South Carolina residents paid $4,974 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $168 more than the $4,806 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 82.5 percent more than residents this year, or $9,078. Their price tag grew 3.6 percent from $8,766 in 2017-18.
About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are South Carolina residents. About 2 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,564 students received grants or scholarships totaling $8.9 million and 414 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.1 million.
Including all undergraduates (10,864), 8,816 students used grants or scholarships totaling $31.5 million, and 3,169 students took out $17.7 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 | ~10,538 | $4,584 | $4,686 | $4,806 | $4,974 | 8.5% |
| Out-of-state | ~217 | $8,448 | $8,550 | $8,766 | $9,078 | 7.5% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 930 | 55% | $4,231,164 | $4,550 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 1,312 | 77% | $4,596,687 | $3,504 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 35 | 2% | $42,403 | $1,212 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,564 | 92% | $8,870,254 | $5,672 |
| Federal student loans | 409 | 24% | $2,054,458 | $5,023 |
| Other student loans | 11 | 1% | $59,285 | $5,390 |
| Student loan aid | 414 | 24% | $2,113,743 | $5,106 |
| Total student aid | 1,576 | 93% | - | - |
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