South Carolina residents paid $5,670 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $202 more than the $5,468 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 72 percent more than residents this year, or $9,750. Their price tag grew 4.2 percent from $9,356 in 2017-18.
About 90 percent of the school's undergraduate population are South Carolina residents. And about 7 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 94 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,707 students received grants or scholarships totaling $11.4 million and 368 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.3 million.
Including all undergraduates (6,082), 4,755 students used grants or scholarships totaling $23 million, and 943 students took out $4.8 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 | ~5,474 | $5,167 | $5,322 | $5,468 | $5,670 | 9.7% |
| Out-of-state | ~426 | $8,815 | $9,042 | $9,356 | $9,750 | 10.6% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 672 | 37% | $3,485,434 | $5,187 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 1,600 | 88% | $7,693,822 | $4,809 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 116 | 6% | $194,638 | $1,678 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,707 | 93% | $11,373,894 | $6,663 |
| Federal student loans | 349 | 19% | $1,810,414 | $5,187 |
| Other student loans | 55 | 3% | $513,171 | $9,330 |
| Student loan aid | 368 | 20% | $2,323,585 | $6,314 |
| Total student aid | 1,725 | 94% | - | - |
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