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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Cost of college was unchanged for all students at Limestone College

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Tuition and fees were unchanged for 2018-19 at Limestone College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

South Carolina students paid $25,025 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.

Data shows 99 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 352 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.9 million and 299 students took out student loans totaling more than $3.9 million.

Including all undergraduates (2,442), 2,057 students used grants or scholarships totaling $21.6 million, and 1,880 students took out $19.7 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~1,465$23,900$23,900$25,025$25,0254.7%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Limestone College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants19555%$953,738$4,891
State / local grant or scholarship20658%$1,123,430$5,454
Institutional grants or scholarships34797%$3,819,149$11,006
Grant or scholarship aid total35299%$5,896,317$16,751
Federal student loans29884%$3,361,630$11,281
Other student loans3410%$488,690$14,373
Student loan aid29984%$3,850,320$12,877
Total student aid35399%--

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