Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at South Carolina State

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,079, which is 84.89 % of all undergraduate students. 1,819 students which is 73.44% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,784.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 90.44% of students received grants or scholarships and 78% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at South Carolina State University since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,079, which is 84.89 % of all undergraduate students. 1,819 students which is 73.44% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,784.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-142,488 (85%)$9,8502,114 (72%)$4,5552,388 (81%)$10,184
2014-152,438 (87%)$10,9022,080 (75%)$4,6532,233 (80%)$8,092
2015-162,033 (77%)$9,5771,779 (67%)$4,7421,846 (70%)$7,669
2016-172,112 (84%)$8,7841,868 (74%)$4,6891,953 (77%)$7,632
2017-182,081 (82%)$8,9671,845 (73%)$4,7981,911 (76%)$7,545
2018-192,006 (83%)$9,6561,754 (72%)$5,0171,834 (75%)$7,623
2019-201,950 (90%)$9,7031,575 (73%)$4,9851,671 (78%)$7,684
2020-211,819 (90%)$8,1621,282 (63%)$4,9791,267 (63%)$6,912
2021-221,788 (86%)$13,8301,361 (66%)$5,2691,265 (61%)$6,711
Average2,079 (84.89%)$9,9371,740 (70.56%)$4,8541,819 (73.44%)$7,784

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 466 (90.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $10,618. It can cover 48.82% of tuition & fees ($21,750) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 406 (78.33 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,198).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14444 (79%)$10,775497 (89%)$10,269
2014-15587 (93%)$11,731530 (84%)$7,394
2015-16443 (90%)$8,456410 (84%)$6,873
2016-17554 (90%)$9,204495 (81%)$6,805
2017-18504 (90%)$9,041452 (81%)$6,948
2018-19437 (92%)$10,304377 (79%)$7,137
2019-20347 (97%)$10,438293 (82%)$6,741
2020-21374 (87%)$9,737271 (63%)$5,953
2021-22507 (96%)$15,873328 (62%)$6,660
Average466 (90.44%)$10,618406 (78.33%)$7,198
*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.
The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 406 (78.44 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,028.
In addition, 254 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (49.78 % of students).
Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14443 (79%)$4,806120 (21%)$1,119209 (37%)$3,616150 (27%)$11,769
2014-15516 (82%)$4,803189 (30%)$1,142256 (41%)$3,477226 (36%)$14,611
2015-16402 (82%)$4,824202 (41%)$931195 (40%)$3,433102 (21%)$9,307
2016-17496 (81%)$4,840162 (26%)$934296 (48%)$3,246117 (19%)$13,559
2017-18451 (80%)$4,884147 (26%)$1,203330 (59%)$3,338104 (19%)$10,341
2018-19366 (77%)$5,018161 (34%)$1,395272 (57%)$3,861131 (28%)$10,620
2019-20290 (81%)$5,230316 (88%)$1,485227 (63%)$3,72368 (19%)$11,632
2020-21293 (68%)$5,223341 (79%)$1,674194 (45%)$3,26575 (17%)$12,093
2021-22401 (76%)$5,622479 (91%)$4,015307 (58%)$4,032213 (40%)$12,357
Average406 (78.44%)$5,028235 (48.44%)$1,544254 (49.78%)$3,555132 (25.11%)$11,810
*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..
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, 406 (78.33 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $406.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14497 (89%)$10,269496 (89%)$9,84524 (4%)$9,186
2014-15530 (84%)$7,394530 (84%)$7,2479 (1%)$8,651
2015-16410 (84%)$6,873408 (83%)$6,6088 (2%)$15,238
2016-17495 (81%)$6,805495 (81%)$6,7931 (0%)$5,830
2017-18452 (81%)$6,948449 (80%)$6,57313 (2%)$14,578
2018-19377 (79%)$7,137376 (79%)$6,52420 (4%)$11,882
2019-20293 (82%)$6,741292 (81%)$6,6343 (1%)$12,590
2020-21271 (63%)$5,953270 (63%)$5,7075 (1%)$14,500
2021-22328 (62%)$6,660325 (62%)$5,90418 (3%)$14,765
Average406 (78.33%)$7,198405 (78.00%)$6,87111 (2.25%)$11,913
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