South Carolina students paid $49,532 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,184 more than the $48,348 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 94 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 657 students received grants or scholarships totaling $20.3 million and 262 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.9 million.
Including all undergraduates (2,947), 2,628 students used grants or scholarships totaling $86.2 million, and 904 students took out $6 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~766 | $46,012 | $47,164 | $48,348 | $49,532 | 7.7% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Furman in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 105 | 15% | $568,523 | $5,415 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 176 | 25% | $1,298,910 | $7,380 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 656 | 94% | $18,386,638 | $28,028 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 657 | 94% | $20,254,071 | $30,828 |
| Federal student loans | 257 | 37% | $1,352,887 | $5,264 |
| Other student loans | 28 | 4% | $543,084 | $19,396 |
| Student loan aid | 262 | 37% | $1,895,971 | $7,237 |
| Total student aid | 661 | 94% | - | - |
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