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Azusa Pacific
Decision sheet

California · Research checked 2026-07-02 · School research, not an aid offer

The starting point

Azusa Pacific gives every admitted first-year an automatic, sliding-scale academic scholarship from the $15,000/year Mary Hill Award up to the $24,000/year President's Scholarship, with nine competitive full-tuition Trustees' Scholarships above the grid.

More than one award path. Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.

Awards to discuss

First 3 of 6 recorded awards, in chapter display order. This is a selection, not a ranking. Read the full chapter for all awards. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.

President's Scholarship

$24,000 per year · Published amount

Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.

GPA: Not published; set by a sliding scale combining GPA and test scores at the time of admittance

Eligibility: Awarded automatically to admitted first-year students who qualify under the highest sliding-scale band (below Trustees')

Renewal: Renewable up to four years; must maintain at least a 2.8 cumulative GPA at APU.

Other terms: Top of the automatic academic-scholarship grid. APU does not publish the specific GPA/test-score cutoff for each tier; awards are determined on a sliding scale at the time of admittance. The 2026-27 grid amount ($24,000) is unchanged from the 2025-26 grid.

https://www.apu.edu/financial-aid/types/academic/

Provost's Scholarship

$22,000 per year · Published amount

Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.

GPA: Not published; set by a sliding scale combining GPA and test scores at the time of admittance

Eligibility: Awarded automatically to admitted first-year students who qualify under this sliding-scale band

Renewal: Renewable up to four years; must maintain at least a 2.8 cumulative GPA at APU.

Other terms: CONFLICT: the APU catalog page lists the Provost's Scholarship at $21,000 (labeled fall 2025 / 2025-26), while the main financial-aid page's 2026-27 grid lists $22,000. The $22,000 figure is used here as the current 2026-27 amount; see Section C. GPA/test cutoff per tier is not published.

https://www.apu.edu/financial-aid/types/academic/

Deans' Scholarship

$20,000 per year · Published amount

Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.

GPA: Not published; set by a sliding scale combining GPA and test scores at the time of admittance

Eligibility: Awarded automatically to admitted first-year students who qualify under this sliding-scale band

Renewal: Renewable up to four years; must maintain at least a 2.8 cumulative GPA at APU.

Other terms: Middle of the automatic grid; $20,000 amount is identical on both the 2026-27 and 2025-26 grids. Per-tier GPA/test cutoff is not published by APU.

https://www.apu.edu/financial-aid/types/academic/

Ask before you decide

  1. Which entering-year policy and residency category apply to us? What are the admission and scholarship deadlines?
  2. What grades and credits are required to renew, and for how many terms?
  3. How would other school awards or outside scholarships change the offer?

Recorded stacking policy: APU caps total financial aid at the Cost of Attendance: 'Financial aid cannot stack above Cost of Attendance (COA),' with the only stated exceptions being ROTC scholarships and VA Benefits. Outside scholarships must be reported and can reduce or eliminate awards already offered when they push total aid over COA.

Our unanswered questions / Family notes

Keep the sources with the decision

Full research, award details and source context: https://meritplaybook.com/colleges/azusa-pacific-university/merit-aid

The research date is not a guarantee that a policy still applies. Confirm current amounts, deadlines and conditions with the school before making a financial decision.