What GPA do I need for each merit tier?

CU publishes the tier amounts (Trustees up to $16,500, Provost up to $15,500, Dean up to $14,500, Founders up to $13,500) but not the GPA bands for each tier — ask admissions which tier your GPA earns. Renewal requires a 2.0 cumulative GPA, for up to four years.

Is the CU Bluegrass Guarantee free tuition?

Yes, for KY residents who are Pell-eligible with a 3.0 unweighted HS GPA, attending in person at Campbellsville or Harrodsburg — but it's last-dollar (other aid applies first), covers tuition only (no room, board, books, fees), requires annual FAFSA and Pell eligibility every year, and renews at most 3 years/6 semesters with a 2.0 GPA and full-time enrollment.

Campbellsville award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at Campbellsville?

We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.

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The short answer

6 of 7 published awards are listed as renewable.

The exact rule can change by award. Check the award your student may receive before you count on the same amount every year.

What to do

Find the award name in the full research below. Save its grade, credit, and deadline rules with your college plan.

See every award rule, common mistake, and source

At a glance

Renewable tiers: 6 of 7
One-time tiers: 1
Tiers with published renewal terms: 5
Renewal risk profile: moderate

Renewal risk profile

Campbellsville's renewal bar is achievable for steady students but isn't generous. Most awards require a cumulative GPA in the 3.0–3.4 band plus full-time enrollment. Audit the strictest tier on this school's list before assuming the four-year value is locked in.

Merit Scholarships (Trustees / Provost / Dean / Founders): See notes
Transfer Scholarship: See notes
Presidential Scholarship: See notes
CU Bluegrass Guarantee: 2.0 GPA
KEES Across Kentucky (KEES Matching): 2.5 GPA

Renewal terms by tier

Merit Scholarships (Trustees / Provost / Dean / Founders)
$13,500-$16,500 (Up to, by tier)
Entry requirements: Based on cumulative high school GPA at the time of acceptance (tier-to-GPA mapping not published on the page) GPA
To keep it: Merit scholarships are awarded for up to four years, with a cumulative GPA of a minimum of 2.0.
Source: https://www.campbellsville.edu/admission-and-aid/scholarships-and-grants/index.html
Transfer Scholarship
$9,000-$12,000 (Up to, by GPA band)
Entry requirements: 3.5-4.000 GPA: up to $12,000; 2.5-3.499 GPA: up to $10,000; 2.0-2.499 GPA: up to $9,000 (cumulative GPA of all colleges attended) GPA
To keep it: Can be renewed annually for three years with a required GPA of 2.0.
Source: https://www.campbellsville.edu/admission-and-aid/scholarships-and-grants/index.html
Presidential Scholarship
Full tuition, housing, and books
Entry requirements: 3.5 or above (one of three qualifying criteria) GPA · 1200 (or 25 ACT) — one of three qualifying criteria SAT · 25 (or 1200 SAT) — one of three qualifying criteria ACT
To keep it: Recipients are required to fulfill service-learning opportunities throughout their time at Campbellsville University (renewal GPA not stated on this page).
Source: https://www.campbellsville.edu/admission-and-aid/scholarships-and-grants/index.html
CU Bluegrass Guarantee
Full tuition (last-dollar)
Entry requirements: 3.0 cumulative unweighted high school GPA at the point of acceptance GPA
To keep it: Renewable for up to 3 years (6 academic semesters); must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA, remain full-time (part-time enrollment or stopping out forfeits the scholarship), file the FAFSA each year, and be Pell Grant eligible each and every year.
Source: https://www.campbellsville.edu/guarantee.html
KEES Across Kentucky (KEES Matching)
$2,000 (Up to; freshmen) / $1,500 (Up to; transfers)
Entry requirements: 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher GPA
To keep it: Renewable to students up to 3 years (8 semesters of eligibility) based upon KEES renewable eligibility of a 2.5 GPA and on track to graduate.
Source: https://www.campbellsville.edu/admission-and-aid/scholarships-and-grants/index.html

How families lose this aid

Treating the Bluegrass Guarantee as a full ride or a stackable bonus.
It is last-dollar TUITION-ONLY: federal/state grants and institutional scholarships apply first, and 'Room, board, textbooks and fees are not included.' You must also stay Pell-eligible EVERY year and full-time — dropping to part-time or stopping out forfeits it, and it lasts only 6 semesters (not 8).
Assuming the published merit-tier dollar figures are guaranteed amounts.
Every tier is an 'Up to' figure, and the Financial Aid Committee 'reserves the right to expand, reduce, or adjust financial aid programs and funds awarded.' The GPA-to-tier mapping is not published — ask admissions which tier your GPA earns.
Transfer students expecting four years of renewal.
Freshman merit renews 'up to four years,' but the Transfer Scholarship 'can be renewed annually for three years' — both at a 2.0 GPA.

Renewal questions families ask

What GPA do I need for each merit tier?: CU publishes the tier amounts (Trustees up to $16,500, Provost up to $15,500, Dean up to $14,500, Founders up to $13,500) but not the GPA bands for each tier — ask admissions which tier your GPA earns. Renewal requires a 2.0 cumulative GPA, for up to four years.
Is the CU Bluegrass Guarantee free tuition?: Yes, for KY residents who are Pell-eligible with a 3.0 unweighted HS GPA, attending in person at Campbellsville or Harrodsburg — but it's last-dollar (other aid applies first), covers tuition only (no room, board, books, fees), requires annual FAFSA and Pell eligibility every year, and renews at most 3 years/6 semesters with a 2.0 GPA and full-time enrollment.

Rules that bite at Campbellsville

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

Renewal ruleCU Bluegrass Guarantee: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Renewable for up to 3 years (6 academic semesters); must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA, remain full-time (part-time enrollment or stopping out forfeits the scholarship), file the FAFSA each year, and be Pell Grant eligible each and every year. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How Campbellsville compares across our verified dataset

665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Campbellsville is one of them. The cohort minority (84 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 Campbellsville’s own published materials.

Policy pageCampbellsville stacking policy
Cost of attendanceCampbellsville cost-of-attendance worksheet
Merit tiersCU Bluegrass Guarantee
Scholarship pageLegacy Alliance Scholarship