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The real 4-year cost of University of South Carolina-Upstate in South Carolina
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at University of South Carolina-Upstate went from $8,512 to $11,583, an average of 1.1% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $8,512 | – | – |
| 2009 | $8,862 | – | – |
| 2010 | $9,342 | – | – |
| 2011 | $9,596 | – | – |
| 2012 | $9,892 | – | – |
| 2013 | $10,198 | – | – |
| 2014 | $10,518 | – | – |
| 2015 | $10,818 | – | – |
| 2016 | $11,190 | – | – |
| 2017 | $11,520 | – | – |
| 2018 | $11,688 | – | – |
| 2019 | $11,558 | – | – |
| 2020 | $11,583 | – | – |
| 2021 | $11,583 | – | – |
| 2022 | $11,583 | – | – |
| 2023 | $11,583 | $11,583 | – |
| 2024 | – | $11,708 | $11,498–$11,917 |
| 2025 | – | $11,834 | $11,414–$12,261 |
| 2026 | – | $11,961 | $11,331–$12,615 |
| 2027 | – | $12,090 | $11,248–$12,979 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $11,961 |
| Year 2 | $12,090 |
| Year 3 | $12,220 |
| Year 4 | $12,352 |
| 4-year total | $48,624 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $8,624
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $25,099
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $10,040/ yr
- rising 3.0% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $45,937
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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Published figures for University of South Carolina-Upstate from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.