South Carolina students paid $28,000 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,030 more than the $26,970 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 676 students received grants or scholarships totaling $13.5 million and 436 students took out student loans totaling more than $3.2 million.
Including all undergraduates (3,429), 2,576 students used grants or scholarships totaling $44.4 million, and 1,734 students took out $11.9 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 | ~2,606 | $24,860 | $25,880 | $26,970 | $28,000 | 12.6% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Anderson University 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 | 179 | 26% | $832,730 | $4,652 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 519 | 76% | $3,672,976 | $7,077 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 674 | 99% | $8,973,602 | $13,314 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 676 | 100% | $13,479,308 | $19,940 |
| Federal student loans | 418 | 62% | $2,269,525 | $5,429 |
| Other student loans | 108 | 16% | $952,439 | $8,819 |
| Student loan aid | 436 | 64% | $3,221,964 | $7,390 |
| Total student aid | 676 | 100% | - | - |
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