Common Data Set H: Financial Aid (2007-2008)

Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

H1.  Enter total dollar amounts awarded to enrolled full-time and less than full-time degree-seeking undergraduates (using the same cohort reported in CDS Question B1, "total degree-seeking" undergraduates) in the following categories. (Note: If the data being reported are final figures for the 2006-2007 academic year (see the next item below), use the 2006-2007 academic year's CDS Question B1 cohort.) Include aid awarded to international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid). Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be reported in the need-based aid column. (For a suggested order of precedence in assigning categories of aid to cover need, see the entry for "non-need-based scholarship or grant aid" on the last page of the definitions section.)

Indicate academic year for which data are reported:
2007-2008 estimated or 2006-2007 final

Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid?

Federal methodology (FM)
Institutional methodology (IM)
Both FM and IM

  Need-based aid     Non-need-based aid
$ $
Scholarships/Grants:
Federal $12,141,872.00  $0.00 
State (i.e., all states, not only the state in which your institution is located) $18,031,139.00  $22,046,488.00 
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below) $4,131,606.00  $9,946,992.00 
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g., Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college $2,675,562.00  $5,388,959.00 
Total Scholarships/Grants $36,980,179.00  $37,382,439.00 
Self-Help
Student Loans from all sources (excluding parent loans) $32,689,696.00  $26,700,035.00 
Federal Work Study $1,693,626.00  $0.00 
State and other (e.g., institutional) workstudy/ employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.) $0.00  $4,996,067.00 
Total Self-Help $34,383,322.00  $31,696,102.00 
Parent Loans $1,853,481.00  $10,096,270.00 
Tuition Waivers
Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.		 $13,075,886.00  $11,283,080.00 
Athletic Awards $1,586,685.00  $3,715,829.00 

Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Aid

H2.   List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who applied for and were awarded financial aid from any source. Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort receiving the dollars reported in H1.

Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

  First-time
Full-time
Freshmen		 Full-time
Undergrad
(inc. Fresh)		 Less than
Full-time
Undergrad
a) Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2007 cohort)
3,637 
16,563 
1,403
b) Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid
2,546
10,373
818
c) Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need
1,510
7,608
660
d) Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid
1,506
7,571
643
e) Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid
683
3,789
346
f) Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid
1,189
6,485
574
g) Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid
1,340
4,412
150
h) Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
498
2,088
73
i) On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
76
72
58
j) The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
$10,753.00
$10,558.00
$7,232.00
k) Average need-based scholarship or grant aid of those in line e
$4,290.00
$3,923.00
$2,289.00
l) Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f
$2,071.00
$3,744.00
$3,320.00
m) Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan
$1,961.00
$3,551.00
$3,215.00

H2A. Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Non-need-based Scholarships and Grants: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort awarded the dollars reported in H1. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

  First-time
Full-time
Freshmen		 Full-time
Undergrad
(inc. Fresh)		 Less than
Full-time
Undergrad
n) Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)
1,705
5,747
155
o) Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid awarded to students in line n
$5,861.00
$5,997.00
$3,110.00
p) Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic grant or scholarship
115
500
10
q) Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic grants and scholarships awarded to students in line p
$10,743.00
$10,428.00
$8,773.00

H3. Incorporated into H1 above.

Note: These are the graduates and loan types to include and exclude in order to fill out CDS H4, H4a, H5 and H5a.

Include:

* 2007 undergraduate class who graduated between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007 who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007.
* only loans made to students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution.
* co-signed loans.

Exclude:

* those who transferred in.
* money borrowed at other institutions.

H4.

Provide the percentage of the class (defined above) who borrowed at any time through any loan programs (institutional, state, Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, private loans that were certified by your institution, etc.; exclude parent loans). Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.  45

H4a.

Provide the percentage of the class (defined above) who borrowed at any time through federal loan programs—Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans. NOTE: exclude all institutional, state, private alternative loans and parent loans. 44

H5.

Average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of those in line H4. $21,129.00

H5a.

Report the average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness through federal loan programs—Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans. These are listed in line H4a. NOTE: exclude all institutional, state, private alternative loans and exclude parent loans. $17,431.00

Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresident Aliens
(Note: Report numbers and dollar amounts for the same academic year checked in item H1.)

H6. Indicate your institution's policy regarding institutional scholarship and grant aid for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:

Institution need-based scholarship or grant aid is available
Institution non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is available
Institution scholarship or grant aid is not available

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:
126
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:
$14,705
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:
$1,852,728

Process for First-Year/Freshman Students

H7. Check off all financial aid forms nonresident alien first-year financial aid applicants must submit:

Institution's own financial aid form
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
Foreign Student's Financial Aid Application
Foreign Student's Certification of Finances
Other:
 

H8. Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:

FAFSA
Institution's own financial aid form
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
Business/Farm Supplement 		State aid form
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's Statement
Other:
 

H9.  Indicate filing dates for first-year (freshman) students:

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: 04/01
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:  
No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis):

H10.  Indicate notification dates for first-year (freshman) students: (answer a or b)

a) Students notified on or about (date): 04/01
b) Students notified on a rolling basis: Yes   No If yes, starting date: 04/01 

H11. Indicate reply dates:

Students must reply by (date):     or within     weeks of notification

Types of Aid Available

Please check off all types of aid available to undergraduates at your institution:

H12.  Loans

FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN)
Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
Direct PLUS loans
FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM (FFEL)
FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
FFEL PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans
 
Federal Perkins Loans
Federal Nursing Loans
State Loans
College/university loans from institutional funds
Other (Specify):  

H13.  Scholarships and Grants

Need-based:
Federal Pell
SEOG
State scholarships/grants
Private scholarships
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional funds
United Negro College Fund
Federal Nursing Scholarships
Other (Specify): USC Opportunity Grant, Gamecock Guarantee

H14. Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.

  Non-need Need-based
Academic
Alumni affiliation
Art
Athletics
Job skills
ROTC  
Leadership
Minority status
Music/drama
Religious affiliation
State/district residency



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