by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students will never be charged the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The total price of attendance at Citadel Military College of South Carolina can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
What financing options does The Citadel offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Keep scrolling to discover how much school funding could be available to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Citadel Military College of South Carolina.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Citadel Military College of South Carolina, 90% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance approximately 594 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 86% | $16,473 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 65% | $15,573 |
| Federal Pell grants | 21% | $5,706 |
| State/local grants | 46% | $5,822 |
| Federal student loans | 42% | $5,257 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At The Citadel, approximately 75% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $14,816 (among about 1988 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 75% | $14,816 |
| Federal Pell grants | 20% | $5,553 |
| Federal student loans | 36% | $6,379 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $13,157.
Because need-based aid scales with family income, what students actually pay differs sharply across income brackets.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $13,640 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $17,176 |
| Over $75,000 | $24,459 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $20,723 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $21,002 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use The Citadel’s net price tool: citadel.edu/financial-aid/net-price-calculator/.
The median federal debt load at The Citadel comes to $18,000 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $18,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $21,096 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $223.65/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at The Citadel.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $5,000 |
| 25th percentile | $8,094 |
| 75th percentile | $26,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $29,100 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $18,038 |
| Middle income | $19,500 |
| High income | $17,146 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $17,768 |
| Continuing-generation students | $18,494 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $18,460 |
| Independent students | $16,105 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. The Citadel.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at The Citadel:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 9710 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $206,599,609 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 385 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $4,549,462 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $11,817 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 47 |
| Total DoD amount | $94,164 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,003 |
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