Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 58.21
Liaison Darcy Coughlan
Submission Date Dec. 20, 2021

STARS v2.2

Coastal Carolina University
PA-8: Affordability and Access

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.04 / 4.00 Darcy Coughlan
Associate Director
Sustain Coastal
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Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
52

Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
24

Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
35

Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
42.70

A brief description of notable policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:

The US Department of Education offers several need-based aid opportunities for low-income students (Pell grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Federal Work Study (FWS), and Direct Subsidized Loans. CCU also offers need-based institutional awards to incoming students. The CCU Coastal Educational Foundation, the Horry County Higher Education Committee, and other external organizations also offer a variety of scholarships for low-income students. Non-traditional students are also welcome to apply for these awards.


A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:
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Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Sources:

Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid - Source: Section H2 (i) Coastal's Common Data Set.
Source: https://www.coastal.edu/iraa/ccudata/commondataset/
https://www.coastal.edu/media/2015ccuwebsite/contentassets/documents/iraa/commondatasets/cdsf20H.pdf

Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt - Source: College InSight (https://college-insight.org/), an initiative of the Institute for College Access & Success. The College InSight web site displays data taken from the Common Data Set (CDS), the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and the Department of Education FISAP Fiscal Operations Report and Application to Participate (FISAP). College-level student debt and undergraduate financial aid data © 2017 Peterson's LLC, all rights reserved.
CCU's College Spotlight: https://college-insight.org/spotlight/coastal-carolina-university/4511218724

Percentage of entering students that are low-income - Source: CCU's profile on NCES, the number of incoming freshmen receiving Pell Grants was 35%.
https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=coastal+carolina+university&s=all&id=218724

Graduation/success rate for low-income students: Source - Common Data Set used. Section B (Formerly
B11). Graduation rate used - 2014 Pell Grant Recipient Cohort
https://www.coastal.edu/media/2015ccuwebsite/contentassets/documents/iraa/commondatasets/cdsf20B.pdf


Sources:

Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid - Source: Section H2 (i) Coastal's Common Data Set.
Source: https://www.coastal.edu/iraa/ccudata/commondataset/
https://www.coastal.edu/media/2015ccuwebsite/contentassets/documents/iraa/commondatasets/cdsf20H.pdf

Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt - Source: College InSight (https://college-insight.org/), an initiative of the Institute for College Access & Success. The College InSight web site displays data taken from the Common Data Set (CDS), the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and the Department of Education FISAP Fiscal Operations Report and Application to Participate (FISAP). College-level student debt and undergraduate financial aid data © 2017 Peterson's LLC, all rights reserved.
CCU's College Spotlight: https://college-insight.org/spotlight/coastal-carolina-university/4511218724

Percentage of entering students that are low-income - Source: CCU's profile on NCES, the number of incoming freshmen receiving Pell Grants was 35%.
https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=coastal+carolina+university&s=all&id=218724

Graduation/success rate for low-income students: Source - Common Data Set used. Section B (Formerly
B11). Graduation rate used - 2014 Pell Grant Recipient Cohort
https://www.coastal.edu/media/2015ccuwebsite/contentassets/documents/iraa/commondatasets/cdsf20B.pdf

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