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Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University
P.O. Box 261954
Conway, SC 29528-6054

Official telephone: (843) 347-3161
Fax number: (843) 349-2990
Website: www.coastal.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Wendy Watts,
Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships
Contacting the office: 843 349-2313
843 349-2347 (fax)
finaid@coastal.edu
FAFSA number: 003451

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $10,696; $24,940 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $180
Book fees: $1,160
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,768
Combined room and board expenses: $8,890

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
91% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
68% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
82% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
83% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
98% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
91% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
54% of first-year students
56% of full-time undergraduates
65% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
94% of first-year students
94% of full-time undergraduates
88% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
40% of first-year students
30% of full-time undergraduates
4% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
6% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
44% for first-year students
46% for full-time undergraduates
25% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$9,804 for first-year students
$9,977 for full-time undergraduates
$4,844 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$4,784 for first-year students
$4,787 for full-time undergraduates
$2,594 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$8,464 for first-year students
$8,888 for full-time undergraduates
$5,089 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$8,453 for first-year students
$8,845 for full-time undergraduates
$5,083 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
18% of first-year students
17% of full-time undergraduates
5% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$12,749 for first-year students
$13,238 for full-time undergraduates
$5,847 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
3% of first-year students
4% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$9,409 for first-year students
$10,766 for full-time undergraduates
$6,022 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 2%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $3,500 - $49,864
Undergraduate loan package range: $3,500 - $49,864
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 76%
Average student debt upon graduation: $35,818
Types of payment plans:
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 - $48,302
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 - $48,302
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 44%

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