | - |
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