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University of South Carolina Upstate

University of South Carolina Upstate
800 University Way
Spartanburg, SC 29303

Official telephone: (864) 503-5000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 277-8727
Fax number: (864) 503-5201
Website: www.uscupstate.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: Allison Sullivan,
Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships
Contacting the office: 864 503-5340
800 277-8727 (toll free)
864 503-5974 (fax)
finaid@uscupstate.edu
FAFSA number: 006951

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $10,368; $21,018 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on $432 per credit hour for 24 hrs/yr, out-of-state tuition based on $876 per credit hour for 24 hrs/yr
Additional required fees: $525
Book fees: $1,200

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A
Institution's own financial aid formApril 1noJuly 1

Applied for financial aid:
93% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
72% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
83% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
93% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
94% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
69% of first-year students
69% of full-time undergraduates
65% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
71% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
87% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
90% of first-year students
50% of full-time undergraduates
13% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
7% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
4% 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):
66% for first-year students
70% for full-time undergraduates
60% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$10,130 for first-year students
$9,704 for full-time undergraduates
$7,529 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$5,058 for first-year students
$5,054 for full-time undergraduates
$4,720 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,412 for first-year students
$4,480 for full-time undergraduates
$4,564 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,412 for first-year students
$4,455 for full-time undergraduates
$4,453 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
5% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
1% 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):
$2,028 for first-year students
$2,262 for full-time undergraduates
$2,100 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
8% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$7,352 for first-year students
$7,614 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 1%

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
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 73%
Average student debt upon graduation: $16,180
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
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships

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