by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total cost of going to University of South Carolina Aiken can seem tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students are given some form of financial help.
What financial aid options can UofSC Aiken offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep scrolling to see what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from University of South Carolina Aiken.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For freshmen starting at University of South Carolina Aiken, 96% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid around 587 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 93% | $8,904 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 24% | $2,945 |
| Federal Pell grants | 51% | $6,067 |
| State/local grants | 82% | $5,419 |
| Federal student loans | 51% | $5,037 |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. At this school, some 71% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $8,331 (among about 2223 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 71% | $8,331 |
| Federal Pell grants | 39% | $5,822 |
| Federal student loans | 43% | $6,438 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $9,899.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $8,475 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $11,205 |
| Over $75,000 | $16,427 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $11,641 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $11,611 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use UofSC Aiken’s official net price calculator: ie.usca.edu/NetPrice/npcalc.htm.
The median federal debt load at UofSC Aiken comes to $13,000 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $13,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $24,275 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $257.36/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at UofSC Aiken.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,500 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $37,250 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $13,516 |
| Middle income | $14,000 |
| High income | $12,000 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,996 |
| Continuing-generation students | $13,250 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $12,816 |
| Independent students | $13,933 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. UofSC Aiken.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at UofSC Aiken:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 13293 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $260,324,326 |
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 recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 146 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $1,197,791 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $8,204 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 34 |
| Total DoD amount | $99,500 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,926 |
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