Alcorn State· Renewal Rules

Keeping Alcorn State’s Merit Aid for Four Years

What the financial-aid office actually requires after freshman year: minimum GPA, credit-hour pace, and the cliffs that quietly downgrade families mid-degree.

Verified Jun 20265 days ago· HX-AUTO

At a glance

Renewable tiers: 4 of 4
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 4
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

Alcorn State's published renewal rules cluster around a 3.0 floor with no major-GPA gating, which is survivable for the typical freshman with steady study habits. The risk is non-renewal due to enrollment status (dropping below full-time), not GPA.

Provost Scholar Scholarship: See notes
Mississippi Community College Transfer Graduates Scholarship: See notes
Presidents Excellence Scholarship: See notes
University Scholar Scholarship: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Provost Scholar Scholarship
Up to $15,000
Entry requirements: 3 GPA · 24 ACT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.alcorn.edu/admissions/scholarship-requirements/
Mississippi Community College Transfer Graduates Scholarship
$2,500
Entry requirements: 3.3 GPA
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.alcorn.edu/admissions/scholarship-requirements/
Presidents Excellence Scholarship
Up to $18,000
Entry requirements: 3 GPA · 28 ACT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.alcorn.edu/admissions/scholarship-requirements/
University Scholar Scholarship
$5,000
Entry requirements: 3 GPA · 22 ACT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.alcorn.edu/admissions/scholarship-requirements/

How Alcorn State compares across our verified dataset

669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Alcorn State is one of them. The cohort minority (82 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every renewal claim is checked against Alcorn State’s own published materials.