Financial Aid Statistics Comparison
For all undergraduate students, the average percent receiving aid is 79.17 % and the average aid amount is $9,473. The financial aid includes Federal (Pell and other federal), state, local, institutional or other grant aid, and federal student loans. The following table compares the total number and percentage of undergraduate students who received any financial aid between Colleges in South Carolina for academic year 2023-2024.
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Beginning Students Financial Aid
For first-time, full-time beginning students, the average percent of receiving grant and/or scholarship is 1.01 % and the average grant amount is $123. This includes grants or scholarship from all sources - federal (pell grants and other federal grants), state/local, and institutions. The average percent of students who receiving student loans (federal and other student loans) is 0.67 % and the average loan amount is $83. The following table compares the financial aid statistics for first-time, full-time undergraduate students (freshmen) between Colleges in South Carolina for academic year 2023-2024.
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| Name | Grants/Scholarships | Student Loans | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Receiving Aid (Percentage) | Average Amount | Number Receiving Aid (Percentage) | Average Amount | ||
| Aiken Technical College | 256 (92%) | $6,463 | 19 (7%) | $6,428 | |
| Allen University | 164 (97%) | $13,755 | 135 (80%) | $5,932 | |
| Anderson University | 786 (99%) | $25,586 | 383 (48%) | $8,360 | |
| Charleston Southern University | 709 (98%) | $22,411 | 433 (60%) | $7,283 | |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry | 150 (98%) | $6,888 | 15 (10%) | $4,177 | |
| Benedict College | 355 (94%) | $11,780 | 262 (69%) | $5,992 | |
| Bob Jones University | 572 (99%) | $14,764 | 143 (25%) | $7,424 | |
| Southern Wesleyan University | 144 (100%) | $18,771 | 103 (72%) | $7,295 | |
| Charleston Cosmetology Institute | 53 (66%) | $2,274 | 30 (38%) | $2,662 | |
| College of Charleston | 1,788 (81%) | $9,811 | 1,078 (49%) | $10,072 | |
| Charzanne Beauty College | 42 (93%) | $3,631 | 42 (93%) | $3,890 | |
| Northeastern Technical College | 58 (73%) | $7,010 | - | - | |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | 569 (84%) | $15,095 | 326 (48%) | $13,036 | |
| Claflin University | 378 (98%) | $12,306 | 280 (73%) | $6,849 | |
| Clemson University | 3,408 (74%) | $10,599 | 1,643 (36%) | $12,069 | |
| Clinton College | 55 (100%) | $9,859 | 50 (91%) | $6,958 | |
| Coker University | 187 (100%) | $25,453 | 124 (66%) | $7,267 | |
| Columbia International University | 155 (96%) | $18,883 | 100 (62%) | $7,097 | |
| Columbia College | 180 (98%) | $13,961 | 150 (82%) | $5,656 | |
| Converse University | 219 (100%) | $16,312 | 145 (66%) | $7,730 | |
| Denmark Technical College | 160 (100%) | $5,761 | 26 (16%) | $5,180 | |
| Erskine College | 269 (100%) | $32,409 | 181 (67%) | $8,319 | |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College | 396 (93%) | $8,689 | 41 (10%) | $3,776 | |
| Forrest College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Francis Marion University | 599 (98%) | $11,674 | 391 (64%) | $5,775 | |
| Furman University | 647 (100%) | $40,954 | 204 (32%) | $9,717 | |
| Greenville Technical College | 1,365 (94%) | $6,913 | 63 (4%) | $5,397 | |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | 730 (88%) | $7,415 | 157 (19%) | $5,574 | |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta | 43 (88%) | $5,174 | 44 (90%) | $7,998 | |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia | 40 (93%) | $5,567 | 39 (91%) | $8,313 | |
| Lander University | 821 (98%) | $12,000 | 548 (65%) | $6,560 | |
| Limestone University | 310 (98%) | $19,792 | 219 (69%) | $7,099 | |
| Medical University of South Carolina | No information available. | ||||
| Midlands Technical College | 1,411 (98%) | $7,599 | 219 (15%) | $5,775 | |
| Morris College | 112 (95%) | $9,189 | 82 (69%) | $5,629 | |
| Newberry College | 406 (100%) | $23,249 | 334 (82%) | $7,302 | |
| North Greenville University | 485 (100%) | $20,544 | 287 (59%) | $6,232 | |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College | 169 (95%) | $8,137 | 7 (4%) | $3,175 | |
| Piedmont Technical College | 553 (96%) | $8,236 | 95 (16%) | $5,391 | |
| Presbyterian College | 269 (100%) | $37,241 | 150 (56%) | $7,248 | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | 539 (98%) | $9,701 | 289 (53%) | $5,913 | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | 424 (90%) | $7,735 | 283 (60%) | $7,348 | |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | 5,998 (91%) | $6,762 | 3,225 (49%) | $10,061 | |
| University of South Carolina-Lancaster | 303 (91%) | $7,422 | 123 (37%) | $5,968 | |
| University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie | 122 (95%) | $7,113 | 65 (51%) | $5,413 | |
| University of South Carolina-Sumter | 190 (97%) | $7,950 | 59 (30%) | $4,571 | |
| University of South Carolina-Union | 104 (98%) | $7,402 | 39 (37%) | $5,446 | |
| Coastal Carolina University | 2,321 (87%) | $9,939 | 1,698 (64%) | $11,228 | |
| South Carolina State University | 767 (94%) | $12,130 | 578 (71%) | $6,706 | |
| University of South Carolina-Upstate | 662 (97%) | $10,414 | 412 (60%) | $6,356 | |
| Sherman College of Chiropractic | No information available. | ||||
| Spartanburg Methodist College | 482 (100%) | $16,008 | 287 (59%) | $4,983 | |
| Spartanburg Community College | 729 (95%) | $6,947 | 27 (4%) | $3,890 | |
