Annual College Costs ( Fall 2006 )

Financial Aid Statistics

• Full-time freshman enrollment: 688
• Number who applied for need-based aid: 406
• Number who were judged to have need: 289
• Number who were offered aid: 289
• Number who had full need met: 130

• Average percent of need met: 91%
• Average financial aid package: $24,047
• Average need-based loan: $1,705
• Average need-based scholarship or grant award: $21,735
• Average non-need based aid: $10,830
• Average indebtedness at graduation: $21,860

Financial Aid Distribution

• Scholarships / grants: 78%
• Loans / jobs: 22%

Over 100 renewable merit scholarships offered to entering freshmen, including 4 Herman W. Lay Scholarships for room, board and tuition, 10 Duke Scholarships for full tuition, 30 Founders (half-tuition) Scholarships and 35 Bell Tower Scholarships (quarter-tuition).

Financial Aid Forms

Domestic first-year financial aid applicants must submit the following forms, if applicable:

• FAFSA
• Institution's own financial aid form
• State aid form
• Other: South Carolina residents must complete state forms for South Carolina Tuition Grant Awards.

Contact Information

Financial Aid Office phone: (864) 294-2204

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