FourYearCost

Limestone University

Gaffney, SCPrivate nonprofitRank 156 of 1,732

Heads-up: 18% of undergraduates here are part-time and 29% study fully online (IPEDS fall 2023). Large part-time, online or adult populations can make the later-years average look lower for reasons unrelated to freshman aid, so this college is left out of the default traditional ranking.

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$19,792
310 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$14,622
1,134 recipients
The drop
$5,170
26.1% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$19,792Later years$14,622

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$17,648
$30–48k$18,035
$48–75k$21,930
$75–110k$20,986
$110k+$24,483

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$26,300
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$27,500
Change$1,200 (+4.6%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$10,079

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$26,0002018-19$26,3002019-20$26,3002020-21$26,3002021-22$26,3002022-23$27,5002023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +5.8% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$22,7192020-21$23,4782021-22$21,1772022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years26%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)64%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants47%
Freshmen taking federal loans69%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,941
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$4,458

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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North Greenville University$20,544$1,974
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Newberry College$23,249−$689

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