South Carolina students paid $16,600 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $3,358 less than the $19,958 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 98 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 534 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.4 million and 527 students took out student loans totaling more than $6.3 million.
Including all undergraduates (2,165), 1,935 students used grants or scholarships totaling $22.4 million, and 1,809 students took out $21.3 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 | ~1,169 | $18,288 | $19,566 | $19,958 | $16,600 | -9.2% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Benedict College 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 | 473 | 85% | $2,483,866 | $5,251 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 327 | 59% | $2,887,889 | $8,831 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 534 | 96% | $5,371,755 | $10,059 |
| Federal student loans | 525 | 94% | $6,290,344 | $11,982 |
| Other student loans | - | 0% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 527 | 94% | $6,323,270 | $11,999 |
| Total student aid | 547 | 98% | - | - |
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