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Crown College award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at Crown College?

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

Verified Jun 20263 months ago

The short answer

5 of 5 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
5 of 5
One-time tiers
0
Tiers with published renewal terms
5
Renewal risk profile
moderate

Renewal risk profile

Crown College'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.

  • Academic Scholarships (Freshmen): Trustee's / President's / Dean's / Admissions Scholarship + Promise Grant: 2.0 GPA
  • Transfer GPA Scholarships (New Transfer Students): Full-time enrollment
  • Crown Honors Scholarship (Honors Scholarships): Full-time enrollment
  • Media Arts Scholarship: 3.0 GPA
  • Christian & Missionary Alliance Tuition Discount: Full-time enrollment

Renewal terms by tier

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

    $8,000-$15,000

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

    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.")

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

  • Transfer GPA Scholarships (New Transfer Students)

    $10,000-$14,000

    Entry requirements: 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 GPA

    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.

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

  • Crown Honors Scholarship (Honors Scholarships)

    Up to full tuition

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

    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.

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

  • Media Arts Scholarship

    Amount not published

    Entry requirements: 3.0 GPA or higher in all MDA coursework (to retain) GPA

    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.

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

  • Christian & Missionary Alliance Tuition Discount

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

    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.

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

How families lose this aid

  • Dropping below full-time enrollment and losing institutional aid renewal.

    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.'

  • Letting your GPA slip below the renewal floor.

    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.

  • Assuming you can predict your exact freshman award tier from your GPA.

    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.

Renewal questions families ask

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).

Rules that bite at Crown College

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

  • 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.

How Crown College compares across our verified dataset

  • 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 renewal claim is checked against Crown College’s own published materials.

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