There’s good and bad news for USC students this year.
The good news is the University of South Carolina is raising tuition rates only 2.9% from $12,262 to $12,618 for SC residents.
This is the lowest annual tuition increase since 1998.
The bad news is students will now face:
A 3.5% increase in food service costs.
A 4% increase in housing costs, depending on the dorm. 
This amounts to around $784 a year for in-state, undergraduate residents.
More than $2,000 in health insurance premiums before they can enroll.
Students taking more than six credit hours of classes and all international students will have to prove they have health insurance, according to USC’s website. 
The university is offering students a plan through BlueCross BlueShield of SC. It will cost $2,047 a year, paid in 1 or 2 installments.