Beloit College · Wisconsin
Beloit centers merit on a tiered academic ladder (Presidential, Dean's, Eaton) plus Trustee transfer scholarships and named talent awards in music, theatre, dance and design.
The short answer
Beloit College is worth checking if your student has strong grades or scores. We found 11 published awards, and 7 are based on those numbers.
These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.
Official Beloit scholarships snapshot lists Sau-Wing Lam and Marjorie Brown Leff Music Scholarships as a Performing & Applied Arts category, awarded to admitted students based on talent/potential up to $5,000 per year; audition upload requires video/audio recordings of two contrasting musical performances; participation requirement requires ensemble registration or lessons each semester.
Official Beloit scholarships snapshot says eligible transfers may receive the Phi Theta Kappa Award recognizing PTK membership; up to $3,000 per year; must apply as transfers by transfer deadline and provide proof of PTK membership; first-year students with dual enrollment credits are not eligible.
Official Beloit scholarships snapshot states all first-year applicants are automatically considered; no additional steps; awards primarily based on unweighted reported GPA; Eaton Scholarship row lists $38,000-$42,000 per year for GPA 3.0-3.49.
Official Beloit scholarships snapshot supports the up-to-$48,000 Presidential Scholarship: table lists $43,000-$48,000 per year for GPA 3.5-4.0, with automatic first-year consideration and no test-score requirement.
Official Beloit scholarships snapshot says all transfer applicants are considered for the Trustee Transfer Scholarship, no additional steps, awards based on college GPA; transfer table lists $38,000-$42,000 for college GPA 3.0-3.49.
Official Beloit scholarships snapshot states all first-year applicants are automatically considered; no additional steps; test scores are not required; Presidential Scholarship row lists $43,000-$48,000 per year for unweighted reported GPA 3.5-4.0.
Official Beloit scholarships snapshot says all transfer applicants are considered for the Trustee Transfer Scholarship, no additional steps, awards based on college GPA; transfer table lists $34,000-$37,000 for college GPA <3.0.
Official Beloit scholarships snapshot says all transfer applicants are considered for the Trustee Transfer Scholarship, no additional steps, awards based on college GPA; transfer table lists $43,000-$48,000 for college GPA 3.5-4.0.
Official Beloit scholarships snapshot lists Theatre and Dance Performance Scholarships as a Performing & Applied Arts category, awarded to admitted students based on talent/potential up to $5,000 per year; audition upload requires videos of two contrasting scenes/monologues/clips/performances; participation requirement requires auditioning for theatre/dance/performance season productions each year.
Official Beloit scholarships snapshot states all first-year applicants are automatically considered; no additional steps; awards primarily based on unweighted reported GPA; Deans' Award row lists $34,000-$37,000 per year for GPA <3.0.
Official Beloit scholarships snapshot lists Performance Design and Technology Scholarships as one Performing & Applied Arts category, awarded to admitted students based on talent/potential up to $5,000 per year; application requires admission application plus Performing Arts application, digital portfolio and 500-word essay; participation requirement says recipients must take leadership positions in production/design each year.
These are the rules we would flag for your family. Each comes from Beloit College's published information.
Institutional aid at Beloit College cannot push the package past $77,532. Big outside wins can mathematically reduce institutional grant once the ceiling is reached.
Strong applicants and transfers to this Wisconsin liberal-arts college, and arts candidates who can add performance or design scholarships to academic merit.
Published yearly cost: Approximately $77,532 for 2026-2027. Source
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Beloit College, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
| Family income | Average net price paid |
|---|---|
| $0–$30,000 | $15,176 |
| $30,001–$48,000 | $16,482 |
| $48,001–$75,000 | $18,028 |
| $75,001–$110,000 | $22,781 |
| $110,001+ | $27,871 |
| All income levels (average) | $21,526 |
That works out to roughly a 70% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $71,365 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).
Beloit allows students to stack outside scholarships only up to the cost of tuition, not the full cost of attendance; as long as combined aid stays within tuition costs, the Beloit scholarship is not reduced.
Verified policy language (2026-07-02): In order to best serve our students in their academic pursuits, we allow students to stack scholarship programs to up the cost of tuition. In most cases, this means that winning outside scholarships will not impact your Beloit scholarship!
From the Beloit College Common Data Set 2024-2025 (school-estimated figures):
At Beloit College, roughly 1 in 4 first-year admits receive institutional merit aid. The average award is $44,777 — about 58% of total cost.
As filed in Beloit College's CDS Section H2A: of 224 first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshmen, 60 had no financial need and received institutional merit (non-need) scholarship or grant aid, averaging $44,777. Across all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates: 312 of 924, averaging $42,830. Athletic awards are excluded per the CDS definition.
The 2024-2025 column is marked "estimated" in the school's own CDS filing — school-projected figures, not final audited counts.
Performing Arts Scholarships applications are due by December 1 for Early Action II admission applicants. Applications submitted more than 14 days after the deadline will not be considered.
Performing Arts Scholarships applications are due by January 15 for Regular Decision admission applicants. Applications submitted more than 14 days after the deadline will not be considered.
Performing Arts Scholarships applications for transfer students entering in spring semester are due by December 15. Applications submitted more than 14 days after the deadline will not be considered.
Performing Arts Scholarships applications are due by November 1 for Early Action I admission applicants. Applications submitted more than 14 days after the deadline will not be considered.
Performing Arts Scholarships applications for transfer students entering in fall semester are due by July 15. Applications submitted more than 14 days after the deadline will not be considered.
Beloit College is in a recognizable cluster (235 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.
Every claim is checked against Beloit College’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
