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Cost of college was unchanged for all students at Voorhees College

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

South Carolina students paid $12,630 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.

Data shows 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 149 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.3 million and 145 students took out student loans totaling more than $955,582.

Including all undergraduates (491), 446 students used grants or scholarships totaling $4.4 million, and 410 students took out $2.9 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~344$12,230$12,630$12,630$12,6303.3%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Voorhees College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants14584%$960,433$6,624
State / local grant or scholarship5733%$228,500$4,009
Institutional grants or scholarships2414%$73,710$3,071
Grant or scholarship aid total14987%$1,262,643$8,474
Federal student loans14584%$955,582$6,590
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid14584%$955,582$6,590
Total student aid16093%--

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