| Central Carolina Technical College | 350 (95%) | $7,296 | 15 (4%) | $3,639 | |
| Sumter Beauty College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Tri-County Technical College | 1,666 (89%) | $9,085 | 378 (20%) | $7,915 | |
| Trident Technical College | 1,019 (91%) | $12,096 | 175 (16%) | $3,360 | |
| Voorhees University | 119 (99%) | $10,086 | 48 (40%) | $5,060 | |
| Williamsburg Technical College | 40 (95%) | $6,438 | - | - | |
| Winthrop University | 704 (100%) | $14,600 | 466 (66%) | $7,185 | |
| Wofford College | 500 (99%) | $38,779 | 231 (46%) | $7,684 | |
| York Technical College | 645 (97%) | $9,161 | 7 (1%) | $4,504 | |
| South University-Columbia | 14 (93%) | $9,186 | 12 (80%) | $7,043 | |
| Academy of Hair Technology | 3 (60%) | $5,178 | 3 (60%) | $5,710 | |
| ITT Technical Institute-Greenville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill | 41 (69%) | $4,089 | 47 (80%) | $5,730 | |
| Strand College of Hair Design | 65 (47%) | $3,929 | 63 (45%) | $4,438 | |
| Golf Academy of America-Myrtle Beach | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/14/2018) | ||||
| Centura College-North Charleston | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Miller-Motte College-Charleston | 34 (22%) | $5,576 | 14 (9%) | $7,557 | |
| Southeastern College-Charleston | 44 (86%) | $5,685 | 44 (86%) | $13,631 | |
| LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc | 9 (69%) | $3,888 | 8 (62%) | $4,729 | |
| Southeastern College-Columbia | 39 (85%) | $5,597 | 36 (78%) | $13,448 | |
| Centura College-Columbia | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg | 66 (86%) | $4,334 | 67 (87%) | $6,547 | |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia | 34 (87%) | $5,344 | 36 (92%) | $7,137 | |
| W L Bonner College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| University of Phoenix-South Carolina | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/17/2018) | ||||
| The Art Institute of Charleston | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/14/2018) | ||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Columbia | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Charleston School of Law | No information available. | ||||
| Virginia College-Greenville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/18/2018) | ||||
| Virginia College-Charleston | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/12/2018) | ||||
| Brown Mackie College-Greenville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Remington College-Columbia Campus | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Academy for Careers and Technology | 24 (83%) | $3,210 | - | - | |
| Aiken School of Cosmetology and Barbering | No information available. | ||||
| Virginia College-Columbia | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/18/2018) | ||||
| Strayer University-South Carolina | 2 (33%) | $1,704 | 1 (17%) | $1,604 | |
| ITT Technical Institute-North Charleston | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence | 55 (74%) | $4,462 | 61 (82%) | $7,356 | |
| Fortis College-Columbia | 67 (94%) | $7,236 | 62 (87%) | $8,289 | |
| Miller-Motte College-Conway | 74 (45%) | $6,265 | 32 (19%) | $8,886 | |
| Virginia College-Spartanburg | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | ||||
| Cosmetic Arts Institute | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 04/09/2019) | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia | 11 (73%) | $5,423 | 10 (67%) | $10,145 | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston | 34 (69%) | $4,557 | 39 (80%) | $6,279 | |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville | 57 (78%) | $4,587 | 61 (84%) | $6,246 | |
| ITT Technical Institute-Myrtle Beach | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Palmetto Beauty School | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Columbia Academy of Cosmetology | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 01/31/2018) | ||||
| Virginia College-Florence | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/18/2018) | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville | 16 (50%) | $4,823 | 27 (84%) | $8,432 | |
| American College of the Building Arts | 10 (43%) | $10,186 | 6 (26%) | $4,990 | |
| Arclabs | 236 (68%) | $5,605 | 257 (74%) | $7,962 | |
| Top of the Line Barber College | 11 (79%) | $6,673 | 12 (86%) | $7,604 | |
| B-Unique Beauty and Barber Academy | No information available. | ||||
| Barber Tech Academy | 11 (100%) | $6,780 | 11 (100%) | $8,661 | |
| Construction Training Center | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| International Diving Institute | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek | 41 (84%) | $4,452 | 42 (86%) | $7,012 | |
| Southeastern Esthetics Institute | 230 (54%) | $4,010 | 263 (61%) | $5,161 | |
| Vski Cosmetology School | 13 (54%) | $5,608 | 24 (100%) | $7,207 | |
| Personal Touch Beauty and Barber College | 1 (100%) | $7,395 | 1 (100%) | $5,500 | |
| Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach | 5 (100%) | $7,581 | 5 (100%) | $17,319 | |
| Barber Tech Academy-Columbia | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| ECPI University-Greenville | No information available. | ||||
| ECPI University-Charleston | No information available. | ||||
| ECPI University-Columbia | No information available. | ||||
| Strayer University-Columbia Campus | No information available. | ||||
| Strayer University-Charleston Campus | No information available. | ||||
| Average | 441 (86.71%) | $10,542 | 219 (55.46%) | $6,897 | |
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