South Carolina students paid $16,854 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $374 more than the $16,480 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 515 students received grants or scholarships totaling $6.9 million and 452 students took out student loans totaling more than $3.1 million.
Including all undergraduates (2,172), 1,907 students used grants or scholarships totaling $25 million, and 1,682 students took out $13.2 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~1,803 | $15,520 | $16,158 | $16,480 | $16,854 | 8.6% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Claflin University in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 410 | 79% | $2,280,736 | $5,563 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 433 | 83% | $2,602,075 | $6,009 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 427 | 82% | $1,977,263 | $4,631 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 515 | 99% | $6,860,074 | $13,321 |
| Federal student loans | 448 | 86% | $3,078,042 | $6,871 |
| Other student loans | 4 | 1% | $19,770 | $4,943 |
| Student loan aid | 452 | 87% | $3,097,812 | $6,854 |
| Total student aid | 517 | 100% | - | - |
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