How C of Charleston's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at College of Charleston since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 6,590, which is 65.89 % of all undergraduate students. 4,121 students which is 41.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,744.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	5,578 (53%)	$8,954	2,405 (23%)	$4,238	4,385 (42%)	$6,968
2014-15	5,671 (54%)	$9,119	2,364 (23%)	$4,313	4,299 (41%)	$6,949
2015-16	5,768 (55%)	$9,402	2,383 (23%)	$4,354	4,284 (41%)	$6,830
2016-17	5,849 (56%)	$9,325	2,428 (23%)	$4,309	4,454 (43%)	$6,810
2017-18	5,696 (58%)	$9,584	2,442 (25%)	$4,442	4,258 (43%)	$6,763
2018-19	5,855 (59%)	$10,066	2,354 (24%)	$4,527	4,143 (42%)	$6,719
2019-20	6,572 (68%)	$9,561	2,125 (22%)	$4,532	3,825 (40%)	$6,692
2020-21	8,582 (92%)	$7,885	1,961 (21%)	$4,664	3,499 (38%)	$6,642
2021-22	9,743 (98%)	$8,307	2,057 (21%)	$4,686	3,946 (40%)	$6,322
Average	6,590 (65.89%)	$9,134	2,280 (22.78%)	$4,452	4,121 (41.11%)	$6,744

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,681 (77.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,606. It can cover 26.06% of tuition & fees ($36,858) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 983 (45.44 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,041).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,329 (63%)	$9,301	927 (44%)	$6,764
2014-15	1,437 (66%)	$8,834	928 (43%)	$6,707
2015-16	1,554 (70%)	$9,196	998 (45%)	$7,151
2016-17	1,634 (70%)	$9,018	1,103 (47%)	$7,170
2017-18	1,343 (73%)	$9,683	877 (48%)	$7,863
2018-19	1,680 (76%)	$10,802	1,005 (46%)	$8,864
2019-20	1,693 (83%)	$10,268	867 (42%)	$9,245
2020-21	1,996 (98%)	$9,850	880 (43%)	$9,454
2021-22	2,459 (100%)	$9,499	1,262 (51%)	$9,150
Average	1,681 (77.67%)	$9,606	983 (45.44%)	$8,041

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Grants/Scholarship

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 485 (22.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,595.

In addition, 1,117 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (51.78 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	487 (23%)	$4,250	99 (5%)	$1,006	1,098 (52%)	$5,078	801 (38%)	$5,763
2014-15	438 (20%)	$4,361	110 (5%)	$887	1,184 (55%)	$5,097	741 (34%)	$6,278
2015-16	538 (24%)	$4,544	126 (6%)	$958	1,247 (56%)	$5,035	869 (39%)	$6,268
2016-17	560 (24%)	$4,390	123 (5%)	$858	1,341 (57%)	$4,964	877 (37%)	$6,289
2017-18	485 (26%)	$4,711	79 (4%)	$1,055	1,015 (55%)	$5,257	850 (46%)	$6,236
2018-19	514 (23%)	$4,707	201 (9%)	$1,061	1,127 (51%)	$5,314	1,206 (55%)	$7,899
2019-20	438 (21%)	$4,467	1,091 (53%)	$811	982 (48%)	$5,162	1,108 (54%)	$8,549
2020-21	409 (20%)	$5,031	1,865 (91%)	$505	971 (48%)	$5,115	1,326 (65%)	$8,819
2021-22	499 (20%)	$4,895	2,442 (99%)	$1,123	1,085 (44%)	$5,460	1,417 (58%)	$8,642
Average	485 (22.33%)	$4,595	682 (30.78%)	$918	1,117 (51.78%)	$5,165	1,022 (47.33%)	$7,194

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..

Student Loans

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 983 (45.44 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $983.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	927 (44%)	$6,764	904 (43%)	$5,621	87 (4%)	$13,666
2014-15	928 (43%)	$6,707	907 (42%)	$5,657	74 (3%)	$14,775
2015-16	998 (45%)	$7,151	965 (43%)	$5,601	103 (5%)	$16,818
2016-17	1,103 (47%)	$7,170	1,068 (46%)	$5,679	107 (5%)	$17,232
2017-18	877 (48%)	$7,863	847 (46%)	$5,438	125 (7%)	$18,315
2018-19	1,005 (46%)	$8,864	950 (43%)	$5,456	203 (9%)	$18,349
2019-20	867 (42%)	$9,245	810 (40%)	$5,383	202 (10%)	$18,095
2020-21	880 (43%)	$9,454	828 (41%)	$5,362	174 (9%)	$22,293
2021-22	1,262 (51%)	$9,150	1,230 (50%)	$5,261	234 (9%)	$21,695
Average	983 (45.44%)	$8,041	945 (43.78%)	$5,495	145 (6.78%)	$17,915

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at C of Charleston

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time