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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 21,698
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 79%
Average Aid Amount $7,223
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 6,213
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 95%

Financial Aid Information at South Carolina

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 21,698 students (79% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $7,223. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 6,213 students (95% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at University of South Carolina-Columbia is $12,688 for South Carolina residents and $36,298 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 21,698 students (79% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $7,223. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at University of South Carolina-Columbia for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at University of South Carolina-Columbia
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid21,69879%$7,223
Pell Grants5,19319%$5,328
Federal Student Loans11,40742%$6,342

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 6,213 beginning students (95% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 6,213 students (95% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students.
The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at University of South Carolina-Columbia.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at University of South Carolina-Columbia
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid6,21395%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources5,99891%$6,762
Federal Grants1,25719%$5,974
Pell Grants1,25319%$5,402
Other Federal Grants3846%$1,928
State/Local Grants3,29550%$5,799
Institutional Grants4,67671%$2,982
Student Loans3,22549%$10,061
Federal Student Loans3,12548%$5,383
Other Student Loans75712%$20,640

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2023-2024, total 5,895 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended University of South Carolina-Columbia. Among them, 5,046 students have lived on campus and 53 students lived off campus (without family). The following table shows the students count by living status and years.
Student Headcount by Living Location/Setting at University of South Carolina-Columbia
Living Status202120222023
Living On-Campus4,2254,6715,046
Living Off-Campus with Family10313197
Living Off-Campus without Family496353

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows number of students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate and were awarded any grant/scholarship by income level for academic year 2023-2024 . The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution.
Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level at University of South Carolina-Columbia
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level3,2753,244$27,207,529$8,308
$0 - $30,000511511$9,412,177$18,419
$30,001 - $48,000375375$5,714,328$15,238
$48,001 - $75,000436436$4,401,870$10,096
$75,001 - $110,000447440$2,639,033$5,904
$110,001 or more1,5061,482$5,040,121$3,347
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