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Crown College scholarships and merit aid

Two prices: the posted one, and yours.

Posted price$54,184per year · 2026-2027 · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

Crown College may be worth checking, but its awards do not follow a simple grades-and-scores chart. Start with the published scholarships below.

Where does your student land?

Verified Jun 2026
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The award collection

Published scholarships

These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.

Where does your student land?

  1. Academic Scholarships (Freshmen): Trustee's / President's / Dean's / Admissions Scholarship + Promise Grant$8,000-$15,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

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

    $8,000-$15,000

    Published rangeNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    Award amount is based on cumulative high school GPA (unweighted); the specific GPA band for each named tier is not published
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Academic Scholarships (Freshmen): Trustee's / President's / Dean's / Admissions Scholarship + Promise Grant

    Who qualifies

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

    How to keep it

    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.")

    Worth knowing

    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.

  2. Transfer GPA Scholarships (New Transfer Students)$10,000-$14,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Transfer GPA Scholarships (New Transfer Students)

    $10,000-$14,000

    Published rangeNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    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
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Transfer GPA Scholarships (New Transfer Students)

    Who qualifies

    Based on cumulative college GPA

    How to keep it

    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.

    Worth knowing

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

  3. Crown Honors Scholarship (Honors Scholarships)Up to full tuitionNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Crown Honors Scholarship (Honors Scholarships)

    Up to full tuition

    Variable or qualified amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    Must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.3 (program requirement)
    SAT
    1330 minimum
    ACT
    30 minimum
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Crown Honors Scholarship (Honors Scholarships)

    Who qualifies

    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.

    How to keep it

    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.

    Worth knowing

    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.

  4. Media Arts ScholarshipAmount not publishedNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Media Arts Scholarship

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.0 GPA or higher in all MDA coursework (to retain)
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Media Arts Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    New students interested in Film, Video Production, and/or Graphic Design; must submit application form and a digital profile with 5-6 examples of work; must declare a media arts major, video production minor, or graphic design minor

    How to keep it

    The Scholarship is renewable for 4 years. Recipients must remain in good academic standing with the media arts faculty, averaging a 3.0 GPA or higher in all MDA coursework.

    Worth knowing

    Competitive/portfolio-based; no dollar amount stated on the page.

  5. Christian & Missionary Alliance Tuition Discount50% tuition discount (minimum $1,000 per year)Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Christian & Missionary Alliance Tuition Discount

    50% tuition discount (minimum $1,000 per year)

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Christian & Missionary Alliance Tuition Discount

    Who qualifies

    New incoming Campus students currently attending a C&MA church; must complete an admissions application and demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA; determined at initial, first-time enrollment

    How to keep it

    This amount will be locked in as long as a student remains a full-time Campus student. The amount will not increase year over year as tuition increases.

    Worth knowing

    IMPORTANT: the 50% discount is made up of the student's other institutional grants and scholarships (e.g., the academic scholarship); an additional C&MA discount is added only if other aid does not already reach 50% of tuition. The dollar amount is frozen and does not rise with tuition.

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The fine print

Renewal ruleAcademic Scholarships (Freshmen): Trustee's / President's / Dean's / Admissions Scholarship + Promise Grant: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

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.") A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

Aid capHard $54,184 cost-of-attendance ceiling

Institutional aid at Crown College cannot push the package past $54,184. Big outside wins can mathematically reduce institutional grant once the ceiling is reached.

What makes Crown College different

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.

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Research checkedJun 2026By our research team

Selection beyond grades and scores

Start with the selection process.

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.

  1. Read the selection rules

    Look for the school's stated criteria and whether an additional application is needed.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. Know what happens next year

    Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.

The fine print / Three questions to carry forward

Before you count on it.

Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.

Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.

Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.

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Straight from the aid office

What Crown College's aid office says

Per the Enrollment Office, Crown College, August 2026. How we verify

GPA scale used for merit scholarships

What GPA scale does Crown College use to calculate merit scholarships?

Crown College uses a 4.0 unweighted scale to calculate merit scholarships for first-year students.

“We use a 4.0 unweighted scale to calculate our merit scholarships for first-year students.”
Trustee's Scholarship GPA cutoff

What GPA is required for the Trustee's Scholarship ($15,000)?

The Trustee's Scholarship ($15,000) requires a 3.75 GPA or higher.

“Trustee's ($15,000): 3.75 & higher”
President's Scholarship GPA cutoff

What GPA range qualifies for the President's Scholarship ($14,000)?

The President's Scholarship ($14,000) requires a GPA of 3.50-3.74.

“President's: ($14,000): 3.50-3.74”
Dean's Scholarship GPA cutoff

What GPA range qualifies for the Dean's Scholarship ($13,000)?

The Dean's Scholarship ($13,000) requires a GPA of 3.0-3.49.

“Dean's: ($13,000): 3.0-3.49”
Admissions Scholarship GPA cutoff

What GPA range qualifies for the Admissions Scholarship ($10,000)?

The Admissions Scholarship ($10,000) requires a GPA of 2.5-2.99.

“Admissions: ($10,000): 2.5-2.99”
Promise Grant GPA cutoff

What GPA qualifies for the Promise Grant ($8,000)?

The Promise Grant ($8,000) applies to a GPA of 2.49 and under.

“Promise: ($8,000): 2.49 & under”

What families often miss

  1. Crown states the discount 'is made up of institutional grants and scholarships, i.e. a student's academic scholarship' — Crown only adds an additional C&MA discount 'if not already at the 50%'. It is a 50%-of-tuition target built from your other Crown aid, not an extra 50% on top.

