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Crown College
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Minnesota · Research checked 2026-06-07 · School research, not an aid offer

The starting point

Crown College awards flat-dollar academic scholarships of $8,000-$15,000 keyed to unweighted high school GPA (named tiers, but the GPA bands themselves are not published), plus an up-to-full-tuition Honors scholarship for ACT 30 / SAT 1330 students and a 50% tuition discount for students from Christian & Missionary Alliance churches.

Selection beyond grades and scores. These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.

Awards to discuss

First 3 of 5 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.

Academic Scholarships (Freshmen): Trustee's / President's / Dean's / Admissions Scholarship + Promise Grant

$8,000-$15,000 · Published range

Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.

GPA: Award amount is based on cumulative high school GPA (unweighted); the specific GPA band for each named tier is not published

Eligibility: Campus (on-campus) students; section is labeled 2025-2026

Renewal: All Institutional scholarships, grants and discounts are renewable for up to four years. Students must be enrolled full-time and maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress to renew their institutional aid. (Aid FAQ adds: "The Academic Scholarship is renewable for up to four years. The student must maintain a 2.0 GPA.")

Other terms: Five named tiers with fixed dollar amounts; the page does not publish which GPA earns which tier and does not use the word 'automatic', so automaticOnStats is left false pending confirmation.

https://www.crown.edu/cost-aid/undergrad-finaid/

Transfer GPA Scholarships (New Transfer Students)

$10,000-$14,000 · Published range

Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.

GPA: 3.25-4.0 = Transfer Faculty Scholarship $14,000; 2.5-3.249 = Transfer Director's Scholarship $12,000; 2.0-2.499 = Transfer Ambassador's Scholarship $11,000; < 2.0 = Transfer Support Grant $10,000

Eligibility: Based on cumulative college GPA

Renewal: All Institutional scholarships, grants and discounts are renewable for up to four years. Students must be enrolled full-time and maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress to renew their institutional aid.

Other terms: Published GPA-band grid for transfers; the page does not explicitly say awards are granted automatically, so automaticOnStats is left false pending confirmation.

https://www.crown.edu/cost-aid/undergrad-finaid/

Crown Honors Scholarship (Honors Scholarships)

Up to full tuition · Variable or qualified amount

Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.

GPA: Must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.3 (program requirement) · SAT: 1330 minimum · ACT: 30 minimum

Eligibility: Acceptance into Crown College and the Crown Honors program; must be pursuing a residential/Campus degree program; must be at least 17 years old at start of program. Other students considered by the Director on a case-by-case basis. ACT/SAT not required for admission but required for Crown Honors consideration.

Renewal: Once a student is awarded an honors scholarship in conjunction with being accepted into the program, their scholarship will be granted to them for up to four years (8 full-time semesters) while they are enrolled in their degree program so long as they maintain the Honors program requirements. Honors program requires students to maintain a minimum GPA of 3.3.

Other terms: Competitive: requires acceptance into the Honors program. 'Up to' full tuition — not all admits receive full tuition. Honors students pay a $4,000 course fee for HON 330 Honors Study Abroad in year 3, plus textbooks.

https://www.crown.edu/academics/honors/

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: Crown's published Cost of Attendance worksheet caps total aid at the cost of attendance: all scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study combined cannot exceed COA. Separately, the C&MA 50% tuition discount is explicitly composed of the student's other institutional aid (it tops up to 50% of tuition rather than stacking on top). The pages do not state how outside/private scholarships affect institutional aid.

Our unanswered questions / Family notes

Keep the sources with the decision

Full research, award details and source context: https://meritplaybook.com/colleges/crown-college/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.