Arkansas State· Renewal Rules

Keeping Arkansas 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 2026today· HX-AUTO

At a glance

Renewable tiers: 4 of 4
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 3
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

Arkansas 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.

A State Endeavor: See notes
A State Inspire: See notes
A State Enrichment: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

A State Endeavor
$2,000
Entry requirements: 3 GPA · 990 SAT · 19 ACT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.astate.edu/admissions-and-aid/financial-aid-and-scholarships/scholarships/university-scholarships/index.html
A State Inspire
$6,000
Entry requirements: 3.5 GPA · 1210 SAT · 25 ACT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.astate.edu/admissions-and-aid/financial-aid-and-scholarships/scholarships/university-scholarships/index.html
A State Enrichment
$4,000
Entry requirements: 3 GPA · 1060 SAT · 21 ACT
To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.astate.edu/admissions-and-aid/financial-aid-and-scholarships/scholarships/university-scholarships/index.html

How Arkansas State compares across our verified dataset

256 of 286 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Arkansas State is one of them. The cohort minority (30 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 Arkansas State’s own published materials.