<p>The University of South Carolina also doles out large amounts of merit money which also reduces tuition to in state levels in many cases. Between her merit scholarship, in state tuition remission and a departmentally awarded Coca Cola scholarship, my D’s OOS tuition freshman year was about $3K for the whole year! With their Honors program, Capstone Scholars program and very generous merit awards they are really working hard to attract top in-state and OOS students and it is paying off.</p>
<p>Here’s a link that explains a lot about their merit awards.</p>
<p>[Academic</a> Scholarships](<a href=“Scholarships - Financial Aid and Scholarships | University of South Carolina”>Scholarships - Financial Aid and Scholarships | University of South Carolina)</p>