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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Last verifiedJun 2026Analyst COWORK
Rules that bite at Crown College
The trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook. Each is derived from Crown College's own published policy, not generic advice.
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.
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.
Common merit-aid mistakes at Crown College
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.'
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.
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.
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.
Who this school is 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.
Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $54,184 for 2026-2027. Source
Institutional merit aid tiers
Every tier below is sourced to the school’s own published financial aid pages. Renewal terms apply only if the student maintains the stated GPA.
Award amount is based on cumulative high school GPA (unweighted); the specific GPA band for each named tier is not published
Requirements & details+
Eligibility
Campus (on-campus) students; section is labeled 2025-2026
Renewal terms
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.")
Notes
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.
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
Requirements & details+
Eligibility
Based on cumulative college GPA
Renewal terms
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.
Notes
Published GPA-band grid for transfers; the page does not explicitly say awards are granted automatically, so automaticOnStats is left false pending confirmation.
Must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.3 (program requirement)
SAT
1330 minimum
ACT
30 minimum
Requirements & details+
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 terms
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.
Notes
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.
3.0 GPA or higher in all MDA coursework (to retain)
Requirements & details+
Eligibility
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
Renewal terms
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.
Notes
Competitive/portfolio-based; no dollar amount stated on the page.
50% tuition discount…50% tuition discount (minimum $1,000 per year)
Christian & Missionary Alliance Tuition Discount
ApplicationRenewable
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Eligibility
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
Renewal terms
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.
Notes
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.
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.
Named awards that don’t always surface on the main financial aid page. Each one has its own eligibility 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
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).
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
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.
How Crown College compares across our verified dataset
160 of 751 verified schools in our dataset use cost-of-attendance cap displacement.
Crown College is in a recognizable cluster (160 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.
669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Crown College is one of them. The cohort minority (82 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.
