Financial Aid at South Carolina

Average Amount Received% Received Financial Aid
$6,907 93%
25,051 students (93% of total 26,864 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of South Carolina-Columbia.
The average amount of the aid awarded is $6,907. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 98% of total 6,165 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $6,880.
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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of South Carolina-Columbia, 25,051 undergraduate students (93% of total 26,864 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $6,907.
Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students)
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship25,05193% $173,034,025$6,907
Pell Grants5,15419% $26,031,503$5,051
Federal Student Loan11,21942% $72,051,260$6,422

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

6,053 beginning undergraduate students (98% of total 6,165 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of South Carolina-Columbia. The average amount of aid received is $6,880.
Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students)
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid6,05398% --
Grants or Scholarships6,01798%$41,397,222$6,880
Federal Grants5,38987%$11,931,796$2,214
Pell Grants1,10218%$5,756,999$5,224
Other Federal Grants5,32586%$6,174,797$1,160
State/Local Grants3,05650%$17,686,382$5,787
Institutional Grants4,24869%$11,779,044$2,773
Student Loan Aid2,95648%$28,470,507$9,631
Federal Student Loans2,88047%$15,444,173$5,363
Other Student Loans65911%$13,026,334$19,767

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

The next table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants/scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 at University of South Carolina-Columbia.
The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.
Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level3,0303,000$23,634,026$7,800
0-30,000503503$8,340,755$16,582
30,001-48,000310310$4,391,645$14,167
48,001-75,000398394$3,606,350$9,061
75,001-110,000453447$2,471,121$5,455
110,001 or more1,3661,346$4,824,155$3,532
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