University of South Carolina Aiken

University of South Carolina Aiken incoming freshman academic profile

Average high school GPA

3.692024-25 CDS · Source

SAT composite middle score

1,2702024-25 CDS · Source

ACT composite middle score

292024-25 CDS · Source

Average GPA of enrolled freshmen (scale may be weighted or unweighted). SAT/ACT are median scores of students who submitted them — not scholarship cutoffs.

Freshman financial need & merit gifts

2024-25 financial-aid profile · CollegeData source

Average freshman need met

73%

Average undergraduate need met

64%

These groups use different denominators and should not be added together. Need met is an average share of assessed financial need—not a share of tuition or an aid guarantee. The source’s detailed aid table reports 2024-25, although its general page note says 2025-26.

University of South Carolina Aiken net price by family income

Historical average cost after all grants and scholarships — not need-based aid eligibility. 2024–25 academic year.

Families earning $150,000+ should not assume they'll get need-based grants; the "Over $110K" group mixes very different incomes.

At what family income does financial aid stop at University of South Carolina Aiken?

There's no universal cutoff. Need-based aid depends on income, assets, family size and college rules; merit scholarships are based on grades and scores, so high income doesn't rule them out. Use University of South Carolina Aiken's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.

Graduation, earnings & student debt

6-year graduation

43.6%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort

First-year retention

66.8%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$51,7032011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars

Median federal debt

$22,132Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled

Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 218645).

Colleges with acceptance rates similar to University of South Carolina Aiken

University of South Carolina Aiken accepts about 60% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.

• University of South Carolina-Columbia · Columbia, SC60% acceptance
• College of Charleston · Charleston, SC60% acceptance
• Bethel University · McKenzie, TN60% acceptance
• Carolinas College of Health Sciences · Charlotte, NC60% acceptance
• EDP University of Puerto Rico-Humacao · Humacao, PR60% acceptance
• Fashion Institute of Technology · New York, NY60% acceptance
• Freed-Hardeman University · Henderson, TN60% acceptance
• Hult International Business School · Cambridge, MA60% acceptance
• State University of New York at Cortland · Cortland, NY60% acceptance
• Tougaloo College · Tougaloo, MS60% acceptance

Colleges with merit aid similar to University of South Carolina Aiken

University of South Carolina Aiken reports average merit aid of $4,430 per year. These colleges report the closest average non-need-based awards.

• University of South Carolina-Columbia · Columbia, SC$4,430 avg merit aid / yr
• Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS$4,455 avg merit aid / yr
• University of Washington-Bothell Campus · Bothell, WA$4,399 avg merit aid / yr
• University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA$4,399 avg merit aid / yr
• University of Washington-Tacoma Campus · Tacoma, WA$4,399 avg merit aid / yr
• Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA$4,393 avg merit aid / yr
• University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR$4,374 avg merit aid / yr
• Southern Connecticut State University · New Haven, CT$4,365.523 avg merit aid / yr
• University of Southern Indiana · Evansville, IN$4,525 avg merit aid / yr
• University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY$4,561 avg merit aid / yr