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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at Wofford College

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Tuition and fees rose 4.8 percent for 2018-19 at Wofford College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

South Carolina students paid $43,985 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $2,030 more than the $41,955 charged for 2017-18.

Data shows 97 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 439 students received grants or scholarships totaling $13 million and 213 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.9 million.

Including all undergraduates (1,666), 1,577 students used grants or scholarships totaling $47.9 million, and 761 students took out $5 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~916$38,705$40,245$41,955$43,98513.6%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Wofford College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants7316%$371,785$5,093
State / local grant or scholarship24053%$1,819,916$7,583
Institutional grants or scholarships43396%$10,822,437$24,994
Grant or scholarship aid total43997%$13,014,138$29,645
Federal student loans21046%$1,183,969$5,638
Other student loans399%$746,504$19,141
Student loan aid21347%$1,930,473$9,063
Total student aid43997%--

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