How do full-tuition awards renew?

They renew for three additional years at the tuition rate of your entering year plus a yearly $1,000 increase; Merit Recognition Awards additionally require Satisfactory Academic Progress.

Coe award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at Coe?

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 8 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 8
One-time tiers: 2
Tiers with published renewal terms: 5
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

Coe'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.

Trustee Scholarship: See notes
Williston Jones Full-Tuition Scholarships (Distinguished Trustee / Leadership / Sustainability / Marshall Music): See notes
Merit Recognition Award (National Merit): See notes
Iowa Kohawk Awards: See notes
National Kohawk Awards: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Trustee Scholarship
Amount not published
To keep it: Renewable; standard merit renewal. Full amount requires living on campus.
Source: https://www.coe.edu/admission/first-year-students/scholarships-awards
Williston Jones Full-Tuition Scholarships (Distinguished Trustee / Leadership / Sustainability / Marshall Music)
Full tuition
To keep it: Renewable for an additional three years at the tuition rate of the student's entering year, plus a yearly increase of $1,000. Full amount requires living on campus.
Source: https://www.coe.edu/admission/first-year-students/scholarships-awards
Merit Recognition Award (National Merit)
Full tuition
To keep it: Renewable for an additional three years at entering-year tuition rate plus a yearly $1,000 increase, provided the student maintains Satisfactory Academic Progress. Full amount requires living on campus.
Source: https://www.coe.edu/admission/first-year-students/scholarships-awards
Iowa Kohawk Awards
$2,000
To keep it: $8,000 over four years.
Source: https://www.coe.edu/admission/first-year-students/scholarships-awards
National Kohawk Awards
$2,000
To keep it: Renewable for three years after the student's first year at Coe College.
Source: https://www.coe.edu/admission/first-year-students/scholarships-awards

How families lose this aid

Expecting a published GPA/test grid for the Trustee award.
Coe publishes only a ceiling ('Up to $42,000') and tells students to apply to learn the exact amount — there is no stat grid.

Renewal questions families ask

How do full-tuition awards renew?: They renew for three additional years at the tuition rate of your entering year plus a yearly $1,000 increase; Merit Recognition Awards additionally require Satisfactory Academic Progress.

How Coe compares across our verified dataset

665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Coe 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.
132 of 749 verified schools publish a dedicated National Merit Finalist package.
Coe is one of them. NMF packages typically carry their own stacking and renewal carve-outs separate from the standard automatic merit ladder; confirm those before assuming the headline NMF value is final.

Sources used on this page

Every renewal claim is checked against Coe’s own published materials.

Policy pageCoe stacking policy
Cost of attendanceCoe cost-of-attendance worksheet
Merit tiersTrustee Scholarship