South Carolina residents paid $5,165 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $180 more than the $4,985 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 24.2 percent more than residents this year, or $6,413. Their price tag grew 3.7 percent from $6,185 in 2017-18.
About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are South Carolina residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 97 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 510 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.6 million and 164 students took out student loans totaling more than $808,687.
Including all undergraduates (4,491), 4,040 students used grants or scholarships totaling $17.3 million, and 1,900 students took out $11.5 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 | ~4,446 | $4,601 | $4,913 | $4,985 | $5,165 | 12.3% |
| Out-of-state | ~45 | $5,801 | $6,113 | $6,185 | $6,413 | 10.5% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 341 | 65% | $1,934,071 | $5,672 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 387 | 74% | $1,635,680 | $4,227 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 63 | 12% | $57,621 | $915 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 510 | 97% | $3,627,372 | $7,112 |
| Federal student loans | 164 | 31% | $806,187 | $4,916 |
| Other student loans | - | 0% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 164 | 31% | $808,687 | $4,931 |
| Total student aid | 512 | 97% | - | - |
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