Is the Academic Scholarship automatic?

Effectively yes. The page says 'being considered for these scholarships is as easy as applying for undergraduate admission,' and the award is based on your GPA or SAT/ACT score. The exact dollar tier within the $21,000-$28,000/yr range is set by your stats but the cutoff grid is not published, so confirm your amount in your award letter.

Are the scholarships renewable?

Yes. Augustana scholarships are renewable provided students 'maintain full-time status and good academic standing.' A specific renewal GPA is not published — ask the Office of Financial Aid (605.274.5216) for the exact threshold.

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Keeping Augustana University’s Merit Aid for Four Years

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At a glance

Renewable tiers: 16 of 16
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 16
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

Augustana University'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.

Academic Scholarship: Full-time enrollment
Transfer Scholarship: Full-time enrollment
Pro Musica Music Scholarship: See notes
Studio Music Scholarship: See notes
Music Honors Scholarship: See notes
Viking Marching Band Scholarship: See notes
Music Ensemble Scholarship: See notes
Pro Dramatis Theatre Scholarship: See notes
Pro Artis Visual Art Scholarship: See notes
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship: See notes
YT Johnson Science Scholarship: See notes
Fryxell Humanities Scholarship: See notes
Alumni Legacy Award: See notes
Family Tuition Grant: Full-time enrollment
Camp Counselor Scholarship: See notes
PACT Grant (Parish and College Together): See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Academic Scholarship
$21,000-$28,000 Per Year
Entry requirements: Based on GPA or SAT/ACT test score (specific tier cutoffs not published on the page) GPA
To keep it: Renewable; students must be full time and in good academic standing to maintain these scholarships. A specific renewal GPA is not published on the page.
Source: https://www.augie.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid-costs-scholarships/academic-scholarships
Transfer Scholarship
$21,000-$26,000 Per Year
Entry requirements: Based on prior college coursework (specific cutoffs not published) GPA
To keep it: Renewable; students must be full time and in good academic standing to maintain these scholarships.
Source: https://www.augie.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid-costs-scholarships/academic-scholarships
Pro Musica Music Scholarship
$8,000 per year
To keep it: Renewable. An additional $1,000 per year is available to scholarship recipients who participate in marching band.
Source: https://www.augie.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid-costs-scholarships/additional-scholarships
Studio Music Scholarship
Up to $5,000 per year
To keep it: Renewable. An additional $1,000 per year is available to recipients who participate in marching band.
Source: https://www.augie.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid-costs-scholarships/additional-scholarships
Music Honors Scholarship
$3,000 per year
To keep it: Renewable. An additional $1,000 per year is available to recipients who participate in marching band.
Source: https://www.augie.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid-costs-scholarships/additional-scholarships
Viking Marching Band Scholarship
$3,000 per year
To keep it: Renewable.
Source: https://www.augie.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid-costs-scholarships/additional-scholarships
Music Ensemble Scholarship
$1,000 per year
To keep it: Renewable. An additional $1,000 per year is available to recipients who participate in marching band.
Source: https://www.augie.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid-costs-scholarships/additional-scholarships
Pro Dramatis Theatre Scholarship
Up to $3,000 per year
To keep it: Renewable.
Source: https://www.augie.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid-costs-scholarships/additional-scholarships
Pro Artis Visual Art Scholarship
Up to $3,000 per year
To keep it: Renewable.
Source: https://www.augie.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid-costs-scholarships/additional-scholarships
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
$2,000 per year
To keep it: Renewable.
Source: https://www.augie.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid-costs-scholarships/additional-scholarships
YT Johnson Science Scholarship
$1,000 per year
Entry requirements: 3.7 GPA (or 27 ACT) GPA · 27 ACT
To keep it: Renewable.
Source: https://www.augie.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid-costs-scholarships/additional-scholarships
Fryxell Humanities Scholarship
$1,000 per year
To keep it: Renewable.
Source: https://www.augie.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid-costs-scholarships/additional-scholarships
Alumni Legacy Award
$1,000 per year
To keep it: Renewable.
Source: https://www.augie.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid-costs-scholarships/additional-scholarships
Family Tuition Grant
$1,000 per year
To keep it: Renewable while an immediate family member is enrolled full time.
Source: https://www.augie.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid-costs-scholarships/additional-scholarships
Camp Counselor Scholarship
$500 per year of service
To keep it: Awarded per qualifying year of service.
Source: https://www.augie.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid-costs-scholarships/additional-scholarships
PACT Grant (Parish and College Together)
Up to $500
To keep it: Matching grant; renewal terms not stated on the page.
Source: https://www.augie.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid-costs-scholarships/additional-scholarships

How families lose this aid

Assuming a clean, published GPA-to-dollar grid exists for the Academic Scholarship.
Augustana publishes only the range ($21,000-$28,000/yr) and says the award is 'based on your GPA or SAT/ACT test score,' but it does NOT publish the tier cutoffs. You won't know your exact tier until you receive your award letter — ask admissions for an estimate or use the Net Price Calculator.

Renewal questions families ask

Is the Academic Scholarship automatic?: Effectively yes. The page says 'being considered for these scholarships is as easy as applying for undergraduate admission,' and the award is based on your GPA or SAT/ACT score. The exact dollar tier within the $21,000-$28,000/yr range is set by your stats but the cutoff grid is not published, so confirm your amount in your award letter.
Are the scholarships renewable?: Yes. Augustana scholarships are renewable provided students 'maintain full-time status and good academic standing.' A specific renewal GPA is not published — ask the Office of Financial Aid (605.274.5216) for the exact threshold.

Rules that bite at Augustana University

The renewal trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook, derived from Augustana University's own tier rules and not generic advice.

renewalAcademic Scholarship: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Renewable; students must be full time and in good academic standing to maintain these scholarships. A specific renewal GPA is not published on the page. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How Augustana University compares across our verified dataset

669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Augustana University 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 Augustana University’s own published materials.