  2. The page says the amount 'will be locked in as long as a student remains a full-time Campus student. The amount will not increase year over year as tuition increases' — so its real value shrinks each year as tuition goes up.

  3. Full tuition ($33,490 in 2026-2027) does not cover fees, housing, or food (direct costs total $46,420; full COA is $54,184). Honors students also pay a $4,000 course fee for the required HON 330 study abroad course in year 3, plus their own textbooks.

  4. Crown's COA worksheet states 'The combination of all your scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study cannot go above your cost of attendance' — aid above COA will be reduced.

  5. Institutional scholarships are 'renewable for up to four years. Students must be enrolled full-time and maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress to renew their institutional aid', and 'Financial aid will be recalculated for undergraduate students enrolled for less than 12 credits.'

  6. Crown's Aid FAQ says the Academic Scholarship 'is renewable for up to four years. The student must maintain a 2.0 GPA.' Honors students must maintain a 3.3 GPA to keep the Honors scholarship.

  7. Crown states 'An ACT/SAT score is not required for admission, but it is required to be considered for the Crown Honors program' (minimum 30 ACT / 1330 SAT) — the up-to-full-tuition award requires a test score.

  8. The freshman chart lists five dollar amounts ($8,000-$15,000) and says the award 'is based on your cumulative high school GPA (unweighted)', but does not publish which GPA range earns which tier — families should ask admissions for the current GPA bands.

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Who this school may work for

Strong-GPA students at a Christian (C&MA) college who want predictable flat-dollar awards, students from Christian & Missionary Alliance churches (50% tuition discount), and high test scorers (ACT 30 / SAT 1330+) who can compete for the up-to-full-tuition Crown Honors scholarship.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $54,184 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Crown College, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at Crown College, academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$24,270
$30,001–$48,000$21,318
$48,001–$75,000$22,499
$75,001–$110,000$27,777
$110,001+$30,874
All income levels (average)$26,672

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$31,410
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$26,672

That works out to roughly a 43% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $46,598 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
45%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
70%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$22,500 (~$239/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$48,057
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
42%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
76%
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If your student brings another scholarship

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.

COA worksheet (2026-2027): 'The combination of all your scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study cannot go above your cost of attendance.' Financial aid page on the C&MA discount: 'This discount is made up of institutional grants and scholarships, i.e. a student's academic scholarship... If not already at the 50%, an additional C&MA discount will be added to reach the 50% tuition discount.' No page opened states whether outside scholarships reduce loans first or grants first.

Source

Other Crown College scholarships worth checking

These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.

Amount$500-$1,000 per yearEligibilityStudents who attended Crown as a PSEO student and enroll as a full-time first year student for the academic year following their PSEO completion; must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA

Renewable.

Source

AmountMaximum $1,000 per yearEligibilityStudents with siblings currently attending Crown full-time as a Campus student or whose parent has completed two years or more of coursework at Crown College/St. Paul Bible College; must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA

Legacy/sibling award with a need gate (FAFSA required).

Source

AmountMaximum $1,000 a yearEligibilityDependent students of full-time pastors or missionaries; ministry must be the primary family income source; parents should be ordained or licensed by their denomination and active in ministry; must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA

Listed under Grants on the financial aid page.

Source

Crown College merit aid FAQ

  • What is the scholarship deadline at Crown College?

    No separate merit-scholarship application deadline is published on the pages opened; academic scholarships are based on GPA at admission. The financial aid page lists FAFSA deadlines for the 2025-2026 academic year (Federal: June 30, 2026; Minnesota State: July 31, 2025); matching 2026-2027 FAFSA deadlines were not published on the pages opened — confirm with the aid office.

  • Are Crown's scholarships renewable?

    Yes. 'All Institutional scholarships, grants and discounts are renewable for up to four years. Students must be enrolled full-time and maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress.' The Aid FAQ adds that the Academic Scholarship requires maintaining a 2.0 GPA.

  • How much is the Crown Honors scholarship and how do I qualify?

    Students accepted into the Crown Honors program 'will receive up to a full-tuition academic scholarship.' Eligibility requires a minimum ACT 30 / SAT 1330, acceptance into Crown, a residential degree program, being at least 17 at program start, and maintaining a 3.3 GPA. It is granted for up to four years (8 full-time semesters).

  • Does Crown require the FAFSA?

    The FAFSA is required for all federal and state grants and federal student loans, and several Crown awards (C&MA discount, PSEO Scholarship, Heritage Scholarship, Crown Ministerial Grant) require demonstrating financial need as determined by the FAFSA. Crown's FAFSA school code is 002383.

  • What does Crown College cost for 2026-2027?

    Direct costs are $46,420 per year (tuition $33,490 + fees $1,000 + housing and food $11,930 at Tier 1 housing/15-meal plan). Crown's Cost of Attendance worksheet estimates a full on-campus COA of $54,184 including books, transportation, and personal expenses.

  • What happens if I get outside scholarships?

    Crown encourages outside scholarships and asks that funds be sent to the Financial Aid Office, but the pages opened do not state whether outside scholarships reduce institutional grants or loans first. Note the COA worksheet says all scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study combined cannot exceed the cost of attendance. Ask the aid office how outside awards are applied.

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How Crown College compares

  • 235 of 749 verified schools in our dataset use cost-of-attendance cap displacement.

    Crown 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.

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Crown College 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 claim is checked against Crown College’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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